Think of The Proposal (2009). Margaret is a controlling tyrant; Andrew is a passive pushover. By the end, she learns empathy and spontaneity; he learns assertiveness and ambition. They meet in the middle. When only one partner evolves, the story feels less like a romance and more like a rescue mission.
This is the "Romeo and Juliet" factor. Family feuds, career rivalries, or literal wars provide the pressure cooker that makes the eventual union feel earned and triumphant. -NekoPoi--Kanojo-wa-Dare-to-demo-Sex-Suru---02-...
Why do humans crave fictional romance? Two key psychological concepts explain it: Think of The Proposal (2009)