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Showing how couples stay together through life's mundane or difficult stretches, rather than just the initial pursuit.
Psychologists call this benign masochism —enjoying negative emotions in a safe context. We love the ache of an unrequited glance, the sting of a breakup montage, because we know that on the other side of the screen, the writers will likely deliver a happy ending. This emotional rollercoaster releases dopamine and oxytocin simultaneously. The is the drug; the resolution is the cure.
Use these "rules" from relationship psychology to add realism to your fictional couples:
We don't need more obstacles preventing the kiss; we need stories that show us that the kiss was just the prologue to the actual work of love.
Every generation believes they have discovered love anew. But the truth is, the anxieties of intimacy remain constant. Will I be seen? Will I be abandoned? Can I trust you with my softest self?
The romance arc dismantles this lie.