While these tropes can be predictable, they also serve as a shorthand for audiences to quickly understand the characters and their motivations.

Used primarily for dramatic tension, this trope centers the protagonist’s worth on being "chosen," sometimes at the expense of their own character development. Escapism vs. Reality

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: Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky fake a relationship to make Peter's ex jealous and save Lara Jean from embarrassment. "The Duff"