This alphabetical list of romantic comedy (rom com) elements brings together love, humor, and charm!
A
Accidental bump-in
Adorable awkwardness
Amusing misunderstandings
Annoying ex
Awkward confessions
Awkward silences
B
Bad first date
Banter
Best friend advice
Blind date
Bumbling proposal
C
Caricatured villain
Catty rival
Chance encounter
Charming lead
Cheesy pickup lines
Clumsy mishaps
Comedic timing
Complicated feelings
Contrived coincidences
Costume party
Crazy bet
Cuddly pet
D
Dance-off
Declaration of love
Disapproving parent
Double date
E
Embarrassing moments
Enemies to lovers
Exaggerated personality
F
Fake relationship
Family intervention
Fateful encounter
Flirting
Friend zoning
Friends to lovers
Funny break-up
Funny sidekick
G
Goofy antics
Grand romantic gesture
H
Happy accident
Happy ending
Hating each other (at first)
Heart-to-heart conversation
Hidden feelings
Holiday romance
Humorous jealousy
I
Ill-timed kiss
Impromptu singing
Inappropriate timing
J
Jealous ex
Jilted lover
K
Kissing in the rain
L
Lovable loser
Love confession gone wrong
Love letter
Love triangle
Lying for love
M
Makeover scene
Matchmaker
Meet-cute
Mismatched pair
Missed connection
Mistaken identity
Misunderstood intentions
Mutual pining
N
Nerdy lead
O
Opposites attract
Over-the-top apology
P
Perfect date
Physical comedy
Prank gone wrong
Pretend to be in love
Q
Quirky habits
Quirky sidekick
Quirky workplace
R
Realization of love
Reluctant love
Reunion
Road trip
Romantic rivalry
Runaway bride
S
Sarcastic humor
Sassy best friend
Serendipity
Silly arguments
Situational humor
Slow burn romance
Spilled drinks
Star-crossed lovers
Sudden infatuation
Surprise twist
Sweet misunderstanding
T
Tension-filled moments
Thwarted kiss
U
Unlikely romance
Unspoken attraction
W
Wedding crash
Whirlwind romance