If your Life was a Romance Novel, what Trope would it be?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Where would your novel take place?
- A.
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  A College Campus
- B.
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  A High Rise in the City
- C.
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  Your Childhood Home
- D.
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  A Cabin in the Mountains
- E.
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  A Fantasy World
- F.
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  A Tropical Oasis
2.
Where do you go on your first date?
- A.
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  Somewhere hidden- where no one will see us.
- B.
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  Out to a nice dinner and a movie.
- C.
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  To a fair or carnival.
- D.
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  Someplace sentimental that means something to both of you.
- E.
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  Somewhere public- we must be seen together.
3.
In this story, your love interest makes:
- A.
  Your heart ache uncontrollably.
- B.
  Your blood boil!
- C.
  Sure you are always laughing.
- D.
  You feel excited when you touch.
- E.
  You shy and nervous.
4.
What complication will you and your significant other face?
- A.
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  Heartache
- B.
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  Magic
- C.
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  Miscommunication
- D.
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  Lies
- E.
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  Villain
- F.
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  The Past
5.
How did you meet your significant other?
- A.
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  They are your Boss
- B.
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  Your Childhood Best Friend
- C.
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  When they ruined your life.
- D.
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  A Mysterious Stranger
- E.
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  When you dated them in the past.
6.
What kind of emotional journey will your character undergo?
- A.
  From sadness to complete and utter happiness.
- B.
  From anger to total inner peace.
- C.
  From heartbreak to true love.
- D.
  From feeling lost to finding your place in the world.
7.
What is the best part of any love story?
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- A.
  The first time time they meet.
- B.
  The back and forth banter.
- C.
  Some good old fashioned sexual tension.
- D.
  When they overcome adversity together.
- E.
  That first "I love you."

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Your trope is... Love Triangle!
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One of the most common tropes of romance literature: three characters are competing for each other’s love, and only two will pair off. This is a favorite romance trope for creating tension, since the reader wonders who will pair off and who will be left alone with their painfully unrequited love. Will she choose the bad boy or the geek? Will he choose the cheerleader or the ugly duckling? Love triangles are the ultimate trope to appeal to “shippers”—readers who like to pick a side and play matchmaker.
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Your trope is... Secret Billionaire!
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A billionaire or member of a royal family is tired of their lavish lifestyle, and they sneak out of the spotlight—and, in disguise, run into someone who treats them as if they’re an ordinary person. Whether or not this leaves them frustrated or entranced, it has a little more pizzazz than the standard “boy meets girl” story—and the end result is often true love.
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Your trope is... Friends to Lovers!
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They’ve known each other since they were childhood friends or they recently met each other, and now things are heating up—even though they used to see each other as just friends, they now see each other as a potential love interest. This trope is popular because we get to see two characters bond with each other as friends first, which allows them to be more open with each other without a physical relationship getting in the way. As their feelings for one another—and the sexual tension—build, we can’t help but want them to get together so we can watch them go from “best friends since high school” to “happily ever after.”
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Your trope is... Stuck Together!
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There are plenty of variations of the “stuck together” trope, which is often a staple of romantic comedies: two people trapped in a snowed-in cabin, forced to stay with each other overnight at the office, on a road trip, or even stuck in an arranged marriage. However it happens, this trope will trap two characters—whether they’re sworn enemies or already attracted to one another—in the same place and let the drama ensue.
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Your trope is... Enemies to Lovers
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Enemies to lovers is a beloved trope, made popular by Jane Austen in the classic novel Pride & Prejudice: two people who hate each others’ guts (usually for ridiculous reasons) end up overcoming their differences and angst and ending the story with a (spoiler!) declaration of love. The “enemies to lovers” trope often goes hand-in-hand with the “stuck together” trope, since putting two enemies in a room together can lead to some very juicy results.
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Your trope is... Second Chance
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Two lovers break up and then long for each other. Someone is looking for love again after a bad divorce. Or the hero/heroine’s fairytale turned out to be a nightmare, and now a new romance will give them hope again. The “second chance” trope is where our character missed their chance during their first love and are about to encounter a second. Their next blind date or one-night stand might be the experience that helps them believe in love again.
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Your trope is... Soul Mates
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The “soul mates” trope is a story about two characters who are meant to be together as each others’ “one true love.” But any story would be boring if everything were going just fine for the couple—that’s why many romance writers that use the “soul mates” trope need to also drive them apart somehow. Whether there’s a horrible misunderstanding or a natural disaster that separates them, soul mates in love stories always find a way to get back together.