boy-meets-girl
Standard love plot
Boy-meets-girl describes a conventional romantic narrative where a man and woman meet, face obstacles, and end up together.
The phrase names the formula itself: a boy-meets-girl plot, the usual boy-meets-girl stuff.
It suggests something predictable but satisfying—the template underlying countless love stories in film, fiction, and song.
Seeking another's romantic favor
- attractionPull toward something
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- passionIntense emotional drive
sweetheart · crush · wooing · suitor · flirtation · affection · admirer · amour
Accidental fortunate discovery
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
introduction · spark · connection · glance · adventure · happenstance · rom-com · storyline
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- attractionPull toward something
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
passion · sweetheart · crush · wooing · suitor · flirtation · affection · admirer · amour · betrothal
serendipity
Accidental fortunate discovery
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
coincidence · introduction · spark · connection · glance · adventure · happenstance · rom-com · storyline · fairytale
boy-meets-girlthriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
action-adventure · whodunit · horror · survival story · revenge tale
boy-meets-girlqueer romance
LGBTQ+ romantic relationship
love triangle · forbidden love · platonic · aromantic · unrequited love
boy-meets-girltragic romance
Love story with sorrowful end
star-crossed lovers · doomed love · divorce drama · romantic tragedy · heartbreak
girl, boys, girls, boyish, boyhood, girlish, girlhood, meet, meets