Title: The Architecture of Intimacy: An Analysis of Relationships and Romantic Storylines

The Impact of Romantic Storylines on Society

2. Use the "Shawshank Rule." In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne doesn't just say he loves Rita Hayworth; he spends two years chipping through a wall to get to her poster. Love is proven through specific, difficult actions. Show your characters doing inconvenient, costly things for each other. That is romance.