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Best Romance Writing Prompts

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Someone has invented a love potion that actually works. Write a short story about the aftermath.

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A meet-cute ends in a terrible date, or a disastrous meeting ends in a great one.

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You have a crush on a coworker, and that crush is somehow revealed during a company-wide meeting.

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After finding someone’s wallet on the street, you meet them to return it, and to check out the cutie in the license photo. Except it’s not them that shows up.

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There’s no place like welding club for sparks to really fly.

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Your partner takes you on a date to a place you would never expect.

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Couples’ therapy — what a nice way to spend your anniversary.

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Cupid offers to shoot an arrow into the person you love. He warns you that if the person already has a pre-existing affection towards you, it will disappear when the arrow strikes.

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You meet your doppleganger of the opposite sex and find you are strangely attracted to each other.

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Write a romantic comedy. Difficulty: both lovers are emotionally mature and have excellent communication skills.

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In the future, romantic attraction is literal: each person is fitted with an electromagnetic bracelet which, they claim, will pull you to your soulmate. It's the day they turn the magnets on, and you're waiting.

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They might have aged 50 years, but when they held yours, those hands felt exactly like they did the first time.

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You've been bumping into the same stranger for months. Finally you decide to say hello.

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You never would have guessed that in 48 hours you'd be married.

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You have the ability to make anyone fall in love with you. You've just fallen in love for the first time. Do you use your power?

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Well, that was a New Year's Eve kiss you won't forget anytime soon.

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Valentine's Day at the retirement home.

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Two mortal enemies fall in love when they're trapped in an elevator together and begin to see the other person's perspective.

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Two characters who are perfect for one another are foiled by bad timing.

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They lived in a world where PDA is forbidden. One day, they slipped up and held hands on the street.

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