Cliches: Drama Leads: Their Relationship

Since we have the hero and heroine falling in love over the course of the drama, there are many cliches regarding the relationship they have:

1. The hero and heroine will have conflict and not like each other when they first meet. 
2. There will be a love triangle. Or maybe 2 concurrent love triangles. The lovers will split up at least once because of a request or threat of a third part or because one of them is feeling bad for a third party. 
3. When there are two men in the picture, the heroine may initially like the nice guy but will eventually fall for the jerk. This will only happen after the jerk likes her first. The exception is when the rival for the heroine’s affection is an ex. Even if he’s reformed his dastardly ways, she will not end up with him. 
4. When there are two women in the picture, the heroine will be likeable, moral, quirky and feisty. Her rival will be physically beautiful, manipulative and will lie to try to win the man. The other woman will be someone who calls the hero Oppa, his lost love or his ex-girlfriend. 
5. If the hero has a debilitating problem – anxiety, claustrophobia, supernatural affliction – it will be conquered with the love of the heroine. 
6. If the hero and heroine enter a relationship using a contract (and typically just for show), they will fall in love and the relationship will work out. 
7. Relationship contracts are always discovered. 
8. Typically the rich hero will give the poor heroine a makeover. And hero will have great taste. 
9. In a relationship, any type of skinship is significant. 
10. If a man and woman are in a relationship, at some point the man will grab the woman by the wrist and drag her somewhere. This speed will be faster than normal for a woman, so that she stumbles as she walks. This grip is iron-clad and will not be broken even if the woman struggles, except on rare occasions. 
11. If receiving a hug, the hero/ine will keep his/her arms at his/her sides and do not hug the other person back. Unless s/he really, really loves him/her. If a hug is given to someone in distress, s/he will not simply be held. The comforter will pat him/her slowly on the back with a flat palm. 
12. A kiss is very significant and rare. Most often it will be pressing lips together for a long and uncomfortable time with one person’s eyes closed and the other person’s eyes bugging open. S/he may eventually close her/his eyes, but only if s/he is ready to be committed to the other person. 
13. If a kiss is mutually desired, it will take the man at least 30 seconds to several minutes to kiss the woman and she will wait there with her eyes closed the entire time. 
14. There will be some moment in the relationship where the couple will walk silently side-by-side. 
15. At some point, the hero and heroine will be stranded together somewhere. If they get stranded somewhere, they typically will have to share a single room.
16. If the couple ends up having to sleep in the same room, if there is a bed, the woman will sleep on it and the man will sleep on the floor. 
17. At some point, one of the drama leads will dramatically run somewhere. Sometimes, they will be running together. But there will be running. Lots of running. Even when a car or some other sort of transportation is available. There will be running.
18. At some point, before the couple declares their feelings for each other, they will end up being in a situation where they will be in close quarters, such as being shoved tightly next to each other in an elevator or on the subway. This will be uncomfortable and eye contact will be avoided. They will, however, sneak glances at each other. 
19. At some point, the couple will get entangled and will fall over, with one of them landing on the other. This may also result in an accidental kiss. 
20. If the couple is at a restaurant and get in a fight to where the heroine rushes out of the restaurant, there is a super quick payment device that allows the hero to pay the bill and immediately run out of a restaurant after the heroine. 
21. When the rich hero takes the poor heroine out to dinner, it will be at an expensive restaurant. She will comment of the cost. 
22. There will be some point in the relationship, where the hero/ine will drape some sort of covering (blanket, jacket) on his/her loved one while s/he sleeps. 
23. At some point, at least one part of the couple will fall asleep while sitting up and will end up with his/her head on the other’s shoulder. 
24. At some point, one of the couple will eavesdrop on the other and then never talk to the person about what they’ve seen/heard. But s/he will react to the information. 
25. At some point in the relationship, someone in the couple will travel by airplane. The other person will not typically go with them to the airport, but will instead rush there in an attempt to see them at the very last minute. 
26. When reuniting after a long separation or a terrible fight, no matter where in the relationship they are, the couple will walk up to each other and stare at each other without saying anything. They will not hug. The rest of the world will not notice as they stare at each other. 
27. At some point, the hero and heroine will pass by each other without making eye contact. Typically, they will be oblivious to the other person’s presence. There may also be a whooshing sound. 
28. If a man catches a woman when she’s falling, they will have a staring moment and will eventually fall in love. 
29. Close proximity with someone of the opposite sex, like living in the same house, will cause them to fall in love. 
30. Couple dates will typically feature Nam Sam Tower, a picnic, ice skating, the movie theater, the indoor amusement park (Indoor Adventure), or bicycle riding. 
31. Someone will be given a piggyback at least once. Normally it is done by the hero and often happens when someone is drunk or hurt. 
32. If the hero/ine doesn’t respond to a text immediately sent by the significant other, s/he is ignoring the other person. 
33. It is perfectly acceptable for the heroine to have to report in detail to the hero about the events of her day. The hero does not have to reciprocate this behavior. 
34. It is extremely rare for a first love to work out. Most often, the hero/ine will have had their heart broken by that first love. And if it’s from childhood, even if the young lovers reunite as adults, it will not work out well. 
35. When dating, the heroine will still call the hero by his job title, unless they knew each other from school, and then she will call him sonbae (senior). 
36. If you are dating, you probably will exchange couples rings. They will always fit, even if you’ve never discussed ring size or held hands. 
37. When getting married, you will wear white gloves. Your wedding rings will fit perfectly, even though you are putting them on over the white gloves. They will magically shrink to perfectly fit after the ceremony. 
38. Typically, there will be some sort of stuffed toy that will be significant in the relationship. It might be won from a claw machine. 
39. If the hero gives the heroine jewelry, he typically will insult or threaten her to make sure she doesn’t lose it. Then he will take it personally when she does lose it, despite her best efforts, especially when someone else is able to find it and return it. 
40. At some point the heroine will be lost in the woods or the mountains and the hero will find her. 
41. At some point, the hero will save the heroine from something: drowning, being hit by a vehicle, being kidnapped.
42. If the hero is being beaten up and the heroine is present, she will stare horrified and/or scream but will do nothing to stop what’s happening.
43. If you lie to your friends or family in order to spend time with someone you’re interested in, you will run into the person/people you've lied to.