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Workplace romance: make the reel for your book

Workplace romance is a trope in which colleagues, or a boss and an employee, fall for each other while trying to keep it out of the office.

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Opening lines for your workplace romance video

  • she cannot stand her new boss
  • one promotion, two of them
  • it started with an email

Tropes that go with workplace romance

Questions and answers

What is the workplace romance trope?

Workplace romance is a trope in which colleagues, or a boss and an employee, fall for each other while trying to keep it out of the office.

How long should a book video about workplace romance be?

A trope reel made with Tropereel runs about eight seconds with five lines, which suits TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

Which tropes go well with workplace romance?

Books with workplace romance often also have rivals to lovers, grumpy and sunshine, fake dating and forced proximity.