What is a Meet Cute?

“Meet Cute” is a term from the romance genre, and it’s basically what it sounds like. It’s when the two love interests meet in a cute way. A common (and arguably cliche) example of this is when Character A accidentally drops all her papers, and Character B comes and helps her pick them up. And if the audience is lucky, they may even brush hands. 😉

That’s a Meet Cute.

Here’s another, Character A accidentally slams the door on Character B, who gets upset with him.

And another, Character A trips down a flight of stairs and rams into Character B.

And another, Character A enters a taxi to see Character B is already inside it.

It’s common for there to be something awkward happening, but you know, in a cute (or even adorkable) way.

And/or it’s also common for one character to be irked by the other.

(And just for the record, Character A and Character B can be either character in the relationship.)

I’ve written about Meet Cutes before, but it’s an important enough beat (and term) to get its own post. (Plus it seems to fit with the fact Valentine’s Day is coming.)