Heartthrobs and Heartbreaks
This 90s heartthrob starred in Titanic and still refuses to date women over 25
Leonardo DiCaprio
Shakespeare wrote, "Shall I compare thee to" this summer delight.
"a summer’s day"
A journalist pretends to date a guy for an article, only to actually fall for him.
rom-com (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)
She was "Jenny from the Block" before breaking off her engagement to this actor in 2004, only to rekindle their romance nearly 20 years later.
Ben Affleck
This reality dating show, which started in 2002, features a man choosing his future wife from 25+ contestants.
The Bachelor
This actor, known for playing Spider-Man, stole hearts with his adorable friendship-turned-romance with Zendaya.
Tom Holland
This 1997 hit by Whitney Houston begins with the lyric, "If I should stay, I would only be in your way."
"I Will Always Love You"
A guy meets his soulmate because they both reached for the last copy of the same book in a bookstore.
reality
This famous British singer wrote Someone Like You after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend.
Adele
This historical figure wrote 600+ love letters to Josephine, despite her often ignoring him.
Napoleon Bonaparte
With his perfectly floppy hair, this One Direction member went from boy band heartthrob to Grammy-winning solo artist.
Harry Styles
A common romantic pickup line starts with, "Are you from Tennessee?" and ends with this phrase.
Because you’re the only ten I see!
A woman writes letters to all her childhood crushes, and they mysteriously get sent out.
rom-com (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before)
Taylor Swift’s song All Too Well is rumored to be about this Hollywood actor, known for his love of scarves and much younger girlfriends.
Jake Gyllenhaal
This Bachelor contestant became infamous for hopping a fence after his chosen woman left the show.
Colton Underwood
This 90s heartthrob, known for The Mummy, made an emotional comeback with his Oscar-winning performance in The Whale.
Brendan Fraser
This poet wrote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by."
Robert Frost
A woman sends her ex a wedding invitation with no intention of him actually coming, but he shows up anyway.
reality
These two Twilight stars had a highly publicized breakup after one of them was caught kissing a married director.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
In Friends, Ross says the wrong name at the altar, calling his bride by his ex-girlfriend’s name.
Rachel
Before making it big in Hollywood, this actor worked as a bricklayer, a coffin polisher, and even competed as an amateur bodybuilder—long before becoming James Bond.
Sean Connery
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous love poem asks, "How do I love thee?" before saying this phrase.
Let me count the ways
A woman loses her memory every night, and her husband has to make her fall in love with him every day.
rom-com (50 First Dates)
This former couple co-starred in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, leading to one of the most famous love triangles in Hollywood.
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston
This ancient civilization is credited with the first recorded love poem, written over 4,000 years ago.
Mesopotamia