Romantic subplots

You can see this trope everywhere in media, regardless of genre, both in fiction and reality. That's why you see this trope even in shounen, action genres, and of course, it can be really frustrating if it's excuted really bad. There was a discussion that if it's a hetero relationship, you basically don't need to write compelling romantic subplots, because it's automatically assumed that they're together by most audiences. Meanwhile in same sex relationships, it's the complete opposite. That's why for some people, same sex relationships is more appealing than hetero relationships. If you need to made them kiss in order to let your audience know that they're, in fact, in love then you're doing it wrong. A bad romantic subplot is pairing the lead with the most appealing, prominent character of the opposite sex/gender for no reason. It feels forced, and the lack of chemistry is the reason why it doesn't work. They have chemistry with other characters but because they're the male and female leads, the writer shoved them together and forced a romantic subplot between them. It's bad, i know. Oh, a boy and a girl in a same place together? Now make them kiss, date each other, marry each other and they live happily ever after. It's barely an inconvenience to write one at this point.