A great storyline doesn't necessarily require the wedding ring. It requires resolution . The audience needs to understand the emotional truth of the ending. Whether they walk into the sunset or walk away, the romantic storyline must pay off the emotional debt accrued over the narrative.

This trope leverages the thin line between intense passion and intense dislike. It works because it requires profound character growth; the protagonists must dismantle their prejudices and truly learn to see each other.

Creates immediate forced proximity and a delicious tension as the boundary between performance and reality blurs.