Do not use "he romantically whispered" or "she affectionately breathed." Use simple tags: said, asked, whispered, murmured. The power is in the words themselves.
The classic meet-cute (spilling coffee, bumping into each other in a bookstore) is tired. For a first relationship storyline, the . Do not use "he romantically whispered" or "she
: The resolution of the first major argument. This milestone proves to the participants that the relationship can survive friction. Do not use "he romantically whispered" or "she