Despite the fact that the series has featured a love triangle, the romantic storyline has never been the center of the action.

Within the publication were tears, laughter and love, and dedicated to mostly romantic themed storylines.

So I was like, there has to be some sort of romantic storyline.

During a conference call with journalists, Weller also cited the character's "tremendously romantic and very moving" storyline as another reason he accepted the part.

Later episodes, however, received lower reviews for the loss of focus on the women and the addition of romantic storylines.

A number of fans, however, were upset by the death of the character, particularly with regards to the romantic storyline's abrupt ending.

Going into 2012, Ryder started trying to woo Eve as part of a romantic storyline.

Visual novels frequently feature romantic storylines in which the main character may end up with one of several possible mates.

However, the producers felt that incorporating Long's pregnancy into the show would deeply affect her character and the romantic storyline.

Thompson wrote "hundreds of different versions" of romantic storylines.