Pride and Prejudice (eternal) / The Hating Game . Why it works: It forces deep character revelation. You cannot hate someone effectively without studying them obsessively. The turn from hatred to respect to love feels earned because the audience witnessed every layer of the onion being peeled back.
In great romantic writing, what is not said is as important as what is said. This is the subtext. SHAKIRA.DANCING.CAMELTOE.-.VERY.SEXY
"It’s what I’ve worked for, Elias," she said, her apartment filled with half-packed crates. Pride and Prejudice (eternal) / The Hating Game