If you’re creating your own comic, try a one-week arc where a parent’s forgotten anniversary collides with a teen’s first date. The overlapping disasters will write themselves.

In traditional sitcom-style cartoons like The Flintstones or The Simpsons , the central romance—often between a bumbling husband and a grounded wife—acts as the "status quo." These shows rarely focus on the thrill of the chase; instead, they explore the .