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Time travel provides all kinds of possibilities for a romance arc: some of them comic, some of them tragic, and some of them bittersweet. As a comedy trope, time travel can result in a culture clash between two otherwise suited people, since different times have different manners and mores. More dramatically, a time travel plot may force a protagonist to make a decision between [[Your Universe or Mine?|returning home or staying in a different era]]. Time travel can also serve as a force which reluctantly separates the couple, if one must return to his or her original time. Time travel can sometimes result in the ultimate [[Long-Distance Relationship]], if the couple tries to make it work despite the time barrier.
In some cases, [[Love Transcends Spacetime]], and a couple separated by time are able to be reunited simply through [[The Power of Love]]. Alas, this is not always the case with a
Of course, separation isn't the only possible source of romantic drama in a time travel plot. A
In many time travel stories, the cross-time romance is a subplot, rather than the main story. If the romance is the main plot of a work which involves time travel merely as a means of uniting, challenging, or separating love interests, then you're likely dealing with a [[Paranormal Romance]]. See also [[Reincarnation Romance]] and [[Eternal Love]], which describe other methods of extending a romance arc across time.
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