Food for Thought #8 - Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula?

Romance ~ it's a feeling that gives everyone a warm feeling....or perhaps a feeling of unbelievable tension . Whether you're straight, gay, lesbian, transgender, or other ~ Love is in the air. With any genre, of course TV shows & movies will capitalize on its themes. Anime is no different, but there is one difference ~ Romance is split into sub-genres (there's a lot of them, but the main focus is usually Harem. In Anime, there are Harem(s) where multiple girls/boys fall for the main protagonist (whether it's a boy or girl) and Tragic Romances where a romance ensues between a couple, but something tragic happens to the boy/girl. This brings me to a question ~ Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula? For the most part, I can't really say much since I've mostly watched Harem(s) and not straight up Romance Anime(s) where it's only contingent on the boy and girl getting together after multiple trials and tribulations. The only Romance Anime that I've seen and f*cking love is My Love Story. It's your typical romance, but with a twist. From what I can gather, the norm for most romances include the following components:

1) The guy is very good looking to the point of "Model" status
2) The girl is perceived as "innocent."
3) The girl's friends start encouraging girl to get with the guy
4) The guy is the "ideal boyfriend."

Not with My Love Story. Imagine all those components, but rather than the girl falling for the "Model" looking guy, she falls for the buff & intimidating fella who nobody would ever go out with. You know what, that's refreshing. Most Romance(s) always follow some sort of path that leads to:

1) The Fated Meeting
2) The Destined Date
3) The Inevitable Relationship

However, some take the time to build Romances such as building personalities, hobbies, and most of the time ~ scenarios in which it'll test the compatibility of the two characters. Some scenarios that I can think of include (but not all):

1) What would the guy do if it was raining and he saw a girl without one?
2) What would happen if the boy's and girl's were pushed into going out by their peers?
3) "The Accidental Kiss."

So personally, I think Romance(s) do follow a structure that is unquestionable. I'm not going to go into detail by Tragic Romances, but it is self-explanatory. Love ensues and like a Cupid firing its bow ~ it hurts. I know I'm not the expert when it comes to the Romance, but that's way I see it. Perhaps I'll take a gander at it again once I've explored more Romance Anime(s). For now, let's leave it at that.

Food for Thought? Comment below and let me know your thoughts on this topic. This was a very analytical and thorough FFT that didn't explore much into Anime, but of real life. Sometimes I'll provide #thetruth because, well, I'm a human and thoughts matter. FFTs will be posted every Tuesday. Like always, you stay classy as always! Here's the order of FFTs:

1) Anime: Subbed or Dubbed?

2) When does a Harem become stale?

3) What's Shipping?

4) What's Ecchi?

5) Can context be misconstrued? 

6) Why are Anime-turned Movies a bad idea? 

7) Is Hentai good or bad? 

8) Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula?