12 Stories That Prove How Modern Love Has Changed

Love is often called one of the most complex human emotions but there is no denial in the fact that it is also the most beautiful one. While some spend their entire life 'looking for the right person, there are others who find love at the strangest of places and in unusual forms! And most importantly, their journey to find love becomes the end in many ways.

To make you welcome the idea of 'different' kinds of love and why every kind of love teaches you how to be more compassionate and humane, here are 12 one-of-a-kind love stories.

These stories will help you break your 'usual' notions of love and will help you embrace everything in life with a bigger heart. Read on.

1. Lockdown On London Lane

Lockdown On London Lane

When the London Lane apartment block is put on lockdown, its residents are in for a whirlwind week. Imogen's stuck living with a one-night stand in Number 14. Upstairs, Isla and Danny are still in their honeymoon period; meanwhile, Zach and Serena's steady relationship is on tenterhooks, and pineapple on pizza might actually be the last straw. At Number 22, Olivia's Maid of Honour duties are really pushing her to the edge as a wedding-planning weekend has turned into an entire week... And speaking of weddings, this whole thing has made Ethan realize he wants to spend the rest of his life with Charlotte.

Follow these five stories of twenty-somethings through their week of quarantine, where romances will blossom, friendships fracture, and relationships are forged that could last a lifetime.

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2. Year Of The Chick

Year Of The Chick

To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what ends up happening. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play.

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3. The Mischievous Mrs Maxfield

The Mischievous Mrs Maxfield

Charlotte Samuels thought she'd be stuck waiting tables at Marlow's until all her debts are paid off in about ten thousand years or so. She definitely didn't expect a marriage proposal from the arrogant Brandon Maxfield who was blackmailed by his father to make her his wife if he didn't want his least favourite cousin to run Maxfield Industries.

Charlotte's instinct was to say HELL NO! but she's stumped by a few obstacles.

Thrust into the glitzy world a standard-issue Mrs Maxfield would fit perfectly and rule with impeccable social grace, Charlotte will either have to force herself into the mould or break free of it, risking what little she has left for everything that she can gain.

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4. His Replaced Bride

His Replaced Bride

Marriage is one of the greatest blessings in life, and choosing your spouse is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. But not for Samaira. She never wanted to marry like that. She wanted to achieve something first. She wanted to become a doctor but her all dreams got broken the day when her uncle asked her to do something in return for his year's love, he had given to her. She could not refuse.

Unwillingly she becomes his replaced bride. Will they ever find their soulmate in each other? Join their journey of trust, respect, compatibility and love.

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5. The Lady Pursues

The Lady Pursues

She's an incorrigible flirt and he is certainly not tempted. Not one bit! Bright, optimistic, and possibly a bit na?ve, Charity Crewe, the youngest in her family, grew up accustomed to being indulged in all things but one: her shameless attachment for Ian Douglass.

Though Ian was raised on the estate and generously given lessons with the Crewe siblings, no one, especially Ian Douglass, has ever forgotten he is the housekeeper's son. Charity Crewe may never have cared what anyone thought, but Ian certainly does. Charity must decide if she is willing to risk everything, even complete and utter ruin, in pursuit of the man she loves.

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6. The Guy Next Door

The Guy Next Door

Clara Wilson is your typical clich¨¦d teen fiction protagonist with exactly two friends, no social life and a 4.0 GPA. She has been in love with Alec Evans, the unattainably popular football quarterback and her next-door neighbour forever.

She thinks she's in for a quiet senior year until Jake Henderson arrives. Bad boy extraordinaire, he's arrogant, rude, undeniably gorgeous and shares a past with Clara that she wants to do nothing more than to forget. Caught between two boys, her life is turned upside down in the most ridiculous of ways. But maybe in the midst of all the confusion and chaos, she finds not only love but also herself.

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7. Yours, Raven

Yours, Raven

Raven was only thirteen and silly when she wrote her first love letter when she faced her first rejection. Nicholas, her brother's best friend, was 20 then. He told her she was too young for him, that she'd find a better guy for herself when she's older . . . someone around her age. Eventually, Nicholas joined the Army and Raven had to move on. But theirs was an unbreakable bond. It would be cruel of fate if they ever were to be separated. So what now? What really was their destiny?

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8. Entangled

Entangled

Ariana Jones is a sweet, innocent, and smart girl who has been battling a lot of issues all her life. She is broken and wants love, care, and respect, but all she has is hope... the hope of receiving what she hasn't ever even seen a bit. But her hopes crumbled down when she was told to marry a man whom she never met before.

Xavier knight has it all that she was yearning for. He has everything he wants. But the only thing he didn't want at the moment was to be blackmailed into a marriage by his own parents. He's judgemental but he isn't disrespectful.

Let's look into the journey of a girl who has nothing but the hope of living a peaceful life.

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9. My Fake Boyfriend

My Fake Boyfriend

What happens when Alexis Dawson- "residential loser" of Redwood High - agrees to help Redwood High's player Aaron Walker. How can she stop herself from falling for him? But it isn't all love and romance Alexis has her own secret. Join them on the journey filled with jealousy betrayal trust friendship and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated.

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10. The Boyfriend Sitter

The Boyfriend Sitter

Joselyn needs a job. Penelope needs someone to keep an eye on her boyfriend while she's gone. It's the perfect match. But, add in said boyfriend's charismatic sidekick and a troubled past desperate to resurface, and Josie's surveillance may be impossible to conceal.

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11. Underground

Underground

Ava McAdams isn't sure what to expect when she moves to Boston for college. Her sheltered upbringing leaves her exposed to a harsher world, and one complicated male in particular -- Shawn Michaels, the tattooed and intimidating underground fighter who is nothing like anyone she has ever met before. But is falling for him worth the risk of knowing she might lose him every time he enters the ring?

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12. Thin

Thin

For as long as Ayaan Sharma can remember, he's had his life sketched out for him. He went to the school his parents chose for him. Took the courses they told him to. Handles the family business like he was supposed to. And now he's going to marry the girl they want him to.

Enter Mason Dayley. Unlike Ayaan, he's awkward but bold. Out and proud since he was sixteen, both from the closet and the house that he was heartlessly kicked out of. He comes into Ayaan's life with a splash of his favourite tea (literally), and whether he stays, or not, is up for Ayaan to decide.

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(This story is a part of #StoryCollective, an Indiatimes and Wattpad initiative to encourage storytelling and provide a platform for this generation to meet in a story.)