Meet Cute 2021 | SECURE — 2027 |

Luna tilted her head, the cat earring catching the light. “I don’t know. That’s the fun part. It’s improv. We make it up as we go.”

Perhaps the most ubiquitous of all meet-cutes is the physical collision. A harried executive rushes around a corner and slams into a bohemian artist, spilling coffee all over a pristine white shirt. While frustrating in real life, on screen, this forces immediate proximity and undivided attention. It’s a metaphor for the characters being knocked off their respective paths by love. It says, "Your life is about to go sideways, and you’re going to like it."

After all, the most romantic words in the English language are not "I love you." They are, *"Funny running into you here."