Right now, it was a trope that irritated me. Heroine in a novel is late into her 20s, is self-deprecatingly putting herself down, and doesn't have a suitor which makes her depressed. Miracle of miracles, enter younger man that comes out of nowhere and finds her oh-so-interesting and pursues her quite persistently. Hook line and sinker, she takes the bait, BUT WAIT. SUDDENLY, A SUITOR HER AGE SUDDENLY SHOWS UP AND HE HAS A STABLE JOB, QUITE THE LOOKER, GREAT FASHION SENSE, AND IS CONFIDENT AS SIN...
BARF
Apparently, she was just too dense to realize someone had been interested in her all along. *Insert eye roll here*
Ehem Ehem
Just had to let that out...