Series where you get to see the couple be a couple

Series where you get to see the couple be a couple
I love romance, what I don't love is reading 10+ volumes without progression while the romance tag laugh at me in the series' description, so here are some series where the romance happens within a good amount of time.

(no harem of course)

if you know any series that fits the description above, it'd be awesome if you'd leave it in the comments
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MyNameIsEthan
Created: Sep 20th, 2023, Updated: Jun 7th, 2025
Created Sep 20th, 2023
Updated Jun 7th, 2025
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  1. NaufalinR
    NaufalinR· Jan 17, 2024 03:53 PM
    this is THE listclear.png
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  2. Nonchi
    Nonchi· Sep 20, 2023 11:10 AM
    Ha ha... love the description. When stories have protagonists who are adults but behave like 8 year olds... drives me crazy 
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    • MyNameIsEthan
      MyNameIsEthan· Author · Sep 20, 2023 11:40 AM
      Lmao yea, it really get on my nerves when goddam married couples blush at a touch and nothing ends up happening at all
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  3. Skywagon
    Skywagon· Mar 13, 2025 10:48 PM

    Brother! I completely get where you are coming from. If there is one thing I can't stand in many a series, is that the romance is teased but never goes anywhere ... or if it goes anywhere, it's at the speed of continental drift. I'd much rather have no romance at all, than "romance" that only serves to infuriate the reader. Also can't stand harem. So thanks for this list! I can also offer a few of my own suggestions to add, if you don't mind, since you asked for them.

    "After Helping “Ice Princess” From Another School, I Decided to Start as a Friend - quite similar to Omiai and I'm Gonna Live With You from your list in terms of overall feel. (the WN is translated much further than the LN). Cute romance that takes off pretty early and then there's no brakes to the ever accelerating fluff train.

    "After School, at a Family Restaurant at Night, With That Girl From My Class" (The WN version. LN is barely translated) - two people with family issues hang out at a restaurant after school instead of going home, then start chatting one day and find solace and support in each other, which blossoms into quite intense and very devoted romance pretty quickly.

    "The Story Of How A Beautiful Foreign Student Who Lives Next Door Started To Visit My House After I Helped A Lost Little Girl" - another one in the vein of Omiai. Guy saves a lost little 4 year old girl, finds out her big sister lives in next door apartment, they start hanging out together and the rest is history pretty quickly. Solid fluff.

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    • MyNameIsEthan
      MyNameIsEthan· Author · Mar 14, 2025 12:16 PM
      Thank you very much for your additions to the list! Glad to see more of those who have the same likings and grievances as me!
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