Seemingly unavoidable cliches

11 - Playboy

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Billionaire Chase Taft walks out of the Nokki Charity Ball with stunning model Amanda McKinley. This is the third woman this month! Will he ever settle down?

I sat reading on a bench, to hear muffled giggling noises. It's a group of girls watching Dylan Wilson practice football. He took off his helmet and winked, causing them to giggle even more. I sighed to myself. None of them actually had a chance with a relationship that lasted more than a one night stand.

I gasp as I see the article headlines about Mr. Garfield.

Investment tycoon Brewer Garfield "will never change" as he turns down third marriage.

Brewer, when's the heir coming?

Garfield in an interview, "none of them are for me".

See, in lot's of romance novels, there's a trope in which the MMC is a playboy and has a hard time committing to relationships. Then the FMC comes along and he realizes "she's the one" and gives up his playboy ways to dedicate himself to her. OmG SOoOo CutEE1!!1!1! Usually, they're billionaire bachelors, constantly changing which Victoria Secret model they have a fling with.

Sometimes they complain about how clingy the women get, but don't think twice to say "you're never leaving my side". The playboy is also likely to be good in bed and extremely good looking.

The greatest instance of this trope was in Perfect Illusion with Daniel and Alex. Alex makes Daniel go and apologize to every girl he had a fling with. How sweet lmao.

How to avoid?: Usually being a playboy is used to cause drama between the FMC and the MMC, with the FMC calling him a manwhore yadda yadda yadda. If you still want a Casanova type, try making him a flirt instead of him taking home every model he sees. He'll still cause drama, but it's a bit of a twist.