14 Romantic Love Stories to Tell Your Boyfriend

Co-authored by Lisa Shield and Dan Hickey

Last Updated: June 11, 2024 Fact Checked

Storytelling is one of the oldest, most romantic ways to express your love—but what’s a good story to tell your boyfriend? A short, sweet tale about romance and true love will charm him, and he’ll enjoy hearing your personal, creative spin on it. For inspiration, we’ve put together a list of alluring love stories you can tell, plus some exciting tales inspired by novels, plays, and real life people. If you’re ready to have your boyfriend hanging on your every word, read on!

The Best Bedtime Stories for Your Boyfriend

Share a story about how you don’t like your boyfriend but love him.
Tell a tale about choosing love over money.
Describe a situation where an artist (you) paints their muse (your boyfriend).

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Like or Love

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Tell your boyfriend this story to reassure him that you love him. A boy was in love with a girl, and one day he worked up the courage to ask her if she liked him. She looked at him and said, “No, I don’t like you.” The boy was super disappointed and put his head down in sadness. The girl grabbed his face and lifted it up. “I don’t like you,” she said. “I love you.”
- For a really special and memorable moment, tell him this romantic story to help you say “I love you” for the first time.

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Paralyzed by Love

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Share this story when he's sick or injured and needs a pick-me-up. There was a man who was deeply in love with a woman he worked with. She barely noticed him, and he didn’t have the courage to tell her how he felt. One day, he decided to be brave and let her know. As he crossed the road outside their office building to approach her, he was hit by a bus. The woman saw and immediately called an ambulance—he survived, but his legs were paralyzed. The next day, a coworker told the woman about the man’s feelings. She rushed to the hospital right away and told him, “I’ll never find a man that loves me like you do. I want to be with you and support you.”
- Raise the tension of the story by drawing out the man’s pining for the woman. Describe how long he secretly loved her, or how many times he tried to confess his love before the day he finally plucked up the courage.

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Love Over Money

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This story's about a couple who stays together despite money problems. There was a woman who was deeply in love with her boyfriend. They were both going through a financial crisis, and food and rent were uncertain. A rich man fell in love with the woman and proposed to her—he told her she would never have to worry about money again. The woman rejected his offer and said her boyfriend means the world to her. A while later, the woman and her boyfriend started their own business and became wealthy.
- Change this story to reflect a challenge you and your boyfriend have faced together. Instead of money, the story could be about landing a new job, moving, or overcoming sickness.

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The Best Smile

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Pull this one out to let your boyfriend know how much he makes you smile. One day, a boy and a girl were lost in the forest with no food or water. The boy noticed the girl was smiling even though their circumstances were terrible. He asked her, “How can you be smiling at a time like this?” She looked at him and said, “Because I’m with you.”
- Try changing the forest to some place challenging you and your boyfriend have been together, like being stuck in traffic or lost in a corn maze.

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The Eternal Bouquet

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Tell this story to let your boyfriend know you’ll love each other forever. One day, a man surprised his girlfriend and sent her a bouquet of a dozen roses. He included a note that said “I will love you until the last flower in this bouquet dies.” The girl was confused, but put the flowers in a vase anyway. As the days went by, she noticed that 11 of the flowers were dying, but the 12th was artificial and looked perfect. That’s when she knew her boyfriend would love her forever.^{[1]
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- Surprise your boyfriend with a bouquet of flowers, or 1 artificial flower, as a small gift while you tell him this romantic tale.

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Be My Muse

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This short story is about a writer who gets inspired by the love of her life. A writer was sitting in a park trying to write a short story for her new book. She was frustrated and annoyed because she couldn’t think of anything. Suddenly, she noticed a man walking by her. He looked at her as he passed, and the writer found her inspiration for her next love story.
- Swap in whatever creative outlet you like to use. Instead of writing a story, the story could be about writing a song, painting a picture, or choreographing a dance.

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Tipsy Chic

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This funny story features a woman who stays faithful to her boyfriend always. One night, a girl went out to celebrate and had a little too much to drink. Her boyfriend was helping her walk and grabbed her waist to support her. “Don’t touch my waist!” she yelled. When her boyfriend asked why, she replied “Only my boyfriend can touch me there!” She was too drunk to realize it was her boyfriend, and he smiled when he saw how devoted she was.
- Make the story more meaningful by mentioning a specific bar or club you both like, or a realistic reason you both might be out celebrating.

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Valentine’s Day Workaholic

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Share this one when your work schedule conflicts with a date night. Once, there was a boy whose girlfriend worked long, long hours every day. Despite her crazy schedule, she took the time to order her boyfriend flowers and candy for Valentine’s Day. She knew she still had many hours left to work, and wondered what to write on the card. Finally, she came up with the perfect poem: “Roses are red, violets are blue. If I weren’t thinking of you, I’d probably be through.”^{[2]
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- Personalize this story by adding details about your own job or schedule.
- For a real surprise, tell him this story and then give him flowers or candy with your poem written in a heartfelt card.

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Say Thanks

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Share this cute story to tell your boyfriend you’re grateful he’s around. One day, a girlfriend asked her boyfriend to thank his parents for her. He was confused and asked her why she wanted him to do that. She told him, “You’re in my life today because of them. I want them to know how grateful I am.” Eventually she got to meet his parents, and she fell even more in love with her boyfriend.
- This charming story can help calm your or your boyfriend’s nerves before you meet each other’s parents for the first time.

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An Actress in Love

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This story is about a rich, famous woman who loves an ordinary man. A famous actress kept her relationship a secret for a long time, and one day a friend asked her if she was dating anyone. The actress said, “There is someone who’s won my heart.” Her friend replied, “He must be rich, famous, and handsome to win the heart of a beautiful young actress like you.” The actress replied, “No. He’s an ordinary boy who doesn’t have an expensive car or a luxurious home, and I love him.”
- Instead of an actress, imagine yourself as anything you like—a high-profile lawyer, a heroic firefighter, or even just an ordinary gal. The message of love and acceptance regardless of status remains the same.

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Saga

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If space adventures are your boyfriend’s jam, tell him this story. Instead of superheroes, this graphic novel series features two lovers from enemy planets. They meet and fall in love at a prison—Alana is a guard, and Marko is a captured warrior. After they escape and have a child together, they’re forced to flee across the universe as fugitives to avoid imprisonment and execution by the authorities of their home planets. The moral of the story is that true love can conquer the odds (and even aliens at war!).
- If he’s intrigued by the premise, the Saga comics are an ongoing series—you’ll have plenty of inspiration for more stories!

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The Bromance Book Club

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This fun series features a man who learns to repair his marriage through romance novels. In Lyssa Kay Adams’ story, a successful baseball player, Gavin, is having problems with his wife, Thea. He turns to his friends for advice and they tell him to read the romance novel Courting the Countess. The baseball player learns about flowery romantic language and grand gestures, but more importantly, he realizes how to communicate better with his wife. After the baseball player uses the lessons he learned in his “girly” novel, he fixes his marriage and gets a happily ever after.^{[3]
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- Feel free to swap romance novels for rom-com movies or girl group music—anything that’s traditionally “girly” will make a fun twist for the super-masculine main character.

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Antony and Cleopatra

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This classic Shakespeare love story is perfect for literature and history buffs. Mark Antony, one of ancient Rome’s leaders fighting for power, falls in love with the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Together, they raise an army to take control of the Roman Empire. After losing the battle, Antony falls onto his own sword in despair when he hears the false rumor that Cleopatra has died. Instead of living without him as a Roman prisoner, Cleopatra takes her own life by letting a poisonous asp bite her. Antony and Cleopatra were buried together for all eternity.^{[4]
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- If he loves this historical drama, going out to see a live production of Antony and Cleopatra would be a great date night activity.

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

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This is the story of real artists who loved and inspired each other through ups and downs. Talented painter Frida Kahlo went to visit the famous muralist Diego Rivera for career advice. They fell in love right away and got married in 1929. Their relationship was tumultuous sometimes and their rough patches were made very public, but their love and mutual admiration for each other’s work kept them together through it all. They painted and inspired each other for decades until Frida’s unexpected death in 1954.^{[5]
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- Make your boyfriend’s heart melt with this love quote from Frida: "You deserve a lover who listens when you sing, who supports you when you feel shame and respects your freedom; who flies with you and isn't afraid to fall. You deserve a lover who takes away the lies and brings you hope, coffee, and poetry."

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