Fourteen (14) Romantic Monologues About Hopeful Love

Love is complex, and the beginning phases, when there is doubt mixed with infatuation, it’s that hope of a romance that keeps you going. Check out these fourteen (14) romantic (I use “romantic” loosely) monologues where characters experience their own ranges of that spectrum. Whether the character is after brand new love. reconciling a love that has withered, or love beyond the grave, join them on their quest for romance!

(Click the title for excerpts and the complete monologue)

14 Romantic Monologues about Hopeful Love

1. AN ANGEL OF FORCED LOVE: Brian makes his case for how he thinks he can learn to love his girlfriend. Maybe it won’t be so bad…
   DETAILS: Comedy, love, unbalanced relationship, male (female), around 2 minutes
   

2. A KLINGON IN LOVE: Arlen is just your average klingon at a Star Trek Convention and he wants to tell the world of his love for a star fleet officer!
   DETAILS: Comedy, star trek, hopeful, romance, new love, male, around 1.5 minutes
   

3. CLAIRE, MY ECLAIR: Andres begs Claire to forgive him from stealing from her family and give him a second chance.
   DETAILS: drama/teen/comedy, male (female), apologetic, hopeful, second chance, crime, around 2 minutes
   

4. FORGIVENESS AND DEFEAT AT A POKEMON GYM: Benjamin has to convince Evie he didn’t know it was her pokemon gym he defeated.
   DETAILS: Comedy/teen, male (female), romantic, hopeful, new love, apologetic, around 1-1.5 minutes
   

5. HEAD TO TOE: Sydney is on a zoom blind date during the Covid-19 lockdown. Then her jealous cat pees on the floor. Will her date wait for her to clean it up or it is a sign she should stick to isolating with her cat?
   DETAILS: female, comedy, romance, blind date, hopeful romance, pandemic, covid lockdown, around 2-3 minutes. Can be performed on zoom or in person.
   

6. FIND ME: Yearning for her deceased husband, Elizabeth embarks on a chilling quest to bring him closer to her.
   DETAILS: thriller, late teen/20s/30s, female, 1850s time period, around 5-10 minutes depending on performance and staging
   

7. LOCKING THE STORE: Clark is so smitten with his beautiful customer that he just has to close and lock the store so they can be together.
   DETAILS: dark comedy/drama, obsession, male, around 1.5 minutes
   

8. MARSOPA’S TALE: Marsopa, lone mermaid of the sea, must decide if she will believe to mermaid/human legends, or risk safety for the chance of creating her own fate and finding love.
   DETAILS: fantasy, mystical, drama, around 10 minutes, romantic, female
   

9. MORE THAN SANTA: Brandy has fallen in love with the mall Santa. But will their love sustain post December 25?
   DETAILS: comedy, rom-com, dramatic, christmas, teen-adult, female, around 2 minutes
   

10. SECRET SANTA: Dan may have given Penny a lame Secret Santa gift, but he has some good reasons (no car, wife left him, Econolodge…) But most importantly, does the Christmas season give him a better chance of winning back his ex?
    DETAILS: Comedy/drama, divorce, winning back ex, lonely, male (female), around 5 minutes
    

11. STILL STANDING UNDER THE MISTLETOE: Will mistletoe work its magic for Larry when he sees his ex at a Christmas party?
    DETAILS: Comedy/Drama, winning back ex, hopeful, second chance, romantic, around 1.5-2 minutes
    

12. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEED: Alice, a young newlywed mails a letter to her husband, who is stationed in the army overseas during WWII. The letter carries more than her love, worries and hopes for the future, but also an important revelation which she believes will bring him home safely.
    DETAILS: drama, WW2, 1940s, around 5 minutes, romantic, female
    

13. THE HOTEL HALLWAY: Candace tries to make sense of her intense feelings after suddenly reconnecting with an old flame.
    DETAILS: Drama, yearning, longing, female, around 1.5-2 minutes

14. MARY’S EXPECTATIONS: Mary hates her fiance, but at least she’s getting married before her neighbors. Mr. Watts (that’s her fiance—they’re on a last name basis!) better make it worth it and meet her demands!
    DETAILS: Comedy/teen, female, period/18th century/1700s, Jane Austen, around 1.5 minutes.
    *Okay, this one is not exactly hopeful about romantic love, exactly, but it is about hopeful money and showing off a marriage!