I like stories of tragic, psychological love, where human flaws are exposed. But also characters who hate each other destroy each other and love each other at the same time. Characters who admire but despise each other at the same time like Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy (pride and prejudice). Characters who are consumed by their faults but who love each other just as intensely like Heathcliff and Catherine (Wuthering Heights). Characters who repress their feelings but on whom their souls will take control of their destiny like Aratov and Clara Militch (in Clara Militch by Turgenev)
In short, that's all, I like the confrontation between very intelligent equal characters who oscillate between love and hatred. Ps: preferably no history of adultery, or with a lot of smut thank you
by mimi_0510