Omg, YES. And then the strong female MC is suddenly motivated solely by her offspring and her every thought and action revolves around motherhood. “I know I used to want to save the world because of my strong moral compass and innate compassion, but now it’s to create a better world FOR MY BEYBEY!” Grooooan.
I don’t mind “enemies to lovers” stories when it’s basically the characters only know each other through reputation or like go to the same college but haven’t really spent time together and assume they hate each other from afar but then when they actually get to know each other, they fall in love. I am not a fan of the stories where they fight and bicker and try to sabotage each other and generally hate each other and it’s spun as sexual tension. Cruelty and malice are terrible bases for a romantic or sexual relationship. I wouldn’t trust someone I hate in a sexual encounter no matter how brief. How can you trust someone that has spent the entire time you’ve known them trying to hurt you with intimacy or vulnerability of any kind?