: The storyline begins with the excitement and happiness of new love. As the drawings progress, they capture "daily actions between Lovers" before eventually shifting toward a "huge heart break" years later.

: A popular dating guide titled Models: Attract Women Through Honesty , which outlines a relationship philosophy based on vulnerability, truth, and polarization rather than manipulation. It categorizes women's interest into three "models" : Unreceptive, Neutral, and Receptive.

The phrase most prominently refers to the illustrated collection 157 Days of Love by visual artist Xong Bros . This wordless contemporary romance graphic novel utilizes 157 black-and-white drawings to chronicle the entire lifecycle of a single romantic relationship between a male and female character. Romantic Storylines in "157 Days of Love"