Because you like Romeo Montague in Romeo & Juliet
Jacob Black is the boy next door who's also the wolf next door. See them in Twilight.
Josh Lucas just can't stop hanging around his stepsister's house. See them in Clueless.
Quentin has his whole life mapped out. It might sound boring, but he likes boring. See them in Paper Towns.
A 100-plus-year-old who looks like a dreamy teenager, Edward Cullen warns girls to avoid him, which makes them want him even more. See them in Twilight.
Romantic, impulsive, and captivated by the joys of life, Natasha Rostova is on the messy path of growing up. See them in War and Peace.
Formerly a "sweater-set-wearing, mojito-drinking sorority girl", Paige Collins is now a successful sculptor with slight memory loss. See them in The Vow.
Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.