10 Monologues about Boyfriends and/or Girlfriends

Written by Meghan Mitchell

January 12, 2018

Love life getting you down? Trying to navigate the current dating scene? These monologues all involve characters that could be well on their way to full commitment… or perhaps full disaster.  Whether it’s their first date or 50th, flirting nervously with their crush, or recounting the first night they met, these characters are looking for love—and not always in all the right places

A monologue from The Reason I’m Single by Tara Meddaugh

(Female, Comedic/Serio-Comedic, Teens-40s)
This monologue is not from a play; it is a standalone piece. Rebecca talks to Kelly who has asked Rebecca why Rebecca doesn’t have a boyfriend. Rebecca responds by telling Kelly that the reason she doesn’t have a boyfriend is because she loves her friend, Kelly. A funny piece for a comedic actor.

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A monologue from Love (Awkwardly) by John Rotondo and Maryann Carolan

(Male, Dramatic, Teens-Early 20s)
George soliloquies on his lost love, Laura.  George reminisces on how much happier he was when they were together.  After their break up, Laura removed any trace of him from ever existing in her life.  He is truly broken up about it, the irony being that she broke up with him partly because he wasn’t “sensitive enough.” Now, all George can do is feel all the things he should have felt before.

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A monologue from The Cindy Variations by Evan Guilford-Blake

(Female, Comedic, Late Teens-Early 20s)
Cindy is just beginning life in college — she’s still a virgin, albeit reluctantly; she wants love, not just sex — and her first college boyfriend, Carlo. He can sing, dance, play two instruments, and he’s gorgeous. Carlo is modest about his immense wealth and is seemingly perfect. But, something seems wrong to Cindy. Maybe, it’s because when they go out to an Italian restaurant, she realizes that in a Lady and the Tramp scenario, she’s the Tramp.

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A monologue from Magic Trick by Mariah MacCarthy

(Male, Dramatic, 20s-40s)
Eric has just woken up to find his girlfriend, Bana, and all of her belongings gone. He returns to the dive bar they visited the night before where they met a burlesque dancer named Clara and invited her to come home with them. He has had a bit to drink, and immediately begins interviewing Clara on her experience from the previous evening, hoping that she has some clue as to why Bana has left him. In this monologue, his tact does not quite catch up with his mouth.

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A monologue from Migration by Chad Eschman

(Female, Dramatic/Serio-Comedic, 20s-40s)
Last night, despite her protestations, Jana had to take her boss’ nephew out for dinner. The upside is that he was charming and handsome. The downside is that Jana already has a boyfriend. Today she’s back at work, and both guys call her at the same time. She now picks up the phone and switches between lines, trying to keep her stories straight.

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A monologue from Who’s There? by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm

(Male, Comedic, 20s-40s)
Anna had been cheating on David with his best friend before the motorcycle accident, and things were left undetermined with their relationship after Anna was released from the hospital. After understanding Anna’s new condition, David is now determined to take care of her and help her adjust to life again. David firmly believes that Anna will not let her guard down and let him in—that was always the problem in their relationship. This is the story of how they met; through a drunken fog and vandalism.

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A monologue from The Birthday Gift by Jane Miller

(Female, Comedic/Serio-Comedic, Teens-20s)
Sophie sits in the chair at a tattoo parlor before getting “Josh” (her boyfriend’s name) tattooed on her arm. As she speaks with the tattoo artist, she becomes less and less sure that she wants something this permanent on her skin.

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A monologue from Eden by Douglas M. Parker

(Male, Comedic, Juniors-Teens)
Adam is talking about Eve and their relationship. Does she actually think he’s funny? Does she REALLY like me? Man, why are girls so complicated! Maybe they should break up, or talk it over a dinner… of apples. A good monologue for a young actor exploring comedic internal drama.

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A monologue from Rememberin’ Stuff by Eleanor Harder

(Male, Comedic, Juniors-Early 20s)
David tells his friends about his months-long quest to get Debbie to notice him. From dropping his book at her feet—or rather, on her foot—to reading Shakespeare in English class, David thought he had tried it all. Wouldn’t you know, their first conversation ended up being about their children’s books. He is as shocked as he is happy that ‘Babar the Elephant’ led him to having Cokes at Pizza Hut with Debbie.

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A monologue from Immaculate by Oliver Lansley

(Female, Serio-Comedic, Late Teens-40s)
Mia has been supernaturally impregnated through Immaculate Conception, but when the Archangel Gabriel and Lucifer both show up claiming parentage, nobody is sure by whom. In the meantime, her best friend Rebecca has been (secretly) going out and having sex with Michael. Neither of them has told Mia. But when Michael finds out that Mia is pregnant and tells Rebecca, she immediately assumes (wrongly) that Michael is the father and that Mia and Michael are still sleeping with each other, cheating on them both. Rebecca arrives at Mia’s flat to confront the situation.

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Meghan Mitchell is a working actor who graduated cum laude from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois with a B.A. in Musical Theatre. She loves Shakespeare and nightly fireworks, and after working regionally and on ships, she is now proud to call Orlando her home.