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* UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: A character rejects someone's love in a meanspirited way.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Almost everyone is in love with at least one other member of the cast but no two people are in love with each other.
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* MutualPining: Two characters have mutual feelings but are so convinced that their feelings are unrequited that they suffer over it instead of pursuing them.
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* BalancedHarem: Every haremette has a chance with TheHero, but only one is likely to win him.

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* BalancedHarem: Every haremette has a chance with TheHero, but only one is likely going to win him. him ([[MarryThemAll usually]]).



* SupportingHarem: The supporting cast of a HaremGenre story who have one-sided crushes on one of the leads.

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* SupportingHarem: The supporting cast of a HaremGenre story who have one-sided crushes on one of the leads.leads ([[TopWife usually]]).
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* AttemptedHomewrecker: Someone wants to be with someone who is already in a relationship and unwilling to cheat.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: He/she just can't take a hint that the recipient of their love is just not interested.

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* DoggedNiceGuy: He/she They just can't take a hint that the recipient of their love is just not interested.
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* SleepsWithEveryoneButYou: A promiscuous character won't have sex with this person despite being willing to shag AnythingThatMoves.

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* SleepsWithEveryoneButYou: A promiscuous character won't have sex with this person despite being willing to shag AnythingThatMoves.just about everyone else.
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* SmittenWithTheVillain: A hero or bystander falls in love with a villain, with the villain often not being aware of their interest in them.
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* SmittenWithTheVillain: A hero or bystander falls in love with a villain, with the villain often not being aware of their interest in them.
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* JealousRomanticWitness: A character watches their LoveInterest being romantic with their rival suitor.
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* CompetingWithACorpse: Someone is still hung up on a deceased loved one and can't move on.
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* YourCheatingHeart: If your partner's cheating on you, or cheating ''with'' you, chances are they don't really love you or care about your feelings.
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* RejectedMarriageProposal: Sometimes a proposal is rejected because the one being proposed doesn't return the proposer's feelings.

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* RejectedMarriageProposal: Sometimes a proposal is rejected Often because the one being proposed to doesn't return the proposer's feelings.
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* RejectedMarriageProposal

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* RejectedMarriageProposal RejectedMarriageProposal: Sometimes a proposal is rejected because the one being proposed doesn't return the proposer's feelings.
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* RejectedMarriageProposal
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* YourCheatingHeart: If your partner's cheating on you, or cheating ''with'' you, chances are they don't really love you or care about your feelings.
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: A character is being fought over by both a guy and a girl for affection.
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: A character is being fought over by both a guy and a girl for affection.
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* HanahakiDisease: A terminal disease where someone vomits flowers because of unrequited love.
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* EverythingButTheGirl: They can achieve or gain everything they want with the exception of their love interest's affections.
* FalseSoulmate: Sometimes they're revealed to be this because they don't return a character's love.
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* PatientChildhoodFriend: If they're unlucky, their friend may never return or even notice their affections.

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* PatientChildhoodFriend: PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: If they're unlucky, their friend may never return or even notice their affections.

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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: A character's feelings fade after their love interest is gone for a long time.



* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: A character's first relationship ended badly and now they have trouble returning other people's affections.
* FootDraggingDivorcee: The character may be putting off or resisting the divorce because they still love their spouse.
* GreenEyedEpiphany: A character only realizes they love someone after they get together with a different person.



* IncompatibleOrientation: Sexual orientation prevents romantic affections from being returned.

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* IncompatibleOrientation: Sexual Differing sexual orientation prevents romantic affections from being returned.



* LovingAShadow: They only love the idea of a person rather than the person themselves.



* MurderTheHypotenuse: In extreme cases, a character might try to bump off their love rival.



* NotGoodWithRejection: Not getting romantic affections returned can cause the victim to [[LoveMakesYouEvil turn evil]] or [[SpurnedIntoSuicide off themself]].

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* NotGoodWithRejection: Not getting romantic affections returned can cause the victim to [[LoveMakesYouEvil turn evil]] or [[SpurnedIntoSuicide off themself]].themself]] (or their love interest. [[MurderSuicide Or both]]).
* ObliviousToLove: A character's love interest doesn't even realize they have romantic feelings for them.


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* PatientChildhoodFriend: If they're unlucky, their friend may never return or even notice their affections.
* PeerlessLoveInterest: Usually considered to be way out of their league (possibly with an added dose of LovingAShadow).


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* RunawayBride: The bride decides she doesn't actually want to get married on the day of the wedding.
* RunawayFiance: A character accepts a marriage proposal but then decides to run off before the big day.


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* ShipSinking: Something happens in the story that prevents a couple from ever getting together, even if one of them has feelings for the other.


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* UnwantedSpouse: A character's whose spouse doesn't want to be married to them (can be a mutual feeling but not always).
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%%* MixtapeOfLove: Mixtapes can be a bad way to show your affection for someone.

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%%* * MixtapeOfLove: Mixtapes can be a bad way to show your affection for someone.
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* MixtapeOfLove: Mixtapes can be a bad way to show your affection for someone.

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* %%* MixtapeOfLove: Mixtapes can be a bad way to show your affection for someone.

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