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'''Basic Trope''': A character thinks someone is being sentimental when actually they're not.
* '''Straight''': Alice leans on Bob. He [[MistakenForRomance thinks]] that she's doing it because she's in love with him, but actually, she's just cold.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice comes over to visit Bob, and he thinks it's a date, but actually she wants to kill him!
* '''Downplayed''': Alice clarifies that she ''is'' in love with Bob, but that this particular instance of leaning on him was simply to keep warm.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice does have a habit of leaning on people she likes, so Bob thought this applied here.
** Alice is Bob's girlfriend, so it wouldn't be too unusual for her to hug him; that just wasn't what she was doing in this case.
** Bob has an unrequited crush on Alice, and so is quick to assume her actions are done out of affection.
* '''Inverted''': Alice comes onto Bob by leaning on him. Bob is oblivious to Alice's advances and thinks she's just cold.
* '''Subverted''': As it turns out, Alice lied about being cold to avoid admitting her feelings for Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Averted''': Alice really ''is'' in love with Bob, or Bob realises that she's only trying to stay warm.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Must you assume ''everything'' I do is loaded with emotion?"
* '''Invoked''': [[TheGadfly Charlie]] encourages Alice to warm up by leaning on Bob, knowing that Bob will get the wrong idea.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Alice is cold, but decides to just brave the cold or put on a sweater, knowing that if she leans on Bob, he might get the wrong idea.
* '''Discussed''': "What do I do if I get too cold? If I start leaning on Bob, he'll think I'm in love with him!"
* '''Conversed''': "My favourite Bob moment has got to be that scene where he thinks Alice has a crush on him when really she was cold! Gets me every time!"
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob has a hard time dealing with the fact that Alice doesn't love him.
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob mistakenly thinks a possessed Alice is coming onto him.
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