History PlayingWith / ChildhoodFriendRomance

** Bob was more affected by the Westermarck Effect than Alice, and thinks of them LikeBrotherAndSister.

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* '''Exploited''': ???

** VictoriousChildhoodFriend.

* '''Parodied''': Alice, childhood friend of Bob, shows up to romance him...only to discover that "he" was actually a [[{{Bifauxnen}} girl all along]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "You...didn't fall for someone else while I was away, did you, Bob? After all, I was here first".
* '''Invoked''': "Bob, you're acting like you don't even ''know'' me. I just want to talk to you, It's not like I want to marry you".

* '''Defied''': "Fall in love with Bob? We were just kids!"
* '''Discussed''': "Yes, Carol, Alice does seem to have a crush on me, but we're LikeBrotherAndSister, no need for jealousy there".

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice has let a childhood infatuation run her life for years, robbing herself of the chance to establish healthy romantic relationships with people who might return her affections.

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob helps Alice to overcome that infatuation. They both enter healthy relationships at various times, but end up falling for each other.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' Alice is a ClingyJealousGirl who always assumed they'd get together, while Bob is [[ObliviousToLove unaware of her feelings]]. HilarityEnsues.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Alice is [[{{Yandere}} willing to do ANYTHING]] to ensure they stay together. Bob isn't aware she views him with such obsessive devotion.

* '''Exaggerated''': They were born on the same day, in the same hospital, and owing to a shortage of cribs ended up in the same one.

* '''Parodied''': Bob partakes in a [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relation with a whole harem of childhood friends.

* '''Enforced''': The writer had Alice and Bob know each other from childhood to reinforce their status as the OfficialCouple.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Childhood friends do oftentimes end up together in fiction, so it's not strange that you'd think that way about your own, Bob".
* '''Invoked''':
** Upon considering possible mates, Bob immediately decides upon and pursues his childhood friend, thinking that since they know each other so well, their relationship will likely be stable.
** Alternately, Alice and Bob are bound in an ArrangedMarriage.

* '''Defied''': Bob makes sure Alice knows that they are LikeBrotherAndSister to avoid romantic complications that could ruin their friendship.

* '''Conversed''': "Oh, so Alice is Bob's childhood friend? Yeah, there's a good chance they'll end up together".
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Because Alice and Bob had seen each other LikeBrotherAndSister previously, their newfound relationship feels extremely awkward, almost as if it was BrotherSisterIncest.
** Bob marries with Alice because he feels he knows her well, as they are Childhood Friends. He realizes that friends don't always make good spouses, and has to deal with this.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Enforced''': "We need a romantic rival to cause problems for the OfficialCouple and keep some conflict going. How about Bob's childhood Alice shows up, and she's still carrying a torch for him?"

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has let a childhood infatuation run her life for years, robbing herself of the chance to establish healthy romantic relationships with people who might return her affections.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice was classmates with Bob in junior high, but although she had a bit of a crush on him, Bob has nevr been more than a warm acquaintance to her.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': Bob partakes in a TenchiSolution with a whole harem of childhood friends.

!!Unlucky Childhood Friend subtrope:

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has let a childhood infatuation run her life for years, robbing herself of the chance to establish healthy romantic relationships with people who might return her affections.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob helps Alice to overcome that infatuation. They both enter healthy relationships at various times, but end up falling for each other.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You...didn't fall for someone else while I was away, did you, Bob? After all, I was here first."
* '''Invoked''': "Bob, you're acting like you don't even ''know'' me. I just want to talk to you, It's not like I want to marry you."

* '''Discussed''': "Yes, Carol, Alice does seem to have a crush on me, but we're LikeBrotherAndSister, no need for jealousy there."

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!!Victorious Childhood Friends subtrope:

* '''Inverted''': UnluckyChildhoodFriend

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Because Alice and Bob had seen each other LikeBrotherAndSister previously, their newfound relationship feels extremely awkward, almost as if it was BrotherSisterIncest.
** Bob marries with Alice because he feels he knows her well, as they are Childhood Friends. He realizes that friends don't always make good spouses, and has to deal with this.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob manage their way through the awkwardness and settle into a very stable relationship.

* '''Averted''': Bob knew none of his LoveInterests from his childhood.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Childhood friends do oftentimes end up together in fiction, so it's not strange that you'd think that way about your own, Bob."

* '''Discussed''': "While you're considering different girls, Bob, what do you think of Alice? I mean, she's pretty much always been with you."
* '''Conversed''': "Oh, so Alice is Bob's childhood friend? Yeah, there's a good chance they'll end up together."

* '''Discussed''': "Yes, Carol, Alice does seem to have a crush on me, but we're LikeBrotherAndsister, no need for jealousy there."

* '''Justified''': Bob was more affected by the Westermarck Effect than Alice, and thinks of them LikeBrotherAndSister.

* '''Inverted''': VictoriousChildhoodFriend.

* '''Deconstructed''': Because Alice and Bob had seen each other LikeBrotherAndSister previously, their newfound relationship feels extremely awkward, almost as if it was BrotherSisterIncest.

* '''Invoked''': Upon considering possible mates, Bob immediately decides upon and pursues his childhood friend, thinking that since they know each other so well, their relationship will likely be stable.