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* '''Exaggerated''': [[LoveDodecahedron Bob, Charles, and a bunch of guys down to Zeke]] are all in love with Alice. Once they realize she loves Zeke, they all step back and let him have her.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[LoveDodecahedron Bob, Charles, and a bunch of guys down to Zeke]] are all in love with Alice. Once they realize she loves Zeke, they all step back and let him have her.her, and perhaps get into relationships with each other instead.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob falls in love with Alice, but calmly accepts it when she tells him she already has a boyfriend.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob falls in love with Alice, but calmly begrudgingly accepts it when she tells him she already has a boyfriend.

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* '''Played For Drama''':
** Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatibleOrientation Zeke doesn't swing that way]] and is deeply in love with Alice, who is love with Conrad. Bob's desire to make Zeke happy leads him to murder Conrad so that Alice is free to be with Zeke. By the time he's confronted it's clear Bob has lost his mind entirely, and he starts raving about how even though Zeke isn't in love with him, he's content with devoting his life to working from the shadows and crushing anything that would make his beloved Zeke unhappy.
** In a less disturbing route, Bob steps back and lets Alice be with Zeke, knowing it is the right choice. However, as he tries to move forward and see other women, another problem arises: he constantly compares them to Alice. It's painfully clear that he isn't over her and it's damaging any possible relationship that can happen.

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* '''Played For Drama''':
** Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatibleOrientation Zeke doesn't swing that way]] and is deeply in love with Alice, who is love with Conrad. Bob's desire to make Zeke happy leads him to murder Conrad so that Alice is free to be with Zeke. By the time he's confronted it's clear Bob has lost his mind entirely, and he starts raving about how even though Zeke isn't in love with him, he's content with devoting his life to working from the shadows and crushing anything that would make his beloved Zeke unhappy.
** In a less disturbing route,
Drama''': Bob steps back and lets Alice be with Zeke, knowing it is the right choice. However, as he tries to move forward and see other women, another problem arises: he constantly compares them to Alice. It's painfully clear that he isn't over her and it's damaging any possible relationship that can happen.happen.
* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatibleOrientation Zeke doesn't swing that way]] and is deeply in love with Alice, who is love with Conrad. Bob's desire to make Zeke happy leads him to murder Conrad so that Alice is free to be with Zeke. By the time he's confronted it's clear Bob has lost his mind entirely, and he starts raving about how even though Zeke isn't in love with him, he's content with devoting his life to working from the shadows and crushing anything that would make his beloved Zeke unhappy.

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* '''Inverted''': MurderTheHypotenuse; IfICantHaveYou

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* '''Inverted''': MurderTheHypotenuse; '''Inverted''':
** MurderTheHypotenuse
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IfICantHaveYou

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* '''Enforced''': "Alright, this harem anime is getting close to the end. It's time for Alice to pick her suitor."

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** Romance is not present.
* '''Enforced''': "Alright, the producer said this harem anime is getting close to the end. It's time for Alice to pick her suitor."



** Bob tries to MurderTheHypotenuse.

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** Bob refuses to listen the advice to stop pursuing her so she can be happy. He tries to MurderTheHypotenuse.
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** In a less disturbing route, Bob steps back and let's Alice be with Zeke, knowing it is the right choice. However, as he tries to move forward and see other women, another problem arises: he constantly compares them to Alice. It's painfully clear that he isn't over her and it's damaging any possible relationship that can happen.

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** In a less disturbing route, Bob steps back and let's lets Alice be with Zeke, knowing it is the right choice. However, as he tries to move forward and see other women, another problem arises: he constantly compares them to Alice. It's painfully clear that he isn't over her and it's damaging any possible relationship that can happen.
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Aw crap, needed to fix an error I made in linking


** But, Alice [[Childhood Friend Romance has had a crush on Charles since they were kids.]]

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** But, Alice [[Childhood Friend Romance [[ChildhoodFriendRomance has had a crush on Charles since they were kids.]]
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** But, Alice [[Childhood Friend Romance has had a crush on Charles since they were kids.]]
** Alice and Bob end up not working out.
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Two more reasons that popped to my head

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** Bob misinterpreted the relationship between Alice and Charles; they are [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend just really good friends]].
** Alice still chooses Bob over Charles.

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** Bob did the noble thing in letting Alice be happy with another man but he secretly hopes the relationship will fail. To Bob, if he and Alice were truly fated to be a couple then [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight he should allow fate play itself out]]. If the relationship between Alice and Charles is [[SelfDefeatingProphecy doomed to fail]], then [[YouCantFightFate it will fail without Bob's help]].



** Bob did the noble thing in letting Alice be happy with another man but he secretly hopes the relationship will fail. To Bob, if he and Alice were truly fated to be a couple then [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight he should allow fate play itself out]]. If the relationship between Alice and Charles is [[SelfDefeatingProphecy doomed to fail]], then [[YouCantFightFate it will fail without Bob's help]].

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** Bob did the noble thing in letting decides to stop waiting for Alice to be miserable enough to break up with Charles and decides that he's not going to wait for fate to act on his behalf, he chooses to move on and let Alice be happy with another man but he secretly hopes the relationship will fail. To Bob, if he and Alice were truly fated to be a couple then [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight he should allow fate play itself out]]. If the relationship between Alice and Charles is [[SelfDefeatingProphecy doomed to fail]], then [[YouCantFightFate it will fail without Bob's help]].happy.
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** Bob did the noble thing in letting Alice be happy with another man but he secretly hopes the relationship will fail. To Bob, if he and Alice were truly fated to be a couple then [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight he should allow fate play itself out]]. If the relationship between Alice and Charles is [[SelfDefeatingProphecy doomed to fail]], then [[YouCantFightFate it will fail without Bob's help]].

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** Bob is already in a relationship with Alice, and decides to break up with her. Rather than simply leave her lonely and miserable, he goes to the trouble of finding his replacement, a man who will make Alice just as happy as Bob used to. Once he has found Charlie, it is then time to announce this change.

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** Bob is already in a relationship with Alice, and decides to break up with her. Rather than simply leave her lonely and miserable, he goes to the trouble of finding his replacement, a man who will make Alice just as happy as Bob used to. Once he has found Charlie, it is then time to announce this change.change... and Alice manages to see through it and accuses Bob of being a manipulative asshole.
** Bob thinks that Alice will be happy with someone else because he's trouble. And while he's right that it would have been (or has been so far) a relationship with a large amount of rocky moments, Alice [[FromBadToWorse never obtains happiness with anybody or anything else]]. [[AllForNothing In the end, nothing good comes from his efforts.]]



* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatibleOrientation Zeke doesn't swing that way]] and is deeply in love with Alice, who is love with Conrad. Bob's desire to make Zeke happy leads him to murder Conrad so that Alice is free to be with Zeke. By the time he's confronted it's clear Bob has lost his mind entirely, and he starts raving about how even though Zeke isn't in love with him, he's content with devoting his life to working from the shadows and crushing anything that would make his beloved Zeke unhappy.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatibleOrientation Zeke doesn't swing that way]] and is deeply in love with Alice, who is love with Conrad. Bob's desire to make Zeke happy leads him to murder Conrad so that Alice is free to be with Zeke. By the time he's confronted it's clear Bob has lost his mind entirely, and he starts raving about how even though Zeke isn't in love with him, he's content with devoting his life to working from the shadows and crushing anything that would make his beloved Zeke unhappy.

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** Bob steps back and lets Alice and Zeke become the OfficialCouple, but never moves past her and becomes bitter, spending the rest of his life miserable and wondering WhatCouldHaveBeen.

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** Bob steps back and lets Alice and Zeke become the OfficialCouple, but never moves past her and becomes bitter, spending spends the rest of his life miserable bitter and miserable, wondering WhatCouldHaveBeen.


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* '''Reconstructed''':
** Carol, a friend of Alice's, notices how bitter and miserable Bob is and confronts him about the issue. She informs him that neither Alice nor Zeke wish for him to be that way and that he needs to move on with his life if he wants any semblance of happiness. Bob takes Carol's advice to heart and begins to spend more time with her. Who knows? Maybe something [[SecondLove might happen with them]].


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** In a less disturbing route, Bob steps back and let's Alice be with Zeke, knowing it is the right choice. However, as he tries to move forward and see other women, another problem arises: he constantly compares them to Alice. It's painfully clear that he isn't over her and it's damaging any possible relationship that can happen.
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** Alice and Bob really do love each other, but Bob is an InsecureLoveInterest. Charles, who wants Alice, convinces Bob that she'd be better off with someone else.
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