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

* '''Justified''': Bob's hoping that Alice will see him letting Charles win and fall for him instead.

* '''Justified''':
** Bob's hoping that Alice will see him letting Charles win and fall for him instead.

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

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is in love with Zeke, but [[IncompatableOrientation 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.

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob steps back and let's Alice and Zeke become the OfficialCouple, but never moves past her and becomes happy, spending the rest of his life miserable and wondering WhatCouldHaveBeen.

* '''Invoked''': Zeke felt Bob needed less distraction in his life, so he set Charles up to appear more ideal to Alice, knowing bob would back off.

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

* '''Averted''': Alice makes it clear from the get go that she's only into Charles.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob's one of those romantics he has it in his head that the other person should be happy, if he's there or not."

** Or Alice/Bob wants to leave their partner (for any reason, ethical or not), so s/he use Bob's/Alice's behavior to separate without much trouble.

** Alternately, it ends in an OneTrueThreesome.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Bob appears to step back and let Charles declare victory, but when he and Alice are alone, he starts trying to woo her again.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...Turns out they were just rehearsing a play. Bob really did give up.

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

** Bob has a rather low self esteem, and despite Alice being one of the few people he feels confident about talking to, he never truly seems himself as somebody who could make her happy.

** Pretty much the same as '''Justified''', actually - Bob steps back, specifically so Alice notices and chooses him instead.

** Alternately, it ends in an OT3.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Justified''': Bob's hoping that Alice will see him letting Charles win and fall for him instead.

* '''Exploited''': Pretty much the same as '''Justified''', actually - Bob steps back, specifically so Alice notices and chooses him instead.

* '''Defied''': Bob tries to MurderTheHypotenuse.

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* '''Straight''': Ben and Charles are in love with Anna. Once Ben realizes she really wants Charles, he stops pursuing her so she can be happy.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[LoveDodecahedron Ben, Charles, and a bunch of guys down to Zeke]] are all in love with Anna. Once they realize she loves Zeke, they all step back and let him have her.
* '''Justified''': Ben's hoping that Anna will see him letting Charles win and fall for him instead.
** There are factors besides Anna's feelings that make Charles more suitable partner. Perhaps Ben has a painful addiction or anger issues. Maybe Charles is rich while Ben is poor, and thus can provide for Anna better. Or maybe Ben's leading a life of crime and doesn't want Anna hurt.

* '''Subverted''': Ben appears to step back and let Charles declare victory, but when he and Anna are alone, he starts trying to woo her again.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Turns out they were just rehearsing a play. Ben really did give up.
* '''Parodied''': Both Ben and Charles try to pull this, and they get into a knock-down, drag-out fight as to who gets her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Ben steps back and lets Charles get Anna, but hits on her when they're alone. Then it turns out they were rehearsing a play. But the reason Ben's performance was so heartfelt was because he still loves Anna...
* '''Averted''': Anna makes it clear from the get go that she's only into Charles.
* '''Enforced''': "Alright, this harem anime is getting close to the end. It's time for Anna to pick her suitor."

* '''Exploited''': Pretty much the same as '''Justified''', actually - Ben steps back, specifically so Anna notices and chooses him instead.
* '''Defied''': Ben tries to MurderTheHypotenuse.

* '''Discussed''': "Ben is by far the better choice for Anna. After all, he is willing to give her up just to make her happy!"
* '''Conversed''': "We must be getting to the end of this romantic comedy, because it looks like Ben's about to throw in the towel."

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* '''Straight''': Bob and Charles are in love with Alice. Once Bob realizes she really wants Charles, he stops pursuing her so she can be happy.
* '''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.
* '''Justified''': Bob's hoping that Alice will see him letting Charles win and fall for him instead.
** There are factors besides Alice's feelings that make Charlie a more suitable partner. Perhaps Bob has a painful addiction or anger issues. Maybe Charlie is rich while Bob is poor, and thus can provide for Alice better. Or maybe Bob's leading a life of crime and doesn't want Alice hurt.

* '''Subverted''': Bob appears to step back and let Charles declare victory, but when he and Alice are alone, he starts trying to woo her again.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Turns out they were just rehearsing a play. Bob really did give up.
* '''Parodied''': Both Bob and Charles try to pull this, and they get into a knock-down, drag-out fight as to who gets her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob steps back and lets Charles get Alice, but hits on her when they're alone. Then it turns out they were rehearsing a play. But the reason Bob's performance was so heartfelt was because he still loves Alice...
* '''Averted''': Alice makes it clear from the get go that she's only into Charles.
* '''Enforced''': "Alright, this harem anime is getting close to the end. It's time for Alice to pick her suitor."

* '''Exploited''': Pretty much the same as '''Justified''', actually - Bob steps back, specifically so Alice notices and chooses him instead.
* '''Defied''': Bob tries to MurderTheHypotenuse.
** Alternately, it ends in an OT3
* '''Discussed''': "Bob is by far the better choice for Alice. After all, he is willing to give her up just to make her happy!"
* '''Conversed''': "We must be getting to the end of this romantic comedy, because it looks like Bob's about to throw in the towel."

* '''Exploited''': Bob steps back, hoping Alice notices and chooses him instead.

* '''Discussed''': "Bob is by far the better choice for Alice. He's willing to give her up just to make her happy!"

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

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???

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