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** Elly suddenly comes out of nowhere and tells them to [[QuitYourWhining shut up about their miseries]] and focus on the current, more important matter that could be done instead of wailing in despair. Realizing that Elly has a point, both Bob and Dick stop their whining and work together without even mentioning their miseries again.
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** Elly suddenly comes out of nowhere and tells them to [[QuitYourWhining shut up about their miseries]] and focus on the current, more important matter that could be done instead of wailing in despair. Realizing that Elly has a point, both Bob and Dick stop their whining and work together without even mentioning their miseries again.again, lest Elly decides to beat them up if they even ''complain'' about anything right now.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Dick replies to Bob's lament with "You think that's bad! [Laughably Minor Complaint!]"
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Dick replies to Bob's lament with "You think that's bad! bad? [Laughably Minor Complaint!]"
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* '''Inverted''': Dick and Bob each try to prove their StiffUpperLip is stiffer than the other's.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Dick and Bob each try to prove their StiffUpperLip is stiffer than theother's.other's.
** Bob gets a promotion, and tells Dick, who immediately brags about how much better his life is because he won the lottery.
** Dick and Bob each try to prove their StiffUpperLip is stiffer than the
** Bob gets a promotion, and tells Dick, who immediately brags about how much better his life is because he won the lottery.
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** Alternatively, Bob is the selfish one because Dick's actually are worse.
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** Alternatively, Bob is the selfish one because Dick's actually are worse.worse, but Bob acts like his (easily fixable) issues are objectively more severe than anything anyone else is going through.
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** Bob has clinical depression, which makes his problems seem worse than they are, but Dick expects him to magically snap out of it. As a result, Bob falls victim to toxic positivity, thinks [[HappinessIsMandatory he has a duty to be happy at all times]], and beats himself up for inevitably failing. His mental health worsens, but he refuses to address it because he thinks he has nothing to complain about, instead bypassing his pain by abusing alcohol and/or drugs.
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** Bob realizes that his issues are lesser compared to the epic trauma Dick suffered through. [[AllLovingHero Dick]] is sympathetic and points out that just because he suffered worse doesn't mean Bob's suffering is any less real.
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** Bob realizes that his issues are lesser compared to the epic trauma Dick suffered through. [[AllLovingHero Dick]] is sympathetic and points out that just because he suffered worse doesn't mean Bob's suffering is any less real. As a result, we get this exchange:
--> '''Bob''': Damn... Y'know, I kinda feel like your problems are worse than mine.
--> '''Dick''': HEY! Load of bullshit, I tell ya. And I want you to stop with it! Sure, I may have gotten into some horrible shit myself, but that don't make your problems any less real! Don't hold this idiotic belief that you don't get to be sad because some bonehead on the other end of this planet's sadder than you. It's like saying you don't get to be happy because someone else is happier than you are, and you know that's a pretty stupid belief! This ain't no "who's life is the worst?" contest. I only aired out my own problems because I'm sure as hell you'd be willing to listen, y'know? Think of this as therapy, and maybe we'll get better in no time!
--> '''Bob''': Damn... Y'know, I kinda feel like your problems are worse than mine.
--> '''Dick''': HEY! Load of bullshit, I tell ya. And I want you to stop with it! Sure, I may have gotten into some horrible shit myself, but that don't make your problems any less real! Don't hold this idiotic belief that you don't get to be sad because some bonehead on the other end of this planet's sadder than you. It's like saying you don't get to be happy because someone else is happier than you are, and you know that's a pretty stupid belief! This ain't no "who's life is the worst?" contest. I only aired out my own problems because I'm sure as hell you'd be willing to listen, y'know? Think of this as therapy, and maybe we'll get better in no time!
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** George overhears their conversation, and tells them his last girlfriend [[{{Yandere}} tried to kill him]]. Therefore, by Dick's own logic, he has no more right to complain about his problems than Bob does.
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* '''Straight''': Bob complains to his buddy Dick about his recent problems dealing with his [[BettyAndVeronica two]] {{Love Interest}}s, [[GirlNextDoor Alice]] and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Eva]]. Dick responds by revealing that his last date stole his wallet and went on a spending spree with his credit cards, leaving him struggling to recover his finances.
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* '''Straight''': Bob complains to his buddy Dick about his recent problems dealing with his [[BettyAndVeronica two]] {{Love Interest}}s, [[GirlNextDoor Alice]] and [[TallDarkAndSnarky [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Eva]]. Dick responds by revealing that his last date stole his wallet and went on a spending spree with his credit cards, leaving him struggling to recover his finances.
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** Elly suddenly comes out of nowhere and tells them to [[QuitYourWhining shut up about their miseries]] and focus on the current, more important matter that could be done instead of wailing in despair. Realizing that Elly has a point, both Bob and Dick stopped their whining and worked together without even mentioning their miseries again.
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** Elly suddenly comes out of nowhere and tells them to [[QuitYourWhining shut up about their miseries]] and focus on the current, more important matter that could be done instead of wailing in despair. Realizing that Elly has a point, both Bob and Dick stopped stop their whining and worked work together without even mentioning their miseries again.
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** Bob has a ruined date and lost his wallet. Those are bad things with easy (or -ier) solutions. Alice has a just come back from pulling the plugs on her massacred family. She ''[[RageBreakingPoint really]]'' has no desire to deal with Bob's crap.
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** Misery loves company; Dick and Bob sharing their respective problems helps them cope.
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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to promote AnAesop about complaining about one own problems.
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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to promote AnAesop about complaining about one one's own problems.
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-->'''Dick'':' Oh, ''come on'', Bob! Your problems are so trivial, I can't believe ''anyone'' would complain about them. Ask yourself this: who do you want to spend your time with, Alice or Eva? Then ''ask her out''.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Dick refuses to [[NoSympathy show any sympathy]] for Bob's problems, and Bob stops telling him about them, even when he really ''does'' need help dealing with it all.
* Do to Dick's Misery Poker tendencies Bob becomes more resentful and when then time comes when Dick needs a listening ear, Bob Gives Dick A Taste Of Their Own Medicine and leaves Dick out to dry.
* Do to Dick's Misery Poker tendencies Bob becomes more resentful and when then time comes when Dick needs a listening ear, Bob Gives Dick A Taste Of Their Own Medicine and leaves Dick out to dry.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Dick refuses to [[NoSympathy show any sympathy]] for Bob's problems, and Bob stops telling him about them, even when he really ''does'' need help dealing with it all.
* Do ** Due to Dick's Misery Poker MiseryPoker tendencies Bob becomes more resentful and when then time comes when Dick needs a listening ear, Bob Gives gives Dick A Taste Of Their Own Medicine ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine and leaves Dick out to dry.
** Dick refuses to [[NoSympathy show any sympathy]] for Bob's problems, and Bob stops telling him about them, even when he really ''does'' need help dealing with it all.
