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** Bob doesn't just notice Alice's crush on him. He also didn't notice Charlotte's crush on Danny neither Ethan's crush on Francine.
** Bob noticed everyone else's crushes, only he never notices Alice's crush on him.

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** Bob doesn't just notice miss Alice's crush on him. He also didn't notice misses Charlotte's crush on Danny neither Ethan's crush on Francine.
** Bob noticed notices everyone else's crushes, only he never notices Alice's crush on him.



** Bob has NoSocialSkills (can go hand-in-hand with being autistic).
** Bob is ShellShockedVeteran, hiding himself as StepfordSmiler. He's completely aware of this problem and doesn't believe that Alice would accept the mental wreckage he is underneath.
** Bob is TheMatchmaker, and he never sees love as something for himself.

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** Bob has NoSocialSkills (can go hand-in-hand hand in hand with being autistic).
** Bob is a ShellShockedVeteran, hiding himself as StepfordSmiler. He's completely aware of this problem and doesn't believe that Alice would accept the mental wreckage he is underneath.
** Bob is TheMatchmaker, and he never sees love as something for himself.



** Bob wasn't taught about romance and hasn't had Sex-Ed since his youth so he usually thinks familial love is as the same as romantic love.

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** Bob wasn't taught about romance and hasn't had Sex-Ed since his youth youth, so he usually thinks familial love is as the same as romantic love.



** Alice is able to get through to Bob -- he agrees to go out on a date with her.

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** Alice is able to get gets through to Bob -- he agrees to go out on a date with her.



** Alice did drop hints, but ended up getting rejected multiple times by Bob.

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** Alice did drop hints, but ended up getting Bob rejected her multiple times by Bob.times.



** However, he had a vastly different understanding of what a "date" is.

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** However, he had a vastly different understanding of what constitutes a "date" is."date".



** Bob does a SherlockScan of two random strangers, picking up from subtle body language cues that they are in love, yet fails to notice Alice practically throwing herself at him.

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** Bob does a SherlockScan of two random strangers, picking up from subtle body language cues that they are in love, yet fails to notice Alice Alice, in the nude, practically throwing herself at him.



* '''Conversed''': "It's a wonder Bob is so clueless.", "Don't forget Alice, she could always just ask outright and see what happens."
* '''Implied''': Bob complains that no one loves him. Alice gets uncomfortable and says, "I know for a fact that's not true." [[AbortedArc We never find out what she really meant]].

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* '''Conversed''': "It's a wonder Bob is so clueless.", " "Don't forget Alice, she could always just ask outright and see what happens."
* '''Implied''': Bob complains that no one loves him. Alice gets uncomfortable and says, "I know for a fact that's not true." [[AbortedArc We never find out what she really meant]].meant.]]



** Alice leaves Bob and uses her experience to find fulfillment with Sam, who she didn't realize was attracted to her.
* '''Played For Laughs''':

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** Alice leaves stops pursuing Bob and uses her experience to find fulfillment with Sam, who she didn't realize was attracted to her.
* '''Played For Laughs''': for Laughs''':



** Alice goes to absurd lengths to let Bob realize her feelings, including holding a giant neon sign and numerous {{Zany Scheme}}s.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice's inability to get through to Bob sends her into a deep depression.
** Bob DesperatelyCravesAffection, but also does not realize that Alice loves him. {{Angst}} ensues.

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** Alice goes to absurd lengths to let Bob realize her feelings, including holding a giant neon sign and numerous {{Zany Scheme}}s.
ZanyScheme[=s=].
* '''Played For Drama''':
for Drama''':
** Alice's inability to get through to Bob sends her into a deep depression.
depression.
** Bob DesperatelyCravesAffection, but also does not realize that Alice loves him. {{Angst}} ensues.



* '''Played for Horror''': After Bob misses Alice's expression of undying love for him, she [[DisproportionateRetribution murders him]] [[CruelAndUnusualDeath as gruesomely as possible]].



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** Bob has [[HurtingHero severe self-esteem issues]] and cannot fathom the possibility that Alice would like him, especially if Alice [[UnequalPairing seems superior in some way]]. He’s not oblivious to her flirtation so much as fundamentally unable to [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint realize what it means]].

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** Bob has [[HurtingHero [[HeroicSelfDeprecation severe self-esteem issues]] and cannot fathom the possibility that Alice would like him, especially if Alice [[UnequalPairing seems superior in some way]]. He’s not oblivious to her flirtation so much as fundamentally unable to [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint realize what it means]].
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* '''Enforced''': "Alright, how can we drag out the sexual tension between these two?"

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* '''Enforced''': "Alright, The creator wants to write a romance but has no idea how can we drag out to actually write a couple and wants to avoid ShippingBedDeath, and so uses this to drive the sexual tension between these two?"romance plot until it's time for the LastMinuteHookup.
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** Bob is autistic or aromantic and quite frankly [[BerserkButton it's starting to make him angry]] that Alice is all over him on a constant basis. Alice is going to have to learn the hard way that some people just are not capable of feeling the very specific kind of "love" that she is trying to force them to feel.
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** Bob has [[HurtingHero severe self-esteem issues]] and cannot fathom the possibility that Alice would like him, especially if Alice [[UnequalPairing seems superior in some way]]. He’s not oblivious to her flirtation so much as fundamentally unable to [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint realize what it means]].
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** Alice gives a description of the man she loves, describing Bob in dreamy ways he would never describe himself with.

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** Alice gives a [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription description of the man she loves, loves]], describing Bob in dreamy ways he would never describe himself with.
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** Alice gives a description of the man she loves, describing Bob in dreamy ways he would never describe himself with.

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