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* '''Inverted''': Charles and his girlfriend Diane are mistaken for siblings, [[MistakenForIncest which is why he panics when he sees them kissing]].

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* '''Inverted''': Charles and his girlfriend Diane are mistaken for siblings, [[MistakenForIncest which is why he Bob panics when he sees them kissing]].
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* '''Inverted''': Charles and his girlfriend Diane are mistaken for siblings.

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* '''Inverted''': Charles and his girlfriend Diane are mistaken for siblings.siblings, [[MistakenForIncest which is why he panics when he sees them kissing]].
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob! You've found yourself a hot girl." "That's my sister, you {{jerkass}}! I told you I was bringing her over, didn't I?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob! You've found yourself a hot girl." "That's my sister, you {{jerkass}}! dumbass. I told you I was bringing her over, didn't I?"
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** Bob is a LemonStu [[TheCasanova who often brings women home for sex]].

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** Bob is a LemonStu womanizer [[TheCasanova who often brings women home for sex]].

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'''Basic Trope''': A BrotherSisterTeam is mistaken for a romantic couple.

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'''Basic Trope''': A BrotherSisterTeam is Relatives are mistaken for a romantic couple.



* '''Averted''':
** Siblings are never mistaken for LoveInterests.
** OnlyChildSyndrome

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* '''Averted''':
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'''Averted''': Siblings are never mistaken for LoveInterests.
** OnlyChildSyndrome
LoveInterests.
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** AliceAndBob are siblings, but are MistakenForRomance because they're [[IncestSubtext more physically affectionate with each other than one would expect for siblings]].
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** Charles thinks that Alice and Bob are related by blood in a different way, instead of siblings.

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** Charles thinks that Alice and Bob are related by blood in a different way, instead of siblings.cousins.

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* '''Downplayed''': Charles assumes that AliceAndBob are a couple, but says nothing.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Charles assumes that AliceAndBob are a couple, but says nothing.nothing.
** Charles thinks that Alice and Bob are related by blood in a different way, instead of siblings.
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** Alice was hoping to date Charles, but now that he thinks she's dating Bob she can't get him to go out with her, and he won't give her a chance to explain.
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** Alice and Bob, despite being siblings, do not look very similar.
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** Bob lives Zoroastrian Persia, where BrotherSisterIncest was not only tolerated but encouraged. He wanted to make sure Charlie knew his relationship was "sacred" because he liked to brag about it.

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** Bob lives in Zoroastrian Persia, where BrotherSisterIncest was not only tolerated but encouraged. He wanted to make sure Charlie knew his relationship was "sacred" because he liked to brag about it.

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* '''Subverted''': Charles reveals that he was joking, and knew all along that Alice was Bob's sister.
* '''Double Subverted''': He was lying so Bob wouldn't hate him.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Charles reveals that he was joking, and knew all along that Alice was Bob's sister.
** While Alice is Bob's sister, [[BrotherSisterIncest she is his girlfriend too]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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He was lying so Bob wouldn't hate him.him.
** Bob lives Zoroastrian Persia, where BrotherSisterIncest was not only tolerated but encouraged. He wanted to make sure Charlie knew his relationship was "sacred" because he liked to brag about it.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice pretends to be Bob's girlfriend without his knowledge because she wants to piss off Bob's ex.



* '''Played For Drama''': Both AliceAndBob are offended by the RelativeError, and lose touch as a result.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Both AliceAndBob are offended by the RelativeError, and lose touch as a result.result.
** Bob's real girlfriend believes Bob to be cheating on her and breaks up with him without giving him a chance to explain himself.
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Wow, for blood siblings, Alice and Bob look nothing like each other. And they spend so much time together... I wonder if anyone's ever mistaken them for a couple."
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Bob has a ridiculously large number of sisters, and every time one is introduced they're mistaken for his girlfriend.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Charlie mistakes Alice and Bob for a couple, and they correct him. However, it turns out Alice and Bob are just messing with him and they aren't related after all. But then the story rolls around to revealing they're half-siblings or KissingCousins, much to their surprise. Except there's some ambiguity around the family tree, so there's a chance it's okay for them to date after all...

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* '''Exaggerated''': Several people make this mistake every time AliceAndBob are seen together in public.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Several people make this mistake every time AliceAndBob are seen together in public.public.
** AliceAndBob are HalfIdenticalTwins. Nevertheless, everyone mistakes them for a romantic couple.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles begin to resent each other.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob forgives Charles.


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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': A BrotherSisterTeam is mistaken for a romantic couple.
* '''Straight''': Bob brings his sister Alice to his house. His neighbor Charles asks Bob if she's his new girlfriend.
* '''Exaggerated''': Several people make this mistake every time AliceAndBob are seen together in public.
* '''Downplayed''': Charles assumes that AliceAndBob are a couple, but says nothing.
* '''Justified''':
** Charles didn't know that Bob had a sister; perhaps Alice lives in another city.
** Bob is a LemonStu [[TheCasanova who often brings women home for sex]].
* '''Inverted''': Charles and his girlfriend Diane are mistaken for siblings.
* '''Subverted''': Charles reveals that he was joking, and knew all along that Alice was Bob's sister.
* '''Double Subverted''': He was lying so Bob wouldn't hate him.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Siblings are never mistaken for LoveInterests.
** OnlyChildSyndrome
* '''Enforced''': "We need to give Charles another good joke. Let's have him mistake Bob's sister for a love interest."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob! You've found yourself a hot girl." "That's my sister, you {{jerkass}}! I told you I was bringing her over, didn't I?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob wants an excuse to be mad at Charles, so he never mentions Alice, but eventually invites her over for dinner in the hope that Charles will make this mistake.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob shows Charles (and everyone else in his life) a photo of Alice to prevent this mistake from occurring.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why didn't Charles know about Alice? I thought he and Bob were friends."
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob [[ComicalOverreacting freaks out hilariously]] every time this mistake is made.
* '''Played For Drama''': Both AliceAndBob are offended by the RelativeError, and lose touch as a result.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles begin to resent each other.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob forgives Charles.
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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Untwisted''': ???

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