History PlayingWith / SecondLove

* '''Straight''': Bob and Alice were in love; unfortunately, [[TheLostLenore she died.]] However, a few years later Bob meets and falls in love with Amber.

* '''Enforced''': "We can't let [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Alice's quitting]] derail the show, so lets give Bob a new LoveInterest."

** As a [[HauntedIndex ghost]], Alice watches on, and is distraught by the turn of events. She is angered by the fact that Bob has “Cheated” on her, and thus is [[BarredFromTheAfterlife unable to move on]]. She seeks revenge on her former lover, becoming a [[VengefulGhost Vengeful Ghost.]]

* '''Defied''': Bob: "I will not pursue a relationship with Amber or anyone else! Alice is my OneTrueLove and [[IWillWaitForYou I will remain faithful to her]] until [[TogetherInDeath we're reunited!]]"

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob still mourns for Alice and inadvertently compares her to Amber, who becomes increasingly frustrated by it and jealous of Alice's memory, feeling [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter she will never be good enough]]. It eventually leads to them ruining their relationship.

*** Alternatively, Alice [[IfICantHaveYou goes after Amber instead]], accusing her of [[PsychoExGirlfriend stealing her true love Bob away from her.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Amber realises she must accept that as Bob's first love, Alice [[TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest will always have a special place in his heart]] but that it doesn't mean he loves her any less; Bob realises that he should love Amber for who she is instead of comparing her to Alice, and that [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Alice would want him to move on and be happy again]].

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** As a [[HauntedIndex ghost]], Alice watches on, and is distraught by the turn of events. She is angered by the fact that Bob has “[[YourCheatingHeart Cheated]]” on her, and thus is [[BarredFromTheAfterlife unable to move on]]. She seeks revenge on her former lover, becoming a [[VengefulGhost Vengeful Ghost.]]

As a [[HauntedIndex ghost]], Alice watches on, and is distraught by the turn of events. She is angered by the fact that Bob has [[YourCheatingHeart “Cheated”]] on her, and thus is BarredFromTheAfterlife unable to move on]]. She seeks revenge on her former lover, becoming a [[VengefulGhost Vengeful Ghost.]]

* '''Parodied''': Bob keeps a list of potential romantic partners, causally moving down the list each time one dies- To the point he's indifferent to their actual gender amongst other traits.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob falls into love with Amber & Carol both, having met them together after Alice's death.

* '''Implied''': Though everyone fully believes Amber is Bob's first wife, he occasionally makes references to a woman named Alice- Yet the sad tone he speaks with makes it clear she isn't a mistress of his. Ultimately, with no other information, nobody can tell the exact relationship despite him being close to her.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob still mourns for Alice and inadvertently compares her to Amber, who becomes increasingly frustrated by it and jealous of Alice's memory, feeling she will never be good enough. It eventually leads to them ruining their relationship.

* '''Straight''': Bob and Alice were in love; unfortunately, she died. However, a few years later Bob meets and falls in love with Amber.

* '''Reconstructed''': Amber realises she must accept that as Bob's first love, Alice [[TheFirstCutIsheDeepest will always have a special place in his heart]] but that it doesn't mean he loves her any less; Bob realises that he should love Amber for who she is instead of comparing her to Alice, and that [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Alice would want him to move on and be happy again]].

* '''Reconstructed''': Amber realises she must accept that as Bob's first love, Alice [[TheFirstCutIsAlwaysTheDeepest will always have a special place in his heart]] but that it doesn't mean he loves her any less; Bob realises that he should love Amber for who she is instead of comparing her to Alice, and that [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Alice would want him to move on and be happy again]].

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** Bob is a CelibateHero.