Line #28 PlayingWith/DoggedNiceGuy


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character displays constant friendliness and helpfulness towards another character, in hopes of sparking romantic feelings in them.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is in love with Alice, and is constantly kind and friendly in the hopes that she will eventually warm up to him.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob will sacrifice life and limb to cater to Alice's smallest whim (whether she asked him to or not), believing that this will win her heart.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob treats Alice nicely because he finds her attractive, but always within the realm of reason.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob hopes to win Alice's affection by sheer perseverance.
7	** Bob is indoctrinated by his friends, authority figures, and the media to pursue the idea of love above all else and to win a partner's heart via persistent friendliness.
8	* '''Inverted''': [[{{Tsundere}} Bob]] is in love with Alice, yet [[SugarAndIcePersonality treats her coldly to keep her at a distance]].
9	** Bob is a firm believer in AllGirlsWantBadBoys and is an absolute jackass to her at every turn, hoping that she'll want him.
10	* '''Subverted''':
11	** Bob is gay. Therefore, he doesn't care whether or not Alice forms romantic feelings for him, that's not what he wants from her.
12	** Everyone assumes Bob is only nice to Alice because he has a crush on her. He's just a friendly NiceGuy.
13	* '''Double Subverted''': ... but Alice ends up REALLY forming feelings for Bob, which puts him in a thorny situation.
14	* '''Parodied''': Bob is just an ordinary guy trying, as most guys would, to introduce himself to Alice, but random coincidence keeps him from doing so every single time.
15	* '''Zig Zagged''': Having fallen for her at first sight, Bob falls all over himself trying to impress her. When this blows up in his face, he backs off, mortified. Alice feels sorry for him and encourages him, and they become friends. However, Bob still holds a torch for her, and waffles between clumsy overtures of affection and trying to stay 'just friends', afraid of completely ruining their relationship by pushing too far.
16	* '''Averted''': Either Bob's just nice to everyone, or he decides to be more [[LoveConfession direct]] (and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy gracefully accepts her refusal if she give it]]).
17	* '''Enforced''': "Bob's desperate for affection. There's only one tried and true way to show this."
18	* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob, stop beating around the bush. Tell Alice you love her, she'll either accept or refuse. If she accepts, then keep on being that good, helpful guy. If she refuses, let her go, she's just not what you need."
19	* '''Invoked''': Bob approaches Dick, a self-proclaimed "romance expert", for advice on how to win Alice's affections. Dick advises Bob to be persistently friendly towards her because "that's what people do these days".
20	* '''Exploited''': Alice is a ManipulativeBitch who knows how to lead men on to get what she wants. Thus, she targets {{Nice Guy}}s so as to seduce them and have them do whatever she asks them to.
21	* '''Defied''':
22	** "No, I'm not gonna be the guy that spends two seasons pining over some chick that apparently can't notice me."
23	** "No way. I'm '''not''' sacrificing my dignity just to get some booty."
24	** After Bob tells Alice his feelings and gets rejected, he simply decides to cut all ties with her. Alice however feels that they're friends and tries to get him to talk with her, though at this point, he no longer cares.
25	* '''Discussed''':
26	-->"Alice, stop leading Bob on. Can't you see he's just being nice because he loves you?"\
27	"But I thought he wanted to be my friend."\
28	"Friend? Bob isn't gay, Alice."
29	* '''Conversed''':
30	-->"Why is it that so many guys in these shows believe being nice to a girl can win her over when it's already established that it just never works?"\
31	"That's quite interesting, what do you think they should do to make it work?"\
32	"Well, I think these guys should just tell the girl they like about how they feel, instead of spending three seasons 'being nice'."\
33	"Fair point, except these shows really like to drag on, to create tension or something like that."
34	** "No, Alice, [[LiteralMinded Charlie isn't literally]] a [[FunnyAnimal talking dog]]." Or, conversely, "Oh, I get it now, Bob. Charlie and Jane are a couple of [[TalkingAnimal dog]]-[[DogFaces people]], and he's trying real hard to please her. He's a '''doggie nice guy'''."
35	* '''Deconstructed''':
36	** Despite being constantly rejected, Bob will just not let Alice go. Eventually, Bob becomes a StalkerWithACrush towards Alice who ends up telling him to stay away from her or she'll call the cops. Bob later realizes that no romantic future had even been possible for them, and that since he could also never have ''really'' accepted being JustFriends either, they should've ended the relationship years ago.
37	** Bob and Alice [[RelationshipUpgrade finally get together]]- only for her to cheat on him, because she was never that attracted to him in the first place.
38	** Alice falls in love with Charlie because Bob's tactic of taking the slow way proved to be too ineffectual for her to notice Bob's feelings.
39	** A positive Deconstruction: Bob starts [[GoodFeelsGood to enjoy these acts of kindness towards Alice,]] [[BecomingTheMask bringing him to become a genuine]] NiceGuy.
40	** Bob's constant friendliness is portrayed as insincere, intrusive and merely a means to an end rather than genuine niceness.
41	** Inverted Deconstruction: Bob's continuous jackassery towards Alice doesn't make her want him. In fact, she grows to absolutely hate Bob and tells him to fuck off or she'll kill him the next time they meet.
42	** Another positive Deconstruction: Bob realizes that his clamoring for Alice's approval is a sign of a deep-seated lack of self-respect. His friends suggest he go to therapy to rectify this, which is the first step in a journey of self-acceptance
43	* '''Reconstructed''':
44	** Bob and Alice sit down and talk about it. Bob confesses his feelings, Alice says he's not what she's looking for and that maybe he's idealizing her a little too much. She says that he should find himself a girl who can actually desire and love him instead of wasting time on her. Bob eventually accepts the situation and both agree to part ways since such a relationship is needlessly hurtful and just can't end well.
45	** Bob decides that he wants Alice to be happy above all else, and so he parts ways with Alice.
46	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice thinks she and Bob are BetterAsFriends, but Bob continues to try to be her KnightInShiningArmor. Bob gets progressively more desperate to win her over, and [[SanitySlippage his sanity]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy suffers for it]]. Eventually, he resorts to [[IfICantHaveYou violence]].
47	* '''Implied''': Bob acts very nice to Alice, and it is occasionally hinted he might have romantic feelings for her. However, it's equally likely he's just being nice.
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