'''Basic Trope''': Two guys compete for a girl's affections, sometimes violently.
* '''Straight''': Marcus and Josh are both interested in Deidre and become antagonistic once both are aware of the other's intentions.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** MurderTheHypotenuse
** Groups of men go at war over Deidre.
* '''Downplayed''': The boys are only mildly antagonistic, and one of them soon finds a new girlfriend.
* '''Justified''':
** Deidre is the only attractive single female of the whole cast.
** The setting is HighSchool. Marcus, Josh and Deidre are all teenagers and lack the necessary maturity for this not to happen.
* '''Inverted''':
** BettyAndVeronica
** Marcus and Josh both [[ShipperOnDeck try to convince each other that Deidre is the right person for them]].
* '''Subverted''':
** Deidre settles everything by [[DumpThemAll saying that she isn't interested by either of them]].
** [[ClosetKey Marcus and Josh]] end up [[BelligerentSexualTension growing attracted to one another]] and go for the GayOption.
** [[IncompatibleOrientation Deidre is actually a lesbian]], causing Marcus and Josh to respectfully back off.
* '''Double Subverted'''
** Not like that makes either of them ''stop''...
** Except that they both eventually realize they were [[BetterAsFriends Better As Rivals]] and go right back to what they [[IfItsYouItsOkay originally wanted]].
** Either Deidre lied about being a lesbian or Marcus and Josh realize that she's actually bisexual, causing them to go back to fighting.
* '''Parodied''':
** The CockFight becomes literal.
** The CockFight becomes [[PhallicWeapon metaph]][[VisualInnuendo orically]] literal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Deidre isn't pined for by anyone.
** Everyone within the LoveTriangle decides to be in an open relationship. So that way they can both date Deidre.
* '''Enforced''': "Hey guys, we need to show that this girl's worth more than the others. Let's have the two [[MrFanservice most desirable dudes]] in the show fight over her!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh God... There they go again!"
* '''Invoked''':
--> '''Josh''': "Alright Marcus, you want Deidre? Well, tough shit, I saw her first."\\
'''Marcus''': "Yeah? Well she doesn't want you, she wants me. And anyway I'm better for her than you are."\\
'''Josh''': "You don't deserve her and you won't have her! Over my dead body, got it!?"\\
'''Marcus''': "I don't give a shit what you say. I love her more than you do and you won't stop me."
* '''Exploited''': [[TakeAThirdOption Juan]] takes advantage of Marcus and Josh fighting to pitch woo to Deidre without interruptions.
* '''Defied''': "Fighting over a girl? What are we, high school boys?"
* '''Discussed''': "Marcus and Josh are such idiots fighting over you like that, Deidre. When are you gonna sit them down and talk to them about it?"
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, look at those guys, fighting over a chick! I wonder who'll win..."
* '''Deconstructed''': Deidre ends up sick of Marcus and Josh and [[DumpThemAll dumps both of them]], thinking that they are nothing but immature manchildren.
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