'''Basic Trope''': The OfficialCouple gets married and lives out the rest of their lives together at the end of the story.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[WeddingFinale get married]], and that's where the story ends.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding; everyone else (even if they were good guys) end up [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dead]], [[LoveHurts in unhappy relationships]], [[DrivenToMadness in mental asylums]], and/or [[CelibateHero alone]].
** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the gay couple, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the BoyMeetsGhoul, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.
* '''Downplayed''': AliceAndBob aren't ''married,'' but they do start dating. Or, if they're already in a relationship, they move in together and/or get engaged.
* '''Justified''': AliceAndBob have fallen in love during the course of the series, as they faced their adventures together.
* '''Inverted''':
** AliceAndBob are a happy couple from the start.
** AliceAndBob [[DerailingLoveInterests break up at the end of the story]], whether for [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies a good reason]] or [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup a crummy one]].
** DownerEnding
* '''Subverted''':
** WordOfGod (or a sequel) states that AliceAndBob hit a rough patch, and possibly divorce.
** AliceAndBob have a SecondActBreakup.
** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.
** AliceAndBob have been playing WillTheyOrWontThey, but don't actually get together.
** EarnYourHappyEnding
** MaybeEverAfter
** AliceAndBob are in a DestructiveRomance or dancing TheMasochismTango.
** Not too long before the end of the story, [[RomanticFalseLead Bob dies]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** [[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get back together]].
** AliceAndBob are FriendsWithBenefits.
** BelatedHappyEnding
** HookedUpAfterwards
** Alice meets a DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest, and marries him instead.
* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the story's big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last scene is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.
* '''Zig Zagged''': AliceAndBob marry at the end of the series, then divorce a year later, then eventually marry each other again, and divorce, and remarry each other...
* '''Averted''':
** [[KudzuPlot The story is not over yet]], so no romantic sub-plot can be truly resolved until it is.
** There ''is'' NoEnding.
** NoHuggingNoKissing.
** The ending is a DownerEnding and/or EverybodysDeadDave.
* '''Enforced''': "We want to end this on a positive note."
* '''Lampshaded''': "...And AliceAndBob lived HappilyEverAfter. The End! ...Man, that's really {{cliche}}d!"
* '''Invoked''': AliceAndBob decide they are a perfect match for one another [[FireForgedFriends after all they've been through]] and decide to get married.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': AliceAndBob decide that they aren't a suitable match (either before [[ToiletSeatDivorce or after]] the wedding), or that they have issues to work on [[BreakTheCutie after]] [[MindRape all]] [[ShellShockedVeteran they've been through]] before they can be happy in a relationship, and call it off.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
** May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[EntitledToHaveYou or that one is "entitled" to a relationship]] [[DoggedNiceGuy with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
** Just because the BigBad or TheEmpire is no longer around and things may be getting back to normal, not everything is perfect. Several characters may still hold grudges towards others over past actions, especially if they sided with the big bad, and TheHero may find themselves [[VictoryIsBoring rather devoid of a purpose]] now that they're no longer required to fight against someone. And just because the ''current'' conflict may be resolved doesn't mean there likely won't be conflict in the future.
* '''Reconstructed''': A few chapters are devoted to AliceAndBob [[EarnYourHappyEnding actually facing realistic problems and issues]], and working through them. Also, [[StandardHeroReward Alice is not a "prize" for Bob's heroism]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': StrangledByTheRedString, WhyWasteAWedding
* '''Played For Drama''': LoveTriangle.
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