'''Basic Trope''': A girlish guy and a boyish girl appear together.
* '''Straight''': Ian is slim with a pretty face and likes sewing and cooking; Jane has a boyish face with a burly physique and likes wrestling and boxing.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Ian is a DudeLooksLikeALady who dresses in pink[[note]] Post-1940 or so, when Pink was considered a manly colour befitting boys but not girls [[/note]] frilly clothes and acts like a GirlyGirl; Jane is a LadyLooksLikeADude who sounds and dresses like a pro wrestler.
** Ian is either CampStraight or CampGay whilst Jane is either a [[TheLadette Lad-ette]] or ButchLesbian.
* '''Downplayed''':
** StrongGirlSmartGuy
** SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl
** Ian is a {{Bishounen}} whilst Jane is a {{Bifauxnen}}.
** Ian is a classical musician, and Jane is a rock musician.
** Ian is a SensitiveGuy while Jane is a {{Tomboy}}
** Ian is a NonActionGuy, and Jane is an ActionGirl.
** Ian is a sexually passive NiceGuy, and Jane is a GoodBadGirl.
* '''Justified''':
** Ian and Jane were raised in a society where gender stereotypes are reversed.
** Ian and Jane ''appear'' reversed to the audience due to ValuesDissonance, in reality, they're just ''different''.
** Ian and Jane were raised in a society ''without'' gender stereotypes.
** Ian and Jane come from [[OpenMindedParent open-minded]] and progressive families.
** Ian and Jane are {{Cultural Rebel}}s who refuse to let society dictate how they should act or what they should like -- and, as such, they have ''that'' in common.
** Ian and Jane were raised in families who don’t want to have society dictate how they should act or what they should like -- and as such, they have ''that'' in common.
** Ian and Jane both actively fetishize gender non-conformity as it pertains to the opposite sex, or at least value such traits in a partner.
** 'Iana' and 'John' [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} haven't made the transition yet]].
* '''Inverted''': Manly Man And Girly Girl. Ian and Jane look, act and dress normally for their gender. Bonus point with [[PinkGirlBlueBoy appropriate colors.]]
* '''Subverted''':
** We're introduced to Ian and Jane dressed in girly pink frills and blue guy-clothes at first, but it turns out they're on their way to a costume party.
** We see either that Ian or Jane is atypical of their respective gender, and that their partner differs... only to find out that their "differing" is equally as girly/boyish, like a hetero version of LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine (in Ian's case) or NobleMaleRoguishMale and BifauxnenAndLadette (in Jane's case).
** We hear that Ian and Jane are this but it turns out Ian is a big masculine dude with traditional masculine hobbies but just has a few RealMenWearPink hobbies and Jane has a few GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak hobbies despite her always wearing a dress. They met at the archery field and bonded over their common love of that sport.
** Ian seems to be a girlish guy and Jane seems to be a boyish girl, but for starters, "Ian" is actually a transgender girl who rather be called "Diane", and "Jane" is actually a transgender guy who rather be called "Jake".
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...they're going as a horse. That really is how they normally dress, or they start BecomingTheMask.
** Ian still comes off as girlier than Jane, and vice versa, despite being so similar.
** But {{Flanderization}} turns them into one-note stereotypes of their attribute.
** Jane became Ian's archery coach, he was a novice when they met and Jane lettered in archery in college.
** After coming out and doing a few degrees of gender transition, Diane starts [[TomboynessUpgrade wearing more boyish clothes and engaging in sporty activities]], while Jake begins to [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide adopt girlish interests and wear more cute clothes.]]
* '''Parodied''':
** Ian only employs character tropes that are AlwaysFemale, while Jane only employs AlwaysMale tropes. In fact, many people [[ViewerGenderConfusion confuse]] Ian and Jane for the opposite gender.
** Reversing gender role makes Ian starts growing some breasts and [[AllPeriodsArePMS developing period with mood swings.]] Meanwhile, Jane starts [[GirlswithMoustaches growing a beard]] and even [[MisterSeahorse impregnates]] Ian. They MindScrew everyone else from these processes, [[PowerIncontinence even themselves]].
** During relationship troubles, Ian and Jane consult an advice column, telling them how their own gender thinks and it proves more useful for them, than for straight couples that don't reverse gender roles
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Ian and Jane act normally for their gender around other people. When they're together Ian acts like an AlwaysFemale type of LoveInterest to Jane, and Jane acts like an AlwaysMale type of LoveInterest to Ian.
** Ian is a [[AgentPeacock Sensitive Guy with a Manly Streak]] or a [[RealMenWearPink Manly Guy with a Sensitive Streak]] while Jane is a {{Tomboy with a Girly Streak}} or a {{Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak}}.
* '''Averted''':
** Jane and Ian's genders are completely irrelevant or even {{Ambiguous|Gender}}.
** Jane and Ian act neither stereotypically male nor female.
** Jane and Ian act equally manly, or girly.
* '''Enforced''':
** The show runs on a joking stereotype that Ian is CampGay and Jane is a ButchLesbian.
** The writer simply finds gender-nonconforming characters more interesting than conforming ones.
* '''Lampshaded''':
** "Why exactly do you act like a girl, Ian?" "Because my girlfriend acts like a man?
** "Why exactly do you act like a boy, Jane?" "Because my boyfriend acts like a woman?
* '''Invoked''':
** Jane and Ian are supportive of inverting stereotypical gender conventions, and go out of their way to act the opposite of how each is expected.
** Jane is a manly woman, and Ian, who is in love with her, plays up his feminine traits to try to win her heart (or vice versa).
** Ian is a womanly man, and Jane who is in love with him, plays up her masculine traits to try to win his heart (or vice versa).
* '''Exploited''': Jane and Ian are contestants on a Reality-Television show which plays up the subversion of gender stereotypes in its subjects for drama and/or humour.
* '''Defied''':
** Ian would much rather wear pink frills, and Jane would love to lounge around in sweats, but they both are worried about how society would view them if they did.
** Ian and Jane get rid of gendered things since they hate labeling each other and are comfortable with both having gender-neutral activities and appearance.
* '''Discussed''': "Yeah, Ian's a total [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive guy]], and Jane's a total [[{{Tomboy}} tomboy]]. It's just the way they are."
* '''Conversed''': "This show is odd -- the guy's all girly, and the chick is so mannish."
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':
** The writer is a fierce feminist.
** The writer is a [[FemaleMisogynist male misandrist]].
** The writer relates to the [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] and energetic [[{{Tomboy}} tomboy]] in the relationship.
** The writer relates to the humble and feminine [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive guy]] in the relationship.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Ian and Jane are ostracized by their peers and fail to find love due to their failure to fit in with heteronormative standards.
** Ian and Jane's differences make it hard for them to get along.
** Ian becomes a DoggedNiceGuy and Jane starts thinking she is NotLikeOtherGirls for [[RealWomenDontWearDresses being unfeminine]], they start claiming they're superior due to [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority cool people must rebel against gender norms,]] and they put gender-conforming people down.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** However they meet, develop a close friendship, and fall deeply in love with each other, gaining support against outside pressure.
** They begin to work out their issues and become friends.
** Ian and Jane unlearn their toxic thoughts, they also learn that they don't have to put others down simply because their interests are not to their tastes.
* '''Played For Laughs''': As a RunningGag, other characters talk about Ian and Jane using the [[PronounTrouble wrong pronouns]] for their respective genders.
* '''Played For Drama''': TomboyAngst and IWantToBeARealMan for self criticism, WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent for outsiders' perspectives.
* '''Played For Horror''': Jane actively [[FetishizedAbuser fetishizes]] feminine men, and she kidnaps Ian for [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale her personal]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale pleasure.]]
* '''Implied''': Ian and Jane are undeveloped characters who dress in school uniform, but Ian dresses much more neatly and cleanly than Jane.
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