'''Basic Trope''': Two child characters are in love with each other.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are in 3rd grade and fall in love.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** [[TokenMiniMoe Alice]] and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Bob]] are in 3rd grade and are already a BetaCouple, possibly with a ChildhoodMarriagePromise.
** Alice and Bob are already in love with each other while they're still in their mothers' wombs.
** HighSchoolSweethearts
** Alice and Bob get married when they're still children.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice and Bob are around eleven years of age and begin dating.
** Alice and Bob are in 3rd grade. Bob [[LuminescentBlush blushes]] whenever he talks to Alice, but their relationship doesn't progress beyond a vague crush.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice and Bob really are in love.
** Alice and Bob are FreeRangeChildren who behave more like miniature teenagers or adults.
** Alice and Bob live a society where children marry during the onset of puberty, so their romantic relationship is supposed to set them up for this.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice and Bob are still [[GirlsHaveCooties afraid of cooties]].
** Alice and Bob are adults or teens in love.
** Alice and Bob are adults or teens who can't stand one another.
** DecemberDecemberRomance
* '''Subverted''': Alice has a crush on Bob, but he doesn't notice her, and her GirlPosse warns her about cooties.
* '''Double Subverted''': But she gets up the courage to give him a sweet valentine, and finds out he likes her, too.
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice and Bob are perpetually holding hands and surrounded by LoveBubbles.
** Alice and Bob have what appears to be a make-believe wedding, only it's a real (and legally-binding) one.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Due to time travel, Alice and Bob's relative ages to each other constantly fluncuate.
* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob are just friends, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight casual acquaintances]], or even enemies or rivals. Nothing more, nothing less.
* '''Enforced''':
** The writers are trying to create a show that [[SweetnessAversion audiences would find overly sweet]].
** Alice and Bob first appear in another work, where they are already OfficialCouple despite being young teens. Since they're quite popular among fanbase, the author write a prequel focus on their relationship.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Aaaaw... How sweet! She just gave him a kiss!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob are too concerned about cooties to even speak to one another, let alone share that SacredFirstKiss. At least in the meantime.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': In a ValentinesDayEpisode, a child character is shown shopping for a gift, and picks something that would be suitable for another kid, such as a toy.
* '''Deconstructed''': Kids are not usually ready to handle all the [[MoodWhiplash emotional ups and downs]] of relationships.
* '''Reconstructed''': But somehow it works, and Alice and Bob have a strong relationship. They may even get married when they grow up.
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[BoyfriendBlockingDad Alice's father]] and [[MySisterIsOffLimits brother]] aren't happy with the relationship. They use various over the top methods to break up the couple, which always backfire hilariously.
* '''Played For Drama''': As they grow up and remain in a relationship, Alice and Bob often ponder if they really love each other, or if it's just some childish imagination. Bob even thinks about breaking up, believe that they're too young to think of it thoroughly. Alice definitely won't take this well.
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I probably should still be in my "girls equal cooties" phase, but... You're nice. Let's go back to PuppyLove instead, and maybe put in a ChildhoodMarriagePromise while we're at it.
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