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* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and [[AmbiguouslyBi kinda]] [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.



* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and [[AmbiguouslyBi kinda]] [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.



* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, again, you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean was dead at that point. Her ''memory'' was reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]



* ''Creator/MarvelComics'': ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, again, you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean was dead at that point. Her ''memory'' was reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]



* ''Film/PlanB'' starts out with Bruno scheming to get back his ex-girlfriend Laura after she starts dating Pablo, but the entire film is really about his deepening friendship with Pablo and Laura becomes a clear afterthought to him after he starts hanging out regularly with Pablo. [[spoiler:Although it turns out that neither he nor Pablo are as heterosexual as they thought they were; they both end up rejecting Laura in favor of [[PairTheSuitors hooking up with each other instead]].]]
* The opening trap in ''Film/Saw3D'' involves two men, Brad and Ryan, and their shared girlfriend Dina, the two having never realized until now that she was cheating on each of them with the other. Only two of them can escape the trap with their lives. As Brad and Ryan try to kill each other, while Dina roots for whoever is winning in their life-and-death struggle, they slowly realize that she is the entire reason why they're in their predicament in the first place, and that their lives and friendship are worth more than their respective romances with Dina. They make up and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe turn the giant saw against her]].



* The opening trap in ''Film/Saw3D'' involves two men, Brad and Ryan, and their shared girlfriend Dina, the two having never realized until now that she was cheating on each of them with the other. Only two of them can escape the trap with their lives. As Brad and Ryan try to kill each other, while Dina roots for whoever is winning in their life-and-death struggle, they slowly realize that she is the entire reason why they're in their predicament in the first place, and that their lives and friendship are worth more than their respective romances with Dina. They make up and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe turn the giant saw against her]].
* ''Film/PlanB'' starts out with Bruno scheming to get back his ex-girlfriend Laura after she starts dating Pablo, but the entire film is really about his deepening friendship with Pablo and Laura becomes a clear afterthought to him after he starts hanging out regularly with Pablo. [[spoiler:Although it turns out that neither he nor Pablo are as heterosexual as they thought they were; they both end up rejecting Laura in favor of [[PairTheSuitors hooking up with each other instead]].]]



* In ''Literature/LadyAudleysSecret'', the HoYay between George and Robert Audley is "resolved" or redirected when Robert falls in love with George's sister, Clara (who looks remarkably like George).



* In the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'', Jacob's only daughter Dinah is raped by the prince of a local village while going out to visit her girlfriends. The prince decides he actually loves her, and asks his father to go see her father to make marriage arrangements. The king brings over large sums of whatever passed for wealth in that barter economy, and tries to persuade Jacob to allow the marriage, saying that intermarriage between the Shechemites and Jacob's tribe would increase the wealth of both. Jacob himself neither agrees to the terms nor disagrees, though, and deliberates with his sons, who persuade him to accept the terms. They do add the condition that all the men of the Shechemite village cut off their foreskins, which the Shechemites accept. And three days later, [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown while the men are still recovering, Jacob's sons slaughter]] the men of the village, rescue their sister (who was a hostage of sorts in the prince's tent or hut), and take the Shechemite women and children as slaves. Jacob says they shouldn't have done this, on the grounds that they would be considered enemies to other local peoples, at a time when they are just a nomadic tribe. His sons reply that [[RapeAndRevenge the prince shouldn't have]] [[DefiledForever defiled their sister]]. Not once does Dinah get a say in all of this.

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* In ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'', this is the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'', Jacob's only daughter Dinah is raped by the prince of a local village while going out expected thing to visit her girlfriends. The prince do. Eshevis Tethimar pesters Maia about his wish to marry Maia's sister Vedero. Maia [[spoiler:asks Vedero whether she wants to marry, and when she says she doesn't, he decides he to respect that]]. Vedero herself tells Maia that marrying her off for politics would be the sensible thing to do. Later on, Maia himself proposes marriage to a woman in order to gain the support of her male relatives. (And it is made very clear that the marriage proposal is actually loves her, and asks his father to go see an order, as her father to make marriage arrangements. The king brings over large sums of whatever passed for wealth in that barter economy, and tries to persuade Jacob to allow family wouldn't let her refuse it.)
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the marriage, saying that intermarriage HoYay between the Shechemites George and Jacob's tribe would increase the wealth of both. Jacob himself neither agrees to the terms nor disagrees, though, and deliberates Robert Audley is "resolved" or redirected when Robert falls in love with his sons, who persuade him to accept the terms. They do add the condition that all the men of the Shechemite village cut off their foreskins, which the Shechemites accept. And three days later, [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown while the men are still recovering, Jacob's sons slaughter]] the men of the village, rescue their sister George's sister, Clara (who was a hostage of sorts in the prince's tent or hut), and take the Shechemite women and children as slaves. Jacob says they shouldn't have done this, on the grounds that they would be considered enemies to other local peoples, at a time when they are just a nomadic tribe. His sons reply that [[RapeAndRevenge the prince shouldn't have]] [[DefiledForever defiled their sister]]. Not once does Dinah get a say in all of this.looks remarkably like George).



* In ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'' this is the expected thing to do. Eshevis Tethimar pesters Maia about his wish to marry Maia's sister Vedero. Maia [[spoiler: asks Vedero whether she wants to marry, and when she says she doesn't, he decides to respect that.]] Vedero herself tells Maia that marrying her off for politics would be the sensible thing to do. Later on, Maia himself proposes marriage to a woman in order to gain the support of her male relatives. (And it is made very clear that the marriage proposal is actually an order, as her family wouldn't let her refuse it.)



* In ''Series/NorthAndSouthUS'', Madelyn is manipulated into an ArrangedMarriage based entirely on his friendship with her father. This scenario is gradually rolled up retroactively after the protagonist loses contact with her only to find out that she's suddenly getting married.



* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' has this dynamic between Cook and Freddie in their fight over Effy. [[spoiler: Freddie ultimately wins, but is killed not long after. By the time of ''Fire'' and ''Rise'', Cook and Effy aren't even on speaking terms]].
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has the same conflict over a woman in the backstory as the novels, described above, but with added context now that the show has passed the books. [[spoiler: Robert had the better claim to Lyanna's hand politically, and had the support of Lyanna's fiercely protective brother Ned, but Lyanna had in fact chosen Rhaegar willingly. Unfortunately, she never bothered to tell anyone until it was too late (probably because Rhaegar was married when they met).]]
* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': Hannibal and Will Graham are embodiments of this trope.

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* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' has this dynamic between Cook and Freddie in their fight over Effy. [[spoiler: Freddie ultimately wins, but is killed not long after. By the time of ''Fire'' and ''Rise'', Cook and Effy aren't even on speaking terms]].
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has the same conflict between Robert Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen over a woman woman, Lyanna Stark, in the backstory as [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire the novels, described above, novels]], but with added context now that since the show has passed the books. [[spoiler: Robert [[spoiler:Robert had the better claim to Lyanna's hand politically, and had the support of Lyanna's fiercely protective brother Ned, but Lyanna had in fact chosen Rhaegar willingly. Unfortunately, she never bothered to tell anyone until it was too late (probably because Rhaegar was married when they met).]]
* %%* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': Hannibal and Will Graham are embodiments of this trope.trope. %%ZCE
* In ''Series/NorthAndSouthUS'', Madelyn is manipulated into an ArrangedMarriage based entirely on his friendship with her father. This scenario is gradually rolled up retroactively after the protagonist loses contact with her only to find out that she's suddenly getting married.
* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' has this dynamic between Cook and Freddie in their fight over Effy. [[spoiler:Freddie ultimately wins, but is killed not long after. By the time of "Fire" and "Rise", Cook and Effy aren't even on speaking terms]].



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* In the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'', Jacob's only daughter Dinah is raped by the prince of a local village while going out to visit her girlfriends. The prince decides he actually loves her, and asks his father to go see her father to make marriage arrangements. The king brings over large sums of whatever passed for wealth in that barter economy, and tries to persuade Jacob to allow the marriage, saying that intermarriage between the Shechemites and Jacob's tribe would increase the wealth of both. Jacob himself neither agrees to the terms nor disagrees, though, and deliberates with his sons, who persuade him to accept the terms. They do add the condition that all the men of the Shechemite village cut off their foreskins, which the Shechemites accept. And three days later, [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown while the men are still recovering]], Jacob's sons [[RapeAndRevenge slaughter the men of the village]], rescue their sister (who was a hostage of sorts in the prince's tent or hut), and take the Shechemite women and children as slaves. Jacob says they shouldn't have done this, on the grounds that they would be considered enemies to other local peoples, at a time when they are just a nomadic tribe. His sons reply that the prince shouldn't have [[DefiledForever defiled their sister]]. Not once does Dinah get a say in all of this.
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* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' has a RareFemaleExample with Elphaba and Glinda. They're caught in a LoveTriangle with Fiyero, but the story is more about the relationship between the two women than it's about Elphaba/Fiyero or Glinda/Fiyero. They also have rather a lot of [[LesYay not very heterosexual subtext.]]

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* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' has ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'': While Michael might not be competing for the affections of Christine, Jeremy's attraction to her is a RareFemaleExample big roadblock in their friendship. Michael wants things to stay the same, with Elphaba him and Glinda. They're caught in a LoveTriangle with Fiyero, but his friend continuing to just have each other. Jeremy wants to climb up the story social ladder and date the girl of his dreams. The show is more about the relationship friendship between Jeremy and Michael than the romance between Jeremy and Christine.
* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' is a classic example. To some viewers, it seems clear that Cyrano and Christian come to care more about each other than either do about Roxanne, which makes quite a bit of sense if one considers that the real de Bergerac was allegedly bisexual.
* In ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'', the traditional ArrangedMarriage custom is portrayed as an emotional and social affair
between the two women than it's about Elphaba/Fiyero or Glinda/Fiyero. They also have rather groom and the father, the bride hardly being relevant to the process. And thus the plot is setting up for a lot of [[LesYay not very heterosexual subtext.]][[ChildMarriageVeto massive backfire]].



* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' is a classic example. To some viewers it seems clear that Cyrano and Christian come to care more about each other than either do about Roxanne.
** Which makes quite a bit of sense if one considers that the real de Bergerac was allegedly bisexual.
* In ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'', the traditional ArrangedMarriage custom is portrayed as an emotional and social affair between the groom and the father, the bride hardly being relevant to the process. And thus the plot is setting up for a [[ChildMarriageVeto massive backfire]].
* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' is playing the DestructiveRomance version of this trope with Judge Turpin. Mutual bonding in the scenes with the "Pretty women" song, and on the surface helping with the plan to force Todd's daughter to marry Turpin. However, the one Todd plan to sacrifice is not his daughter, but secretly Turpin instead.
* ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'': While Michael might not be competing for the affections of Christine, Jeremy's attraction to her is a big roadblock in their friendship. Michael wants things to stay the same, with him and his friend continuing to just have each other. Jeremy wants to climb up the social ladder and date the girl of his dreams. The show is more about the friendship between Jeremy and Michael than the romance between Jeremy and Christine.

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* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' is a classic example. To some viewers it seems clear that Cyrano and Christian come to care more about each other than either do about Roxanne.
** Which makes quite a bit of sense if one considers that the real de Bergerac was allegedly bisexual.
* In ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'', the traditional ArrangedMarriage custom is portrayed as an emotional and social affair between the groom and the father, the bride hardly being relevant to the process. And thus the plot is setting up for a [[ChildMarriageVeto massive backfire]].
* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' is playing the DestructiveRomance version of this trope with Judge Turpin. Mutual bonding in the scenes with the "Pretty women" Women" song, and on the surface helping with the plan to force Todd's daughter to marry Turpin. However, the one Todd plan to sacrifice is not his daughter, but secretly Turpin instead.
* ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'': While Michael might not be competing for the affections of Christine, Jeremy's attraction to her is ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' has a big roadblock in their friendship. Michael wants things to stay the same, RareFemaleExample with him Elphaba and his friend continuing to just have each other. Jeremy wants to climb up Glinda. They're caught in a LoveTriangle with Fiyero, but the social ladder and date the girl of his dreams. The show story is more about the friendship relationship between Jeremy and Michael the two women than the romance between Jeremy and Christine.it's about Elphaba/Fiyero or Glinda/Fiyero. They also have rather a lot of [[LesYay not very heterosexual subtext]].



* ''Videogame/{{Skyrim}}'' has the Riverwood love triangle between Camilla, Faendal and Sven. Rather than try to prove themselves to the girl in question, both men prefer to undermine each other, and will try to get the Dragonborn to pass fake letters that make the "author" look horrible. Ironically, the Dragonborn can steal the girl from right under their noses - first impressing her by retrieving her stolen family heirloom, then doing the Skyrim equivalent of proposing to her. In other words, focus on the girl, not the rivals.

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* ''Videogame/{{Skyrim}}'' has the Riverwood love triangle between Camilla, Faendal and Sven. Rather than try to prove themselves to the girl in question, both men prefer to undermine each other, and will try to get the Dragonborn to pass fake letters that make the "author" look horrible. Ironically, the Dragonborn can steal the girl from right under their noses - -- first impressing her by retrieving her stolen family heirloom, then doing the Skyrim equivalent of proposing to her. In other words, focus on the girl, not the rivals.



* In season two of ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', Zaboo gets into a CockFight with Cyd's stuntman love interest. Cyd is initially flattered by the attention (although she feels guilty about it), but as the fight goes on (and the stuntman struggles with muscle memory preventing him from actually connecting with his strikes), Zaboo and the stuntman recognize each other as {{Worthy Opponent}}s and the fight becomes much more about Zaboo fanboying over the stuntman and the two of them having a good time, much to Cyd's annoyance. It ends when they both decide she's not really worth fighting over anyway.

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* In season two Season 2 of ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', Zaboo gets into a CockFight with Cyd's stuntman love interest. Cyd is initially flattered by the attention (although she feels guilty about it), but as the fight goes on (and the stuntman struggles with muscle memory preventing him from actually connecting with his strikes), Zaboo and the stuntman recognize each other as {{Worthy Opponent}}s and the fight becomes much more about Zaboo fanboying over the stuntman and the two of them having a good time, much to Cyd's annoyance. It ends when they both decide she's not really worth fighting over anyway.
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* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.

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* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[AmbiguouslyBi kinda]] [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.
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* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, again you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean was dead at that point. Her ''memory'' was reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]

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* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, again again, you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean was dead at that point. Her ''memory'' was reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]
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* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean's already dead at this point. Her ''memory'' is reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]

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* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. So much. Occasionally they have honest to downright heartwarming moments, but it's rare. Even when they are in danger, or have more pressing things to fight about, [[spoiler:and even though she's dead, again you know, [[DeathIsCheap for now]]]], it's always about Jean. Right down to the morning Logan finds Scott in bed with Emma Frost. [[spoiler:Remember, Jean's already Jean was dead at this that point. Her ''memory'' is was reason enough for Logan to take a personal interest in Scott's... personal interests.]]]]
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* In ''Literature/NicholasNickleby'', [[TheIngenue Madeline Bray]] falls in love with TheHero after developing a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with his sister.
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** Which makes quite a bit of sense if one considers that the real de Bergerac was allegedly bisexual.
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* ''Literature/CarryOn'': Deconstructed. This kind of tension between TheChosenOne Simon and his rival Baz, part of which rivalry includes a shared interest in Simon's girlfriend Agatha, leads to them eventually becoming obsessed with each other, with early in the book, Simon ignoring Agatha (who is already avoiding him) in a quest to find Baz. The story then turns the LoveTriangle around when their obsession turns into romantic attraction (which had been for a while on Baz's side), and Agatha realizes she isn't sufficiently interested in either man to be with them. This is particularly fitting considering the book is framed as something of a SlashFic of a series that doesn't exist in which this dynamic is implied to happen, in which this kind of solution to love triangles isn't uncommon.
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* ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'': While Michael might not be competing for the affections of Christine, Jeremy's attraction to her is a big roadblock in their friendship. Michael wants things to stay the same, with him and his friend continuing to just have each other. Jeremy wants to climb up the social ladder and date the girl of his dreams. The show is more about the friendship between Jeremy and Michael than the romance between Jeremy and Christine.
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* In season two of ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', Zaboo gets into a CockFight with Cyd's stuntman love interest. Cyd is initially flattered by the attention (although she feels guilty about it), but as the fight goes on, Zaboo and the stuntman recognize each other as {{Worthy Opponent}}s and the fight becomes much more about Zaboo fanboying over the stuntman and the two of them having a good time, much to Cyd's annoyance. It ends when they both decide she's not really worth fighting over anyway.

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* In season two of ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', Zaboo gets into a CockFight with Cyd's stuntman love interest. Cyd is initially flattered by the attention (although she feels guilty about it), but as the fight goes on, on (and the stuntman struggles with muscle memory preventing him from actually connecting with his strikes), Zaboo and the stuntman recognize each other as {{Worthy Opponent}}s and the fight becomes much more about Zaboo fanboying over the stuntman and the two of them having a good time, much to Cyd's annoyance. It ends when they both decide she's not really worth fighting over anyway.
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* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.

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* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}' ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.
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* ''ComicBook/DeCapeEtDeCrocs'': Two subversions in one: The two men fighting aren't the girl's romantic rivals (Armand and [[OnlyKnownByHisNickname the]] [[Literature/CyranoDeBergerac Swordmaster]] are the rivals for Selene, but Don Lope is intervening in Armand's [who's unaware he even ''has'' a rival in love] place: as the better fighter, he knows he can beat the Swordmaster), and as the two are arguing Selene manifests a personality other than DumbBlonde for the first time, claiming she's more than just a prize to be fought over. The two men, embarrassed, go their separate ways. And when Armand learns about it, he takes everything the wrong way, from the idea of his having a rival to Lope being a better fighter. He goes to Selene without being seen to confess his love, and she confesses back... [[AllLoveIsUnrequited thinking he's the Swordmaster.]] It takes learning his friends are in danger to pull Armand out of his suicidal funk.

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* ''ComicBook/DeCapeEtDeCrocs'': Two subversions in one: The two men fighting aren't the girl's romantic rivals (Armand and [[OnlyKnownByHisNickname the]] [[Literature/CyranoDeBergerac [[Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac Swordmaster]] are the rivals for Selene, but Don Lope is intervening in Armand's [who's unaware he even ''has'' a rival in love] place: as the better fighter, he knows he can beat the Swordmaster), and as the two are arguing Selene manifests a personality other than DumbBlonde for the first time, claiming she's more than just a prize to be fought over. The two men, embarrassed, go their separate ways. And when Armand learns about it, he takes everything the wrong way, from the idea of his having a rival to Lope being a better fighter. He goes to Selene without being seen to confess his love, and she confesses back... [[AllLoveIsUnrequited thinking he's the Swordmaster.]] It takes learning his friends are in danger to pull Armand out of his suicidal funk.
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* Manga/{{Beastars}} has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.

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* Manga/{{Beastars}} ''Manga/{{Beastars}}' has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.
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* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': The Ashirogi Muto team decides they do ,in fact, want Kaya hanging out with them at college to deflect suspicions of gayness arising from two young men who are constantly together.

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* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': The Ashirogi Muto team decides they do ,in do, in fact, want Kaya hanging out with them at college to deflect suspicions of gayness arising from two young men who are constantly together.
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SuperTrope of CockFight (where fists replace words, especially if the woman is present), LoverTugOfWar, BettyAndVeronica (the typical female version when it comes to how both females interact in the absence of the man). Related to the LoveTriangle.

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SuperTrope SisterTrope of CockFight (where fists replace words, especially if words and where the woman is present), usually has the final say), LoverTugOfWar, BettyAndVeronica (the typical female version when it comes to how both females interact in the absence of the man). Related to the LoveTriangle.

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While this trope is usually about two men using a woman as playing field for their relationship, it can also be about two women using a man in the same way. The number of players may also be larger than two. In either case, it's about heterosexuality as a social dynamic between individuals of the same gender.

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While this trope is usually about two men using a woman as playing field for their relationship, it's very easy to GenderFlip it can also be about and two women using a man in the same way.way is just as possible. The number of players may also be larger than two. In either case, it's about heterosexuality as a social dynamic between individuals of the same gender.
In either case, it's about heterosexuality as a social dynamic between individuals of the same gender.


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SuperTrope of CockFight (where fists replace words, especially if the woman is present), LoverTugOfWar, BettyAndVeronica (the typical female version when it comes to how both females interact in the absence of the man). Related to the LoveTriangle.
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* The opening trap in ''Film/Saw3D'' involves two men, Brad and Ryan, and their shared girlfriend Dina, the two having never realized until now that she was [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on each of them with the other]]. Only two of them can escape the trap with their lives. As Brad and Ryan try to kill each other, while Dina roots for whoever is winning in their life-and-death struggle, they slowly realize that she is the entire reason why they're in their predicament in the first place, and that their lives and friendship are worth more than their respective romances with Dina. They make up and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe turn the giant saw against her]].

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* The opening trap in ''Film/Saw3D'' involves two men, Brad and Ryan, and their shared girlfriend Dina, the two having never realized until now that she was [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on each of them with the other]].other. Only two of them can escape the trap with their lives. As Brad and Ryan try to kill each other, while Dina roots for whoever is winning in their life-and-death struggle, they slowly realize that she is the entire reason why they're in their predicament in the first place, and that their lives and friendship are worth more than their respective romances with Dina. They make up and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe turn the giant saw against her]].
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* The entire plot of ''Film/ThisMeansWar'' is this trope turned on full blast.

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* %%* The entire plot of ''Film/ThisMeansWar'' ''Film/ThisMeansWar2012'' is this trope turned on full blast.
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* Manga/{{Beastars}} has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets 'worse' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.

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* Manga/{{Beastars}} has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets 'worse' ''worse'' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.
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* Manga/{{Beastars}} has a mild example with the protagonists. Legosi and Louis' main point of contention (among many others) was their mutual interest in Haru, but the two spend far more time musing about each other than they do thinking about her; and out of the three she gets the least screentime. It gets 'worse' once the love triangle is resolved, as Haru is relegated from the spotlight and the story completely shifts towards the complicated (and kinda [[HoYay suspicious]]) relationship between the two males.
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* ''Videogame/{{Skyrim}}'' has the Riverwood love triangle between Camilla, Faendal and Sven. Rather than try to prove themselves to the girl in question, both men prefer to undermine each other, and will try to get the Dragonborn to pass fake letters that make the "author" look horrible. Ironically, the Dragonborn can steal the girl from right under their noses - first impressing her by retrieving her stolen family heirloom, then doing the Skyrim equivalent of proposing to her. In other words, focus on the girl, not the rivals.
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* Adding this dynamic was the reason for the inclusion of both Aunt Harriet and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman}}'' Creator/AdamWest series. Not for nothing are Batman and Robin considered the original ambiguously gay duo.

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* Adding this dynamic was the reason for the inclusion of both Aunt Harriet and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman}}'' ''Series/Batman1966'' Creator/AdamWest series. Not for nothing are Batman and Robin considered the original ambiguously gay duo.
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* ''Film/PlanB'' starts out with Bruno scheming to get back his ex-girlfriend Laura after she starts dating Pablo, but the entire film is really about his deepening friendship with Pablo and Laura becomes a clear afterthought to him after he starts hanging out regularly with Pablo. [[spoiler:Although it turns out that neither he nor Pablo are as heterosexual as they thought they were; they both end up rejecting Laura in favor of [[PairTheSuitors hooking up with each other instead]].]]
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Not this trope - the comic is more Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today


* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', with the aptly named strip [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2013-03-18 Patriarchal Bromance Movie]].
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* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', with the aptly named strip [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4577 Patriarchal Bromance Movie]].

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* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', with the aptly named strip [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4577 net/view.php?date=2013-03-18 Patriarchal Bromance Movie]].
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Uhhh, the "hot" part might be more than a little subjective.


* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': The Ashirogi Muto team decides they do in fact want Kaya hanging out with them at college to deflect suspicions of gayness arising from two hot young men who are constantly together.

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* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': The Ashirogi Muto team decides they do in fact ,in fact, want Kaya hanging out with them at college to deflect suspicions of gayness arising from two hot young men who are constantly together.
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* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' has this dynamic between Cook and Freddie in their fight over Effy.

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* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' has this dynamic between Cook and Freddie in their fight over Effy. [[spoiler: Freddie ultimately wins, but is killed not long after. By the time of ''Fire'' and ''Rise'', Cook and Effy aren't even on speaking terms]].



* ''Series/Hannibal'': Hannibal and Will Graham are embodiments of this trope.

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* ''Series/Hannibal'': ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': Hannibal and Will Graham are embodiments of this trope.
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* In one ''ComicStrip/Ernie'' arc, the local beauty queen suddenly takes a romantic interest in the protagonist. What he doesn't know is that she wants him only because he is his girlfriend's boyfriend: The sudden romance is a ploy in a competition between these two women, and he is merely a pawn.

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* In one ''ComicStrip/Ernie'' ''ComicStrip/{{Ernie}}'' arc, the local beauty queen suddenly takes a romantic interest in the protagonist. What he doesn't know is that she wants him only because he is his girlfriend's boyfriend: The sudden romance is a ploy in a competition between these two women, and he is merely a pawn.
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* ''Series/Hannibal'': Hannibal and Will Graham are embodiments of this trope.
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A variant of this exists in Regency and Victorian literature, where rather than being in conflict the same gender characters are very close, and one of them marries/pursues the other's opposite gender relative exists as a way to solidify the relationship. This becomes even more suggestive when the physical resemblance between the relative and the friend is brought up as a positive.

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A variant of this exists in Regency and Victorian literature, where rather than being in conflict the same gender characters are very close, and one of them marries/pursues the other's opposite gender relative exists as a way to solidify the relationship. This becomes even more suggestive when the physical resemblance between the relative and the friend is brought up as a positive.

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