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* This is part of a formula often used by WebVideo/DharMann and other "life lesson" video creators: someone cruelly abandons their partner on a superficial pretext, only to regret their actions some time later after a chance meeting with the dejected ex-partner who has moved on, improved their life, incidentally overcome the superficial pretext, and perhaps found a new partner.

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* This is part of a formula often used by WebVideo/DharMann and other "life lesson" video creators: someone cruelly abandons their partner on a superficial pretext, only to regret their actions some time later after a chance meeting with the dejected spurned ex-partner who has since moved on, improved their life, incidentally overcome the superficial pretext, and perhaps may or may not have found a new partner.partner, and naturally has zero interest in looking back.
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* This is part of a formula often used by WebVideo/DharMann and other "life lesson" video creators: someone cruelly abandons their partner on a superficial pretext, only to regret their actions some time later after a chance meeting with the dejected ex-partner who has moved on, improved their life, incidentally overcome the superficial pretext, and perhaps found a new partner.
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In cases where Carol is not present and Bob moves on on his own, this becomes a SubTrope of PerspectiveReversal. See also AllLoveIsUnrequited, WillTheyOrWontThey, SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace (for the former crush who waits until the last minute), LoveRevelationEpiphany (for realizing their feelings because of the confession), MutualPining (for when one party mistakenly ''thinks'' the other person has moved on), and RomanticFalseLead. This is not to be confused with YouAreTooLate.

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In cases where Carol is not present and Bob moves on on his own, this becomes a SubTrope of PerspectiveReversal. See also AllLoveIsUnrequited, WillTheyOrWontThey, SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace (for the former crush who waits until the last minute), LoveRevelationEpiphany (for realizing their feelings because of the confession), MutualPining (for when one party mistakenly ''thinks'' the other person has moved on), and RomanticFalseLead. This is not Not to be confused with YouAreTooLate.
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[[caption-width-right:350:And [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2008-09-12 they're not even aware of it]] because [[AWizardDidIt it was caused by magic.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:And [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2008-09-12 they're not even aware of it]] because [[AWizardDidIt it was caused by magic.]]]]
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In cases where Carol is not present and Bob moves on on his own, this becomes a SubTrope of PerspectiveReversal. See also AllLoveIsUnrequited, WillTheyOrWontThey, SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace (for the former crush who waits until the last minute), LoveRevelationEpiphany (for realizing their feelings because of the confession) and RomanticFalseLead. This is not to be confused with YouAreTooLate.

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In cases where Carol is not present and Bob moves on on his own, this becomes a SubTrope of PerspectiveReversal. See also AllLoveIsUnrequited, WillTheyOrWontThey, SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace (for the former crush who waits until the last minute), LoveRevelationEpiphany (for realizing their feelings because of the confession) confession), MutualPining (for when one party mistakenly ''thinks'' the other person has moved on), and RomanticFalseLead. This is not to be confused with YouAreTooLate.
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* Music/AvrilLavigne's "Sk8ter Boy" is about how a skateboarder was in love with a girl he was friends with. However, the girl thought she was too good for him and turned him down. The skateboarder later became a rock star, and now the girl realized what a mistake she made. But it's too late, as the skateboarder is now with Lavigne.

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* Music/AvrilLavigne's "Sk8ter "[=Sk8ter=] Boy" is about how a skateboarder was in love with a girl he was friends with. However, the girl thought she was too good for him and turned him down. The skateboarder later became a rock star, and now the girl realized what a mistake she made. But it's too late, as the skateboarder is now with Lavigne.
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* Anne Boleyn reflects on this during her time in the Tower of London in ''Anne of the Thousand Days'':

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* Anne Boleyn UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn reflects on this during her time in the Tower of London in ''Anne of the Thousand Days'':



* Conway Twitty's "Don't Cry Joni" fits this trope very well.

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* Conway Twitty's Music/ConwayTwitty's "Don't Cry Joni" fits this trope very well.



* "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt is all about a Bob gloating over how an Alice gets a taste of their own medicine.

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* "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt Music/NoDoubt is all about a Bob gloating over how an Alice gets a taste of their own medicine.



* The Backstreet Boys song "Bye Bye Love" is arguably this trope.

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* The Backstreet Boys Music/TheBackstreetBoys song "Bye Bye Love" is arguably this trope.



* The point of Stevie Wonder's song "Don't Wonder Why".

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* The point of Stevie Wonder's Music/StevieWonder's song "Don't Wonder Why".



* "Taken" by One Direction:

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* Avril Lavigne's "Sk8ter Boy" is about how a skateboarder was in love with a girl he was friends with. However, the girl thought she was too good for him and turned him down. The skateboarder later became a rock star, and now the girl realized what a mistake she made. But it's too late, as the skateboarder is now with Lavigne.

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* Avril Lavigne's Music/AvrilLavigne's "Sk8ter Boy" is about how a skateboarder was in love with a girl he was friends with. However, the girl thought she was too good for him and turned him down. The skateboarder later became a rock star, and now the girl realized what a mistake she made. But it's too late, as the skateboarder is now with Lavigne.
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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'': [[spoiler:By the time Katniss Everdeen realizes she's in love with Peeta he's been brainwashed. So he tries to strangle her. Ouch. This leaves her... rather bitter, to say the least.]]
* Occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie. Peter crushes painfully on MJ the whole movie, when she finally starts to warm up to him at the end of the film he's decided that he can't be with her at the moment. Of course, that stops by the time the sequel rolls around.

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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'': [[spoiler:By the time Katniss Everdeen realizes she's in love with Peeta Peeta, he's been brainwashed. So he tries to strangle her. Ouch.''Ouch''. This leaves her... rather bitter, to say the least.]]
* Occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie. Peter crushes painfully on MJ the whole movie, movie while she's dating other men, and when she finally starts to warm up to him reciprocate his feelings at the end of the film film, he's decided that he can't be with her at the moment.moment due to his superheroics. Of course, that stops by the time the sequel rolls around.
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Bob has had a crush on Alice for a long time, but she either ignores him, coldly turns him down, or considers the two of them JustFriends. At some point, Bob gets the message and moves on with his love life, and starts seeing Carol. Suddenly, the relationship is reversed, with Alice pining after Bob, leaving him [[BettyAndVeronica forced to choose]]. This kind of LoveTriangle may involve a GreenEyedEpiphany if Alice didn't know her own feelings. If Bob is deliberately trying to invoke this feeling in Alice, it's a case of OperationJealousy.

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Bob has had a crush on Alice for a long time, but she either ignores him, coldly turns him down, or considers the two of them JustFriends. At some point, Bob gets the message and moves on with his love life, and starts seeing Carol. Suddenly, the relationship is reversed, with Alice pining after Bob, leaving him [[BettyAndVeronica forced to choose]]. This kind of LoveTriangle may involve a GreenEyedEpiphany if Alice didn't know her own feelings. If Bob is deliberately trying to invoke this feeling in Alice, it's a case of OperationJealousy.
OperationJealousy. However, if Bob got rejected and rejects her back through severing all ties to Alice, his usage of SilentTreatment may be mistaken for this trope if Alice keeps trying to contact Bob.

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