History PlayingWith / SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl

** Jordan and Anna come from a culture where men are expected to [[MenDontCry suppress their own emotions]], but women can freely express their own desires and be emotional.

** Jordan and Anna come from a culture where men are expected to [[MenDontCry suppress own emotion]], and women can freely express own desires and be emotional.

* '''Justified''': Anna always got into fights with guys as energetic as her, so she looked for a more mellow friend.

* '''Straight''': The easy-going Jordan is dating/friends with GenkiGirl Anna.

* '''Downplayed''': Jordan is only slightly more easy-going and less energetic than Anna .

* '''Straight''': The easy-going Bob is dating/friends with GenkiGirl Alice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob spends most of his time sitting down and watching Alice bounce around.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is only slightly more easy-going and less energetic than Alice.
* '''Justified''': Alice always got into fights with guys as energetic as her, so she looked for a more mellow friend.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a {{Keet}} while Alice is an EmotionlessGirl.

** Bob is introduced as being fairly calm, but it turns out he's just as crazy as Alice behind closed doors.
** Alice starts out really energetic and excited, but it turns out she just had a lot of coffee.
** Alice was just really excited about the birthday party her friends are planning for her.

** It turns out Alice acts energetic without coffee in her veins.

* '''Parodied''': Bob is comatose, and Alice is too busy to notice.

** Bob is calm unless he has sugar; when he does, he's as Genki as Alice. However, it turns out that sugar is actually the catalyst to a FreakyFridayFlip, and that Bob!Alice just retains her energy to keep up appearances. When this is solved, Charlie notes that Bob did have enough energy to pretend being Alice, which leads Bob to become generally energetic even without sugar. And then it turns out that sugar actually makes Alice fall asleep.
** Bob and/or Alice are bi-polar or have borderline personality disorder.
* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice have comparable energy.

* '''Lampshaded''': Charlie asks Bob how ''[[SquishyWizard he]]'' can possibly keep up with Alice.
* '''Exploited''': Bob's personal trainer sets up Bob with Alice in hopes that he will shape up when exposed to her energy.
* '''Invoked''': Daniel sets Bob and Alice up on a date to prove that the trope can work.
* '''Defied''': Emma prevents a date between Alice and Bob, since she believes the trope can't work.
* '''Discussed''': Fred and George try to find a girl for Bob, and note that someone like Alice might be good for him.
* '''Conversed''': Bob tries to convince Alice into going out with him, saying that they'll be just like Harry and Isabelle in her favourite sitcom.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob finds himself constantly getting dragged into things he really doesn't want to do. Due to Alice's carelessness, he suffers some AmusingInjuries.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob finds himself constantly getting dragged into things he really doesn't want to do. Due to Alice's carelessness, he dies.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob break up because they share few common interests and cannot respect each other's lifestyles.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob find some common ground and respect their differences. In time, Bob learns to be a bit more energetic for Alice, and Alice learns to be a bit calmer for Bob.

* '''Exploited''': ???

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a {{Keet}} while Alice is the calm one.

* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

* '''Straight''': The easy-going Bob is dating GenkiGirl Alice.

* '''Justified''': Alice always got into fights with guys as energetic as her, so she looked for a more mellow partner.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's calmness comes from a deep depression, to which Alice is completely oblivious.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, the positive energy that comes from Alice eventually pulls Bob out of his depression.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...at least, he pretends to be in their roleplays.

* '''Subverted''': Bob is introduced as being fairly calm, but it turns out he's just as crazy as Alice behind closed doors.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is calm unless he has sugar; when he does, he's as Genki as Alice. However, it turns out that sugar is actually the catalyst to a FreakyFridayFlip, and that Bob!Alice just retains her energy to keep up appearances. When this is solved, Charlie notes that Bob did have enough energy to pretend being Alice, which leads Bob to become generally energetic even without sugar. And then it turns out that sugar actually makes Alice fall asleep.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's calmness comes from a deep depression, to which Alice is completely oblivious.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, the positive energy that comes from Alice eventually pulls Bob out of his depression.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob is a Genki Guy while Alice is the calm one.

''Basic Trope''': The pairing of a calm, pragmatic guy with a GenkiGirl.

* '''Lampshaded''': Charlie asks Bob how ''he'' can possibly keep up with Alice.

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