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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob both separately ask Claire to go feel out the other and see if they might be interested in dating.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice and Bob both separately ask Claire to go feel out the other and see if they might be interested in dating.dating.
** Alice and Bob's relationship moves at a slow but steady pace, with a casual date offer being given the drama associated with a marriage proposal.
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* '''Untwisted''': Alice's aggressive {{Tsundere}} attitude turns out to be a façade, making her just as shy as meek Bob.
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** [[SchoolgirlLesbians Deborah and Emily]] are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about [[ComingOutStory being outed]] if they say anything and are wrong.

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** [[SchoolgirlLesbians Deborah and Emily]] Emily are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about [[ComingOutStory being outed]] if they say anything and are wrong.
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** Alice and Bob both blurt out a LoveConfession to one another...[[{{Adorkable}} in the most hilarious, awkward and adorable way possible]].

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** Alice and Bob both blurt out a LoveConfession to one another...[[{{Adorkable}} in the most hilarious, awkward and adorable way possible]].possible.

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** Alice is actually in a relationship already.

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** Alice is actually in a relationship already.already, and her attraction to Bob is just a short-lived fantasy (which is why neither tried to make any advances to the other).



** Alice is in a relationship already, but it's a polyamorous relationship.
** The confession takes until the sixth or seventh season and only ends up happening because of exceptional circumstances.

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** Even after breaking up with her boyfriend, Alice is in a relationship already, but it's a polyamorous relationship.
** The confession takes until
continues to pine hopelessly after Bob. And neither have the sixth or seventh season courage to approach the other, even though they're both "free".
** Because Alice
and only ends up happening because of exceptional circumstances.Bob spoke at the same time, neither actually heard what the other was saying, and both were to shy to repeat the confession.



* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are the central WillTheyOrWontThey characters of the series, and the creators want to prevent them from actually getting together to milk their dynamic for all their worth/

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* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are the central WillTheyOrWontThey characters of the series, and the creators want to prevent them from actually getting together to milk their dynamic for all their worth/worth.



* '''Played For Drama''': Due to their shyness, Alice and Bob avoid eye contact and interacts minimally with each other when they actually encounter. This cause one, or both, to think that the other person actually ''hates'' them because they seem much friendlier when they're with other people.



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* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are the central WillTheyOrWontThey characters of the series.

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* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are the central WillTheyOrWontThey characters of the series.series, and the creators want to prevent them from actually getting together to milk their dynamic for all their worth/

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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is in a relationship already, but it's a polyamorous relationship.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Alice is in a relationship already, but it's a polyamorous relationship.relationship.
** The confession takes until the sixth or seventh season and only ends up happening because of exceptional circumstances.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have been dating for a while, but it's not working out ... but neither of them wants to hurt the other by breaking up.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice and Bob have been dating for a while, but it's not working out ... but neither of them wants to hurt the other by breaking up.up.
** BelligerentSexualTension
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The Justification in that \"Justified\" example was the fear of being outed as gay.


** Alice and Bob are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.

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** Alice [[SchoolgirlLesbians Deborah and Bob Emily]] are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about [[ComingOutStory being outed outed]] if they say anything and are wrong.
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** Deborah and Emily are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.

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** Deborah Alice and Emily Bob are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.
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* '''Invoked''': Claire introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' them dither, either [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]] or to demonstrate this trope to curious friends.
* '''Exploited''': Charlie introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' them dither, [[MagnificentBastard intending to take advantage of their preoccupation with each other and]] [[CannotSpitItOut their inability to confess]] [[MagnificentBastard in order to freely execute his master plan without interruption]].

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* '''Invoked''': Claire introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' ''lets'' them dither, either [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]] or to demonstrate this trope to curious friends.
* '''Exploited''': Charlie introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' ''lets'' them dither, [[MagnificentBastard intending to take advantage of their preoccupation with each other and]] [[CannotSpitItOut their inability to confess]] [[MagnificentBastard in order to freely execute his master plan without interruption]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...a polyamorous relationship.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''': Alice is in a relationship already, but it's a polyamorous relationship.
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** Alice and Bob are both horribly awkward and or has been rejected many times in the past.

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** Alice and Bob are both horribly awkward and or has and/or have been rejected many times in the past.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is actually in a relationship already.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice is actually in a relationship already.
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** Alice and Bob both blurt out a LoveConfession to one another...[[{{Adorkable}} in the most hilarious, awkward and adorable way possible]].

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* '''Justified''': Deborah and Emily are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Deborah and Emily are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.
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** Alice and Bob are both horribly awkward and or has been rejected many times in the past.
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* '''Discussed''': [[AerithAndBob Aerith]] and Claire, noticing the behaviour of AliceAndBob, talk with each other about how they continue to dither, discussing the hows and whys in regards to their mutual shyness.

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* '''Discussed''': [[AerithAndBob Aerith]] {{Aerith|AndBob}} and Claire, noticing the behaviour of AliceAndBob, talk with each other about how they continue to dither, discussing the hows and whys in regards to their mutual shyness.
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* '''Exploited''': Charlie introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' them dither, [[MagnificentBastard intending to take advantage of their preoccupation with each other and their inability to]] [[CannotSpitItOut confess]] [[MagnificentBastard in order to freely execute his master plan without interruption]].

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* '''Exploited''': Charlie introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' them dither, [[MagnificentBastard intending to take advantage of their preoccupation with each other and their inability to]] and]] [[CannotSpitItOut their inability to confess]] [[MagnificentBastard in order to freely execute his master plan without interruption]].
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* '''Discussed''': [[AerithAndBob Aerith]] and Claire, noticing the behaviour of AliceAndBob, converse with each other about how they continue to dither, discussing the hows and whys in regards to their mutual shyness.
* '''Conversed''': [[SeinfeldianConversarion Jerry and Elaine]] mock these kinds of characters after seeing an example of them in a show, [[ConversationalTroping noting how unhappy they're making themselves]].

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* '''Discussed''': [[AerithAndBob Aerith]] and Claire, noticing the behaviour of AliceAndBob, converse talk with each other about how they continue to dither, discussing the hows and whys in regards to their mutual shyness.
* '''Conversed''': [[SeinfeldianConversarion [[SeinfeldianConversation Jerry and Elaine]] mock these kinds of characters after seeing an example of them in a show, [[ConversationalTroping noting how unhappy they're making themselves]].
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* '''Invoked''': Claire introduces AliceAndBob and let's them dither, either [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]] or to demonstrat this trope to curious friends.

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* '''Invoked''': Claire introduces AliceAndBob and let's ''let's'' them dither, either [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]] or to demonstrat demonstrate this trope to curious friends.



* '''Conversed''': [[SeifeldianConversarion Jerry and Elaine]] mock these kinds of characters after seeing an example of them in a show, [[ConversationalTroping noting how unhappy they're making themselves]].

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* '''Conversed''': [[SeifeldianConversarion [[SeinfeldianConversarion Jerry and Elaine]] mock these kinds of characters after seeing an example of them in a show, [[ConversationalTroping noting how unhappy they're making themselves]].
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* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
Alice tries to ask Bob out, but chickens out halfway through. [[ObliviousToLove Bob doesn't take the hint]], and chickens out himself halfway through his own attempt later. At several points, Claire assumes or questions whether or not either one succeeded.
* '''Averted''': ???'''Averted''': AliceAndBob meet each other through the anime club and hit it off right away, and immediately ask each other out and start a relationship.



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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
Claire makes several snarky remarks to other characters regarding Alice and Bob's WillTheyOrWontThey, pointing out how they are TwiceShy.
* '''Invoked''': ???
Claire introduces AliceAndBob and let's them dither, either [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]] or to demonstrat this trope to curious friends.
* '''Exploited''': ???Charlie introduces AliceAndBob and ''let's'' them dither, [[MagnificentBastard intending to take advantage of their preoccupation with each other and their inability to]] [[CannotSpitItOut confess]] [[MagnificentBastard in order to freely execute his master plan without interruption]].



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
[[AerithAndBob Aerith]] and Claire, noticing the behaviour of AliceAndBob, converse with each other about how they continue to dither, discussing the hows and whys in regards to their mutual shyness.
* '''Conversed''': ???[[SeifeldianConversarion Jerry and Elaine]] mock these kinds of characters after seeing an example of them in a show, [[ConversationalTroping noting how unhappy they're making themselves]].
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Inspired when I came up with an Inverted example while thinking about the latest \'\'El Goonish Shive\'\' storyline.

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'''Basic Trope''': Two characters are attracted to each other, but neither has the nerve to say anything about it.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob meet each other through the anime club and hit it off right away, but neither has [[NoSocialSkills the social skills]] to tell if the other is interested too.
* '''Exaggerated''': The show makes a RunningGag of Alice and Bob both getting [[LoveMakesYouDumb completely flustered and inarticulate]] in each other's presence and {{everyone|CanSeeIt}} else trying to get either of them to make a move.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob both separately ask Claire to go feel out the other and see if they might be interested in dating.
* '''Justified''': Deborah and Emily are both interested in each other, but they're both worried about being outed if they say anything and are wrong.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have been dating for a while, but it's not working out ... but neither of them wants to hurt the other by breaking up.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is actually in a relationship already.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...a polyamorous relationship.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob each have a limited edition collectible figurine that the other wants -- but neither of them want to ask the other to give theirs up.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are the central WillTheyOrWontThey characters of the series.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Claire writes a letter to each of them telling them to ask each other out.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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