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Ah, I see the second one, at least when it specifically comes to choosing whether or not to keep adventuring, is a "Leave Your Quest" Test. I wonder if we have an article about the general dillemmas of "artist or businessman?", and "parent or doctor?", etc.
Your first trope is Betty and Veronica (possibly genderswapped). I know there was discussion of splitting the genderswapped version off into its own trope, but I'm not sure if anything ever came of it...
Edited by Micah 132 is the rudest number.
Thanks! Funny, I've seen the genderswapped version way more often…
The classic Love Triangle in which the protagonist (usually female) is torn between someone exciting-but-impulsive (a sort of Manic Pixie Dream Girl) and someone Boring, but Practical. What's it called?
Also, I'm wondering if there's a trope about a character having to choose between lifestyles which are distinguished in this way (one is predictable and "practical", and the other is messy and "fun"; sometimes the latter involves adventuring and saving the world).