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** Alice and Bob ''did'' have a good reason for breaking up, but they were in a relationship long ago and have since changed and forgiven each other.
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** Alice and Bob have a nasty divorce. Twenty years later they still haven't gotten over the custody battle mentality, even though their adult children can't stand either of them.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Bob always tells everyone he's on good terms with his ex-wife Alice. When she finally appears on screen, they immediately start fighting, but eventually it turns out [[VitriolicBestBuds they really are good friends after all]].

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** Alice and Bob decide to part ways while the relationship is still good enough and they try to prevent a DivorceAssetsConflict, but when they enter the courtroom, the knives come out.
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Bob always tells everyone he's on good terms with his ex-wife Alice. When she finally appears on screen, they immediately start fighting, but eventually it turns out [[VitriolicBestBuds they really are good friends after all]].all]].
** It turns out that Alice and Bob's apparent desire to tear each other apart over their Roy Rogers figurine was because they hired rival {{Amoral Attorney}}s who fanned the flames of conflict [[ItsAllAboutMe in an attempt to prevent the other guy from winning]]. Once said attorneys are booted out, Alice and Bob decide it's stupid and settle things properly.
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** Alice and Bob don't dislike each other personally, but the relationship the marriage imposes on them it's too much for them to work out well.

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** Alice and Bob don't dislike each other personally, but the relationship the marriage imposes on them it's is too much for them to work out well.
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** Alice and Bob realize where there relationship is going, and they break up hoping they can stay friends. This does not solve the problems between the two and they continue down the same path up until the "real break up".

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** Alice and Bob realize where there their relationship is going, and they break up hoping they can stay friends. This does not solve the problems between the two and they continue down the same path up until the "real break up".

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* '''Defied''': Bob doesn't hate Alice, but Alice hates Bob. She distances herself as far away from him as possible to avoid him.

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Bob doesn't hate Alice, but Alice hates Bob. She distances herself as far away from him as possible to avoid him.him.
** Alice and Bob's society looks down upon divorced people, so they won't divorce unless they hate each other.
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** Bob's new girlfriend Carol incorrectly suspects that he still has romantic feelings for Alice and that causes tension in their relationship.
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** The relationship was a case of TheBeard.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob was [[DomesticAbuser abusive]] to Alice in there marriage, and still continues to control and demean her in there [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friendship"]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob was [[DomesticAbuser abusive]] to Alice in there their marriage, and still continues to control and demean her in there their [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friendship"]].

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