History PlayingWith / EternalLove

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice and Bob, two immortals, were in puppy love while the pyramids were being built. Around the fall of Rome they agreed that they didn't work, and they ought to see other people. They became friends again at Queen Victoria's coronation. Right around the time of the first Mars colony, they decide to give love another shot, and this time, TheyDo.

* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are immortal and begin falling for each other, only for something to ruin the moment and return them to the {{status quo|IsGod}}.

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

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice and Bob fall for each other but decide to see other people first. After a lot of thought, they decide to proceed with their relationship.

** AliceAndBob are still star-crossed lovers after eons.

* '''Downplayed''': AliceAndBob only love each other for a matter of centuries before breaking up.
* '''Justified''': AliceAndBob are immortal robots programmed to love each other.

** AliceAndBob don't love each other, in a culture where everyone is immortal, everyone lives HappilyEverAfter, and marriages are eternally binding.

* '''Subverted''': AliceAndBob are immortal and begin falling for each other, only for something to ruin the moment and return them to the {{status quo|IsGod}}.
* '''Double Subverted''': AliceAndBob fall for each other but decide to see other people first. After a lot of thought, they decide to proceed with their relationship.
* '''Parodied''': AliceAndBob are [[SlapSlapKiss a bickering couple]] after millennia. [[AwfulWeddedLife Alice complains about how Bob is a no-good layabout, while Bob just drinks and watches TV]].

* '''Averted''': AliceAndBob are both immortal but their relationship is purely platonic.
* '''Enforced''': Charlie, writing a series of books about the immortal romance of AliceAndBob, tries to break them up, but realizes that they are the only two characters who could possibly be in a relationship with each other and gets them back together on a regular basis.

* '''Invoked''': AliceAndBob become immortal. Bob uses the fact that Alice will never find another immortal to convince her to have a relationship with him.

* '''Defied''': AliceAndBob become immortal. Bob is about to ask if Alice will be his girlfriend only for her to cut him off, saying, "Not a chance."
* '''Discussed''': AliceAndBob are immortals and wonder aloud of they are starting to have feelings for each other or if they should try getting together.

* '''Straight''': Bob and Alice maintain a romantic relationship for eternity.

** Bob and Alice are still star-crossed lovers after eons.
** Alice and Bob watch the universe evaporate into nothing [=/=] time repeat itself as they continue to hold on to each other.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice only love each other for a matter of centuries before breaking up.
* '''Justified''': Bob and Alice are immortal robots programmed to love each other.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Alice don't love each other, in a culture where everyone is immortal, everyone lives HappilyEverAfter, and marriages are eternally binding.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are immortal and begin falling for each other, only for something to ruin the moment and return them to the {{status quo|IsGod}}.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice and Bob fall for each other but decide to see other people first. After a lot of thought, they decide to proceed with their relationship.
* '''Parodied''': Bob and Alice are [[SlapSlapKiss a bickering couple]] after millennia. [[AwfulWeddedLife Alice complains about how Bob is a no-good layabout, while Bob just drinks and watches TV.]]

* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice are both immortal but their relationship is purely platonic.
* '''Enforced''': Charlie, writing a series of books about the immortal romance of Alice and Bob, tries to break them up, but realizes that they are the only two characters who could possibly be in a relationship with each other and gets them back together on a regular basis.

* '''Invoked''': Bob and Alice become immortal. Bob uses the fact that Alice will never find another immortal to convince her to have a relationship with him.

* '''Defied''': Bob and Alice become immortal. Bob is about to ask if Alice will be his girlfriend only for her to cut him off, saying, "Not a chance."
* '''Discussed''': Bob and Alice are immortals and wonder aloud of they are starting to have feelings for each other or if they should try getting together.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's and Alice's immortality was achieved at the cost of removing their free-will and independent/critical thought, making them [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul incapable of doing anything but intensely loving each other.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Alice are still star-crossed lovers after eons.

* '''Justified''':
** Bob and Alice are immortal robots programmed to love each other.
** Immortality is achieved at the cost of removing one's capacity for critical thought, making them incapable of doing anything but loving.

* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are immortal and begin falling for each other, only for something to ruin the moment and return them to the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]].

* '''Parodied''': Bob and Alice are a bickering couple after millennia. Alice complains about how Bob is a no-good layabout, while Bob just drinks and watches TV.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, you're ''still'' going at it?"

* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
* '''Logical Extreme''': Alice and Bob watch the universe evaporate into nothing [=/=] time repeat itself as they continue to hold on to each other.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are immortal and begin falling for each other, only for something to ruin the moment and return them to the [[StatusQuoIsGods status quo]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice and Bob fall for each other and something ruins the moment. After a lot of thought, they decide to proceed with their relationship more cautiously.