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** Alternatively, Michelle has [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody a different personality]] than Mike (with the change in hormones making her slightly calmer). Or perhaps the sudden awkwardness of being female makes him uncomfortable with flirting with either sex, removing a significant obstacle to their friendship.
** Alternatively, Alice ''does'' like Mike, but not in that way. She is attracted to Michelle.
** Alternatively, Alice would have liked Mike all along if she'd ever noticed him in the first place, and as it turns out, being turned female by a plot device is pretty noticeable.

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** Alternatively, Michelle has [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody a different personality]] than Mike (with the change in hormones making her slightly calmer). Or perhaps the sudden awkwardness of being female makes him uncomfortable with flirting with either sex, removing a significant obstacle to their friendship.
** Alternatively, Alice ''does'' like Mike, but not in that way. She is attracted to Michelle.
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Alice would have liked Mike all along if she'd ever noticed him in the first place, and as it turns out, being turned female by a plot device is pretty noticeable.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Michelle enjoys her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship new relationship]] with Alice very much. But that relationship is based on a lie about Michelle's real identity. Mike hates his new female body and everything about being a girl ''except'' being best friends with Alice. So when a chance comes to regain his old body, he has to decide between being Alice's best friend and miserable the rest of the time, or having the body he's comfortable with, but losing Alice.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Michelle enjoys her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship [[PseudoRomanticFriendship new relationship]] with Alice very much. But that relationship is based on a lie about Michelle's real identity. Mike hates his new female body and everything about being a girl ''except'' being best friends with Alice. So when a chance comes to regain his old body, he has to decide between being Alice's best friend and miserable the rest of the time, or having the body he's comfortable with, but losing Alice.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Mike is loathed by all the girls in his class due to his CasanovaWannabe ways, but when he becomes Michelle, they treat her as a good friend, even though Michelle's behavior [[SchoolgirlLesbians hasn't really changed that much]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Mike is loathed by all the girls in his class due to his CasanovaWannabe ways, but when he becomes Michelle, they treat her as a good friend, even though Michelle's behavior [[SchoolgirlLesbians hasn't really changed that much]].much.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': MIke turns into Michelle, and Alice becomes his/her friend, but they soon quarrel and become enemies, then make up and become friends again, and finally settle on being frenemies.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': MIke Mike turns into Michelle, and Alice becomes his/her friend, but they soon quarrel and become enemies, then make up and become friends again, and finally settle on being frenemies.

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Mike turns into Michelle, and Alice stops hitting him/her, but otherwise ignores Michelle.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???MIke turns into Michelle, and Alice becomes his/her friend, but they soon quarrel and become enemies, then make up and become friends again, and finally settle on being frenemies.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???A TV show producer wants to have a show featuring HalfIdenticalTwins actors, and decides on this premise to make them Mike and Michelle.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Dirk has figured out what's going on and blackmails Michelle not to reveal "her" secret.

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



* '''Deconstructed''': Michelle enjoys her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship new relationship]] with Alice very much. But that relationship is based on a lie about Michelle's real identity. Mike hates his new female body and everything about being a girl ''except'' being best friends with Alice. So when a chance comes to regain his old body, he has to decide between being Alice's best friend and miserable the rest of the time, or having the body he's comfortable with, but losing Alice.
* '''Reconstructed''': Michelle finally breaks down and reveals the truth to Alice, who in turn admits she figured out what was going on some time ago. She [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy feels that Mike should return to the body he prefers]]; while she still has no sexual interest in Mike, Alice has seen enough of his true nature in Michelle to want to continue to be friends.



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



* '''Deconstructed''': Michelle enjoys her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship new relationship]] with Alice very much. But that relationship is based on a lie about Michelle's real identity. Mike hates his new female body and everything about being a girl ''except'' being best friends with Alice. So when a chance comes to regain his old body, he has to decide between being Alice's best friend and miserable the rest of the time, or having the body he's comfortable with, but losing Alice.
* '''Reconstructed''': Michelle finally breaks down and reveals the truth to Alice, who in turn admits she figured out what was going on some time ago. She [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy feels that Mike should return to the body he prefers]]; while she still has no sexual interest in Mike, Alice has seen enough of his true nature in Michelle to want to continue to be friends.



Now that you too are a girl, you can go Back to GenderBenderFriendship.

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Now that you too are a girl, you can go Back to GenderBenderFriendship.GenderBenderFriendship.
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* '''Inverted''': Gender Bender Antagonism. Alice is normally okay with Mike, but when he turns into Michelle, Alice takes an instant dislike to the new girl and tries to knock her block off. Maybe it was [[ManIFeelLikeAWoman the boasting about the new breasts]].

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Gender Bender Antagonism. Alice is normally okay with Mike, but when he turns into Michelle, Alice takes an instant dislike to the new girl and tries to knock her block off. Maybe it was [[ManIFeelLikeAWoman the boasting about the new breasts]].

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* '''Justified''': Alice has issues opening up to boys due to [[FreudianExcuse a traumatic incident in her childhood]]. But Michelle, even though only "technically" a girl, doesn't trigger those defenses, allowing Alice's deredere side to show through.

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Alice has issues opening up to boys due to [[FreudianExcuse a traumatic incident in her childhood]]. But Michelle, even though only "technically" a girl, doesn't trigger those defenses, allowing Alice's deredere side to show through.
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** Alternatively, Alice ''does'' like Mike, but [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean not in that way]]. She is attracted to Michelle.

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** Alternatively, Alice ''does'' like Mike, but [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean not in that way]].way. She is attracted to Michelle.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Mike is loathed by all the girls in his class due to his LeisureSuitLarry ways, but when he becomes Michelle, they treat her as a good friend, even though Michelle's behavior [[SchoolgirlLesbians hasn't really changed that much]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Mike is loathed by all the girls in his class due to his LeisureSuitLarry CasanovaWannabe ways, but when he becomes Michelle, they treat her as a good friend, even though Michelle's behavior [[SchoolgirlLesbians hasn't really changed that much]].
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** Alternatively, Alice would have liked Mike all along if she'd ever noticed him in the first place, and as it turns out, being turned female by a plot device is pretty noticeable.

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