History PlayingWith / MagneticGirlfriend

* '''Subverted''': Bob is dating Alice at the start of the show, and is also pursued by Carol, Donna, and Eileen. Flashbacks reveal that they've been chasing him since high school.
* '''Double Subverted''': We later find out the when he became single they stopped pursuing, only to go right back to chasing him when he meet Alice.

* '''GenderFlipped''': Alice had a hard time getting guys to notice her until she met Bob. Now Greg, Harry and Issaac really want to date her

** Or Alice is basically an [[{{jerkass}} assholetowards anyone she meets]], the same reaction for other girls, but with more confusion on why she isn't an asshole to [[MoralityPet Bob]] and [[WhatDoesHeSeeInHer why such a swell guy like him is dating such a bitch]].

** Alice's [[ManicPixieDreamGirl extreme personality]] draws a lot of attention to the couple, leading the other girls to wonder [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim what a]] NiceGuy [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim like that is doing with such a]] weird girl.

** Alice had a hard time getting guys to notice her until she met Bob. Now Greg, Harry and Issaac really want to date her

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Once Bob starts dating Alice, women start following them around... and making passes at ''Alice.''
* '''Double Subverted''': They're trying to invoke GirlOnGirlIsHot to get Bob's attention.

* '''Defied''': Bob is dating Alice at the start of the show, and is also pursued by Carol, Donna, and Eileen. Flashbacks reveal that they've been chasing him since high school.

** Alice's [[ManicPixieDreamGirl extreme personality]] draws a lot of attention to the couple, leading the other girls to wonder [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim what a]] NiceGuy [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim like that is doing with such a]] StrangeGirl.

** Bob was a slob until he had someone to [[SheCleansUpNicely make himself presentable]] for.

** Carol, Donna and Eileen still don't like Bob at all, however, they really HATE Alice! So they start harassing Bob in order to put a strain on their newly forged relationship.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice is suspicious of how little Bob does to discourage the other women who are always declaring their love for him. She fights with Bob as a result, and eventually breaks up with him.
** Having never been presented with this much temptation before, Bob tries to take advantage of his newfound fortune. This backfires, earning him a reputation as a {{Jerkass}} and causing his would-be girlfriends to AbandonShipping.
* '''Reconstructed''': After Alice breaks up with him, Bob starts dating Carol. Alice decides she wants him back, and finds herself in the same position as Donna and Eileen.

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'''Basic Trope:''' Women don't take an interest in the hero until after he gets a girlfriend.
* '''Straight:''' The once unpopular Bob starts dating Alice. Carol, Donna, and Eileen want to date him now.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Carol, Donna, and Eileen hate Bob's guts. Once he starts dating Alice, they worship the ground he walks on and insist they always have.
* '''Justified:''' Bob was a slob until he had someone to [[SheCleansUpNicely make himself presentable]] for.

* '''Inverted:''' Once the extremely popular Bob starts dating Alice, other women start avoiding him.

* '''Subverted:''' Once Bob starts dating Alice, women start following them around... and making passes at ''Alice.''
* '''Double Subverted:''' They're trying to invoke GirlOnGirlIsHot to get Bob's attention.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob turns to leave after scheduling his first date with Alice, only to find every other character (and others who have never been seen before and will never be seen again) descending on him with roses.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Alice is suspicious of how little Bob does to discourage the other women who are always declaring their love for him. She fights with Bob as a result, and eventually breaks up with him.

* '''Reconstructed:''' After Alice breaks up with him, Bob starts dating Carol. Alice decides she wants him back, and finds herself in the same position as Donna and Eileen.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Carol was already interested in Bob, but [[FirstGirlWins took it for granted that they'd get together]]... until Alice shows up. Donna ''also'' harbored some interest in him, but instead of getting upset and jealous when Alice shows up, she becomes a ShipperOnDeck. Eileen, meanwhile, stays out of the conflict entirely... until the couple goes through a rough patch and breaks up, at which point she swoops in to catch him on the rebound -- and attracts ''Faye's'' attention to him in the process.
* '''Averted:''' Bob isn't attractive to anyone but Alice.
* '''Enforced:''' Bob/Alice is the creators' OTP, but you can't have a harem anime without the harem.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Why couldn't this have happened when I was single?"
* '''Invoked:''' Bob dates Alice in hopes that he'll soon have hordes of women fighting over him.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob takes advantage of his sudden rise in popularity to manipulate the girls pursuing him, encouraging them to fight over him.

* '''Defied:''' Bob is dating Alice at the start of the show, and is also pursued by Carol, Donna, and Eileen. Flashbacks reveal that they've been chasing him since high school.
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

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

** Having never been presented with this much temptation before, Bob tries to take advantage of his newfound fortune. This backfires, earning him a reputation as a {{Jerkass}} and causing his would-be girlfriends to AbandonShip.

** Carol, Donna and Eileen still don't like Bo at all, however, they really HATE Alice! So they start harassing Bob in order to put a strain on their newly forged relationship.

* '''Zig Zagged:'''