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* AdultFear: At the climax of the episode, Lucy seriously tells Ricky that she was trying to change herself so that he would like her again. She was worried that he had fallen out of love with her. Ricky quickly reassures her that it's not the case.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Lucy accidentally wins two rounds of poker when trying to befriend Lucy, the first by getting a good hand and the second by bluffing.

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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Lucy accidentally wins two rounds of poker when trying to befriend Lucy, Ricky, the first by getting a good hand and the second by bluffing.
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Lucy starts worrying when Ricky stops talking to her in the morning. He just grabs his coffee, breakfast and newspaper, and doesn't respond to her when she makes light conversation. Hoping to help out, Ethel cites the works of Dr. Humphrey as to how to make a husband fall in love with his wife again. Lucy tries her best, but knowing Lucy, HilarityEnsues.

!! Tropes for this episode include:

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Lucy accidentally wins two rounds of poker when trying to befriend Lucy, the first by getting a good hand and the second by bluffing.
* AdultFear: At the climax of the episode, Lucy seriously tells Ricky that she was trying to change herself so that he would like her again. She was worried that he had fallen out of love with her. Ricky quickly reassures her that it's not the case.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It's obvious that Dr. Humphrey's advice is outdated, even for the time period. Lucy doesn't get any value out of it, especially when she is trying to do all the work to get Ricky to notice her.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Lucy hesitates on singing to Ricky because she doesn't have confidence in her voice. In later episodes, Lucy is shown to be a semi-decent singer, and much more confident.
* TheGlomp: Invoked. Four Cuban boys, meant to evoke Ricky's brothers, tackle Ricky in a loving hug when Lucy remakes the apartment to resemble his Cuban home.
* GrandRomanticGesture: Ricky realizes that Lucy was doing this in the climax to make the apartment resemble Cuba, and herself like a Cuban singer. He tells her he appreciates the gesture but says he likes her JustTheWayYouAre and that he doesn't need a Cuban wife.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Invoked. Lucy doesn't want to sing to Ricky as part of serenading him because she worries her voice is terrible. Ethel helps her lip-sync using a record player.
* JustTheWayYouAre: When he realizes why Lucy was trying to get his attention, Ricky tells her that if he didn't want to marry her, then he would have stayed in Cuba, and he left because he loved her.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Lucy tries everything to get Ricky to notice her, apart from simply talking to him. When she finally does, he reaffirms that he loves her and would never stop liking her.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Lucy on Dr. Humphrey's advice dons an evening gown and makes up her hair for breakfast. She looks stunning, which Ethel notices, but Ricky doesn't.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After a whole episode of miscommunication, Ricky finally asks Lucy what's wrong, and she tells him. That helps them resolve their conflict.
* ZanyScheme: As usual for Lucy. To her credit, she's trying to implement rather outdated advice.

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