1 | As much as fiction loves its LoveTropes, some people are not so lucky (or they might be, [[AllergicToLove depending on]] [[LoveIsAWeakness your point of view]]). This index collects all the tropes for characters who have never been in a relationship, have been in a recently ended one, try their best to ''avoid'' being in one, or just can't end up in one despite their best efforts, and the reasons thereof. |
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3 | Prime targets for TheMatchmaker and the ShipperOnDeck -- indeed, most of these people are also {{Love Interest}}s. Compare ChasteTropes, LoveTropes, WeddingAndEngagementTropes, LoveInterests, TheExIndex. |
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5 | !!People |
6 | [[index]] |
7 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: They're single because their crush finds them disgusting. |
8 | * AllegedlyDateless: Despite having dated people in the past, this character is treated as though they can never have a relationship. |
9 | * AloneAmongTheCouples: The character is single while everyone else is in a relationship. |
10 | * AmicableExes: Formerly in a relationship. |
11 | * ArmoredClosetGay: They would be in a relationship if they weren't hiding their true sexuality. |
12 | * BlackWidow: Enters into many relationships, but gets rid of them just as quickly. |
13 | * TheBluebeard: The SpearCounterpart to Black Widow. |
14 | * TheCasanova: Strings along many love interests, but is not in a serious relationship with any of them. |
15 | * CasanovaWannabe: They try to be TheCasanova, but they fail miserably. |
16 | * CelibateEccentricGenius: A brilliant person who's more in love with their life's work than with the opposite sex. |
17 | * CelibateHero: The hero chooses to be single. |
18 | * ChasteHero: The hero is clueless about romance. |
19 | * CollegeWidow: Her husband is dead, so she shags college-age men to fill in the void. |
20 | * ConfirmedBachelor: This person refuses to ever get married. |
21 | * CourtlyLove: The state of being in love but not actually wanting or expecting to couple up with a LoveInterest. |
22 | * CrusadingWidow: Their spouse/lover was killed, and now they're on a quest to avenge them. |
23 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: The hero doesn't end up with their LoveInterest. |
24 | * DoggedNiceGuy: A character who hopelessly pines after someone who made it clear that they don't like them romantically. |
25 | * EverybodyIsSingle: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Everybody in the story is single.]] |
26 | * GlamorousSingleMother: A woman who manages to take care of herself and her children really well despite being a single mother. |
27 | * HopelessSuitor: This person has no chance of winning over their crush. |
28 | * TheIngenue: Usually starts out as this. |
29 | * InsecureLoveInterest: A character who feels they have no chance of ever being good enough for love, so they don't bother trying to find a partner. |
30 | * LadykillerInLove: TheCasanova falls genuinely in love, but his previous womanizing ways are liable to scare away his potential love. |
31 | * LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: A character has had many failed relationships. |
32 | * MaidenAunt: She never married or had kids of her own, so she dotes on her niece/nephew instead. |
33 | * OldMaid: An old woman who has never married. |
34 | * PrinceCharmingWannabe: He arrogantly believes himself to be the perfect guy for a woman who can't stand him. |
35 | * RomanticWingman: This person helps out their friend in their love life, though they may not be in a relationship themself. |
36 | * RunawayBride: A bride to be who ditches her groom at the altar. |
37 | * RunawayFiance: They ran out on an ArrangedMarriage. |
38 | * SerialRomeo: He believes every girl he meets to be his OneTrueLove, but never ends up with any of them. |
39 | * SingleMomStripper: A single mother who works in sex trade to provide for her children. |
40 | * SingleParentsAreUndesirable: Single parents have difficulty dating. |
41 | * StrugglingSingleMother: A single mother who struggles to make ends meet. |
42 | * TrulySingleParent: They had a child without the help of a mate, usually through magic or a labratory experiment. |
43 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: They don't get a RelationshipUpgrade with their childhood friend. |
44 | * UnrequitedTragicMaiden: She can never have the man she's pining after, and suffers a sad fate for it. |
45 | * YouNeedToGetLaid: When a person's crankiness/obsessive behavior is suspected to be due to being single. |
46 | [[/index]] |
47 | |
48 | !!Possible reasons |
49 | [[index]] |
50 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: Their crush doesn't return their feelings. |
51 | * AllergicToLove: Love literally makes them ill. |
52 | * CommitmentIssues: They're afraid of settling down with a spouse. |
53 | * DoesNotLikeMen: She refuses to have anything to do with men. |
54 | * TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: They got their heart broken from a previous relationship. |
55 | * HeManWomanHater: He refuses to have anything to do with women. |
56 | * IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: They unintentionally arouse someone they weren't trying to arouse. |
57 | * IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: They refuse to get in a ChildhoodFriendRomance on the grounds that doing so will destroy their friendship. |
58 | * ItsNotYouItsMe: They break off a relationship due to feeling unworthy of that person. |
59 | * ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: They can't stay with their lover because doing so puts them in danger. |
60 | * JustFriends: The prospective couple only likes each other as friends. |
61 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: The prospective couple sees themselves more as siblings rather than lovers. |
62 | * LoveIsAWeakness: Believes that love is nothing but a hindrance. |
63 | * MarriedToTheJob: They're much too devoted to their career to find time to date. |
64 | * TheMourningAfter: The love of their life has died, so they're too grief-stricken to love again. |
65 | * ObliviousToLove: They're too clueless to notice that someone's in love with them. |
66 | * ParalyzingFearOfSexuality: They want a relationship, but believe that SexIsEvil. |
67 | * SillyRabbitRomanceIsForKids: They've been soured on the idea of love. |
68 | * SleepsWithEveryoneButYou: They're the only one that even someone who ReallyGetsAround won't screw. |
69 | * SuperheroesStaySingle: Superheroes are not allowed to have stable romantic relationships or get happily married. |
70 | * TerriblePickUpLines: Cannot flirt without annoying/creeping out the other party. |
71 | * VirginPower: They have powers that they'll lose if they engage in sex. |
72 | * VowOfCelibacy: They are required, often for religious reasons, to abstain from relationships. |
73 | * WidowMistreatment: They are treated poorly because of the death of their spouse. |
74 | [[/index]] |
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