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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob resolves to love Alice from afar, even though it is not impossible to consummate a relationship with her, because in doing so he is able to enjoy his tender, passionate feelings without any responsibility towards her, and also to more easily blind himself to any flaws she may have because he does not have to deal with them, thus selfishly falling in love with an idea rather than accepting the real Alice for what she may be.
** Alternatively, it is simply that Bob is unable to let go of Alice, despite her unattainability, and thus his overtures are more like being a [[Stalker
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob concedes that his "love" for Alice may be unrealistic, but it fulfils a deep spiritual need that his loveless marriage of convenience doesn't. He thinks that if he were to throw all romanticism aside in favour of cynical pragmatism, he'd become an immoral person.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Bob and Alice are devoted to the idea of Courtly Love, but sometimes they can't help themselves, and the series combines [[Will They or Won't They?]] with their internal moral struggle.
** Alice and Bob's culture celebrates courtly love in songs and stories; while some people take this seriously, others are just as adulterous and hedonistic as you'd expect. Sometimes this is treated as a fact of life, other times as a betrayal of one's marriage vows... basically, people's sex lives are just as diverse as they are in real life.
* '''Averted''': There are no Courtly Love romances in the story.
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