Derailing Love Interests: Difference between revisions

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Alice loves Bob, but Bob isn't exactly reciprocating in kind. They may be in a [[The Masochism Tango|shaky marriage]] or [[No Accounting for Taste|unstable relationship]], friends with lots of [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], or [[Love Is Oblivious|completely oblivious]]. Cue a breakup, usually due to [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|something Bob says or does.]] Then Alice meets [[Romantic False Lead|Charlie]], who is [[Nice Guy|sensitive]], [[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor|rich]], [[The Smart Guy|smart]] and gives her everything she misses in her relationship with Bob, and ''then some''. They fall madly in love and everything is perfect. Meanwhile, [[Green-Eyed Epiphany|Bob is beginning to realize whatever mistake he made with Alice and decides to win her back.]] To add drama, time is usually running out for some reason, so Alice needs to dump Charlie and choose Bob fast. [[Why Would Anyone Take Him Back?|But why would she?]] She's met her perfect match, she's in love and life is bliss, not to mention that she has reason to believe that Bob isn't sincere about changing. There's nothing Bob ''can'' do, he blew it.

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