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** [[TheGhost Bob]] is said to get attention from all the ladies, but the last episode [[TheReveal shows him having his first birthday]].

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** [[TheGhost Bob]] is said to get attention from all the ladies, but the last episode [[TheReveal shows him having his first birthday]].[[note]]Ladies do like to coo over cute babies.[[/note]]



** Bob is a Pædophile Magnet. [[note]]Talk about {{squick}}![[/note]]

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** Bob is a Pædophile Magnet. [[note]]Talk about {{squick}}![[/note]]

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* '''Subverted''': Bob is a giant nerd and the only reason why it seems like he is a ChickMagnet is because all those girls need his help with something.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, they eventually do come to like him for whatever reason -- maybe he is a NiceGuy, has some HiddenDepths that make him attractive or because he eventually becomes more attractive.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob is a giant nerd and the only reason why it seems like he is a ChickMagnet is because all those girls need his help with something.
** [[TheGhost Bob]] is said to get attention from all the ladies, but the last episode [[TheReveal shows him having his first birthday]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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However, they eventually do come to like him for whatever reason -- maybe he is a NiceGuy, has some HiddenDepths that make him attractive or because he eventually becomes more attractive.attractive.
** Bob is a Pædophile Magnet. [[note]]Talk about {{squick}}![[/note]]
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Anything That Moves is a disambiguation


** Bob is [[AnythingThatMoves attracted to several women all at once.]]

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** Bob is [[AnythingThatMoves attracted to several women all at once.]]
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': In some scenes, Bob is surrounded by women and in another, he is completely lonely and [[HollywoodDateless complains about not being able to find a date.]]

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': In some scenes, Bob is surrounded by women and in another, he is completely lonely and [[HollywoodDateless complains about not being able to find a date.]]

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** Bob turns out to be a JerkAss who exploits his ChickMagnet status to manipulate and hurt innocent women.

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** Bob turns out to be a JerkAss {{jerkass}} who exploits his ChickMagnet status to manipulate and hurt innocent women.women.
** Alice becomes a FemmeFatale that exploits her DudeMagnet status to hurt and manipulate innocent men.



** Alice never attracts mature gentlemen. She only attracts the creepy type of men who like her only for her looks (or because she fulfills some other sick fetish they have), which makes Alice resent the attention.



** Alice attracts only the creepy type of men who like her only for her looks (or because she fulfills some other sick fetish they have), which makes Alice resent the attention.


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** Alice attracts the most desirable men, causing other women to be envious of and hate her for it.

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people in relationships are actually more attractive than single people


** Bob is attracted to several women all at once.

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** Bob is [[AnythingThatMoves attracted to several women all at once.]]



** Bob is in a dedicated relationship.
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** Only the men are attracted to Bob.

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** [[OnlyHasSameSexAdmirers Only the men are attracted to Bob.]]
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* '''Conversed''': "Is this film/show really going to gloss over how these "admirers" are really just being perverts?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Is this film/show really going to gloss over how these "admirers" 'admirers' are really just being perverts?"
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* '''Conversed''': "Is this film/show really going to gloss over how these "admirers" are really just being perverts?"

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** EvenTheGirlsWantHer



* '''Parodied''': Bob is literally an antrophomorphic magnet that attracts women.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob is literally an antrophomorphic anthropomorphic magnet that attracts women.women.
** Bob is said to be a chick magnet, and perverted men hang out with him in the hopes of getting a woman he can't handle ... only to find out to their disappointment that he attracts juvenile birds instead.
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** Despite his magnetic personality and good looks, Bob is ''not'' TheCassanova and honestly has no clue how to handle so many women being attracted to him.

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** Despite his magnetic personality and good looks, Bob is ''not'' TheCassanova TheCasanova and honestly has no clue how to handle so many women being attracted to him.
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** Despite his magnetic personality and good looks, Bob is ''not'' TheCassanova and honestly has no clue how to handle so many women being attracted to him.
** Bob only has eyes on his OneTrueLove, and so many women trying to get his attention only causes complications between the two.
** The women in his life are willing to fight over him, sometimes literally. Some resort to nasty methods just to get his attention and, in the most extreme cases, even attempt to MurderTheHypotenuse.
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Cleanup.


** Every single woman on the planet, even if she is a lesbian or [[YourCheatingHeart already in a relationship]], thinks that Bob is attractive.

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** Every single woman on the planet, even if she is a lesbian or [[YourCheatingHeart already in a relationship]], relationship, thinks that Bob is attractive.

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* '''Downplayed''': There are 2 or 3 women who find Bob attractive, but that's about it.

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* '''Downplayed''': There are 2 two or 3 three women who find Bob attractive, but that's about it.



* '''Double Subverted''': However, they eventually do come to like him for whatever reason - maybe he is a NiceGuy, has some HiddenDepths that make him attractive or because he eventually becomes more attractive.

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* '''Double Subverted''': However, they eventually do come to like him for whatever reason - -- maybe he is a NiceGuy, has some HiddenDepths that make him attractive or because he eventually becomes more attractive.



* '''Zig Zagged''': In some scenes, Bob is surrounded by women and in another, he is completely lonely and [[HollywoodDateless complains about not being able to find a date.]]
* '''Averted''':

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': In some scenes, Bob is surrounded by women and in another, he is completely lonely and [[HollywoodDateless complains about not being able to find a date.]]
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':



* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob is such a babe magnet".
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob is such a babe magnet".
magnet."
* '''Invoked''': ???Bob finds out what activities and things the women in his town like and develops (or at least feigns) interests in those activities and things so they'll be attracted to him.



** Bob turns out to be a {{Jerkass}} who exploits his ChickMagnet status to manipulate and hurt innocent women.
** Women like Bob only for his looks, which upsets him and actually lowers his self esteem.

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** Bob turns out to be a {{Jerkass}} JerkAss who exploits his ChickMagnet status to manipulate and hurt innocent women.
** Women like Bob only for his looks, which upsets him and actually lowers his self esteem.self-esteem.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob is a CluelessChickMagnet. So clueless in fact that he fails to notice even the most suggestive lines about him.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's admirers start fighting over him, and people start getting hurt (or worse). Bob is upset over being the focal point of all the bloodshed.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob is a CluelessChickMagnet. So clueless CluelessChickMagnet ... so clueless, in fact fact, that he fails to notice even the most suggestive lines about him.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's admirers start fighting over him, and people start getting hurt (or worse). Bob is upset over being the focal point of all the bloodshed.bloodshed.
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** Bob attracts the most desirable women, causing all the men in his life to hate his guts.
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** The ladies are in love with Bob because [[RescueRomance he saved their lives]].
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Hello Nurse Renamed per TRS


** HelloNurse

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** HelloNurseHeadTurningBeauty
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** Only the men are attracted to Bob.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The executives see that UnwantedHarem shows have been getting some pretty good ratings recently and ask the writers to make one of the characters all of a sudden attractive to other girls. They decide Bob would be a good choice, in a "GiveGeeksAChance" way.



** Alice attracts only the creepy type of men who like her only for her looks, which makes Alice resent the attention.

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** Alice attracts only the creepy type of men who like her only for her looks, looks (or because she fulfills some other sick fetish they have), which makes Alice resent the attention.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob is a CluelessChickMagnet. So clueless in fact that he fails to notice even the most suggestive lines about him.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob is a CluelessChickMagnet. So clueless in fact that he fails to notice even the most suggestive lines about him.him.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's admirers start fighting over him, and people start getting hurt (or worse). Bob is upset over being the focal point of all the bloodshed.

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* '''Justified''': Bob just happens to be really attractive.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob just happens to be really attractive.attractive.
** Bob is a NiceGuy, and [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan the ladies love him for it]].
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** Alice attracts only the creepy type of men who like her only for her looks, which makes Alice resent the attention.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character who attracts a lot of attention from the opposite gender.
* '''Straight''': Many female characters think that Bob is attractive.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Every single woman on the planet, even if she is a lesbian or [[YourCheatingHeart already in a relationship]], thinks that Bob is attractive.
** EvenTheGuysWantHim
* '''Downplayed''': There are 2 or 3 women who find Bob attractive, but that's about it.
* '''Justified''': Bob just happens to be really attractive.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is so ugly that every single woman actively avoids him.
** CasanovaWannabe
** Bob is attracted to several women all at once.
* '''Gender Inverted''':
** Alice is a dude magnet.
** HelloNurse
* '''Subverted''': Bob is a giant nerd and the only reason why it seems like he is a ChickMagnet is because all those girls need his help with something.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, they eventually do come to like him for whatever reason - maybe he is a NiceGuy, has some HiddenDepths that make him attractive or because he eventually becomes more attractive.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is literally an antrophomorphic magnet that attracts women.
* '''Zig Zagged''': In some scenes, Bob is surrounded by women and in another, he is completely lonely and [[HollywoodDateless complains about not being able to find a date.]]
* '''Averted''':
** Nobody is really attracted to Bob.
** Bob is in a dedicated relationship.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob is such a babe magnet".
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob uses the fact that women find him attractive to influence them, [[GuileHero for better]] or [[ManipulativeBastard for worse]].
* '''Defied''': For whatever reason, Bob tries his best to avoid attracting women.
* '''Discussed''': "Bob is a pretty good looking guy, I bet that he must attract women like some sort of magnet."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob turns out to be a {{Jerkass}} who exploits his ChickMagnet status to manipulate and hurt innocent women.
** Women like Bob only for his looks, which upsets him and actually lowers his self esteem.
* '''Reconstructed''': At least one of those women knows Bob personally and likes him for his personality.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob is a CluelessChickMagnet. So clueless in fact that he fails to notice even the most suggestive lines about him.

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