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** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends, [[BreakUpToMakeUp after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.]]

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** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends, [[BreakUpToMakeUp BetterAsFriends after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.]]
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[TheyDo get married]], and that's where the story ends.

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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[TheyDo [[WeddingFinale get married]], and that's where the story ends.
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** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the YaoiGuys, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the BoyMeetsGhoul, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.

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** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the YaoiGuys, gay couple, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the BoyMeetsGhoul, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.
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** Just because the BigBad or TheEmpire is no longer around and things may be getting back to normal, not everything is perfect. Several characters may still hold grudges towards others over past actions, especially if they sided with the big bad, and TheHero may find themselves [[NowWhat rather devoid of a purpose]] now that they're no longer required to fight against someone. And just because the ''current'' conflict may be resolved doesn't mean there likely won't be conflict in the future.

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** Just because the BigBad or TheEmpire is no longer around and things may be getting back to normal, not everything is perfect. Several characters may still hold grudges towards others over past actions, especially if they sided with the big bad, and TheHero may find themselves [[NowWhat [[VictoryIsBoring rather devoid of a purpose]] now that they're no longer required to fight against someone. And just because the ''current'' conflict may be resolved doesn't mean there likely won't be conflict in the future.

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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[EntitledToHaveYou or that one is "entitled" to a relationship]] [[DoggedNiceGuy with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]

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May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[EntitledToHaveYou or that one is "entitled" to a relationship]] [[DoggedNiceGuy with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]]]
** Just because the BigBad or TheEmpire is no longer around and things may be getting back to normal, not everything is perfect. Several characters may still hold grudges towards others over past actions, especially if they sided with the big bad, and TheHero may find themselves [[NowWhat rather devoid of a purpose]] now that they're no longer required to fight against someone. And just because the ''current'' conflict may be resolved doesn't mean there likely won't be conflict in the future.

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** [[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage back together]].

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** [[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage get back together]].
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* '''Downplayed''': AliceAndBob aren't ''married,'' but they do start dating. Or, if they're already in a relationship, they move in together.

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* '''Downplayed''': AliceAndBob aren't ''married,'' but they do start dating. Or, if they're already in a relationship, they move in together.together and/or get engaged.

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** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the YaoiGuys, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the {{Ghost Ship|ping}}, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.

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** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the YaoiGuys, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the {{Ghost Ship|ping}}, BoyMeetsGhoul, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.
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** The ending is a DownerEnding and/or EveryonesDeadDave.

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** The ending is a DownerEnding and/or EveryonesDeadDave.EverybodysDeadDave.
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** The ending is a DownerEnding and/or EveryonesDeadDave.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???AliceAndBob aren't ''married,'' but they do start dating. Or, if they're already in a relationship, they move in together.

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** There ''is'' NoEnding.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"We want to end this on a positive note."
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** Not too long before the end of the story, [[RomanticFalseLead Bob dies]].


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** Alice meets a DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest, and marries him instead.
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** AliceAndBob are in a DestructiveRomance or dancing TheMasochismTango.
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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy or that one is "entitled" to a relationship with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy [[EntitledToHaveYou or that one is "entitled" to a relationship relationship]] [[DoggedNiceGuy with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
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** DownerEnding
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* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the story's big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.

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* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the story's big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last scene is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.
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* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the series big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last of the story's scenes is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.

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* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the series story's big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last of the story's scenes is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.

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* '''Basic Trope''': The OfficialCouple gets married and lives out the rest of their lives together at the end of the story.
* '''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[TheyDo get married]], and that's where the story ends.
* '''Exaggerated''': OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding; everyone else (even if they were good guys) end up [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dead]], [[LoveHurts in unhappy relationships]], [[DrivenToMadness in mental asylums]], and/or [[CelibateHero alone]].

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* '''Basic Trope''': The OfficialCouple gets married and lives out the rest of their lives together at the end of the story.
* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[TheyDo get married]], and that's where the story ends.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding; everyone else (even if they were good guys) end up [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dead]], [[LoveHurts in unhappy relationships]], [[DrivenToMadness in mental asylums]], and/or [[CelibateHero alone]]. alone]].
** Or, for a more idealistic outcome, each and every single one of the couples get a happy ending! From the BetaCouple, to the YaoiGuys, all the way through the MayflyDecemberRomance, the {{Ghost Ship|ping}}, the HighSchoolSweethearts, the LadyAndKnight and everything in between! All of them get to enjoy a mostly joyful and well deserved resolution to their romantic pursuits.
* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Inverted''': AliceAndBob are a happy couple from the start.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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AliceAndBob are a happy couple from the start.



* '''Subverted''': WordOfGod (or a sequel) states that AliceAndBob hit a rough patch, and possibly divorce.

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WordOfGod (or a sequel) states that AliceAndBob hit a rough patch, and possibly divorce.



* '''Double Subverted''': [[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage back together]].

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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[[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage back together]].



* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy or that one is "entitled" to a relationship with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': A few chapters are devoted to AliceAndBob [[EarnYourHappyEnding actually facing realistic problems and issues]], and working through them. Also, [[StandardHeroReward Alice is not a "prize" for Bob's heroism]].
* '''Parodied''':

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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy or that one is "entitled" to a relationship with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': A few chapters are devoted to AliceAndBob [[EarnYourHappyEnding actually facing realistic problems and issues]], and working through them. Also, [[StandardHeroReward Alice is not a "prize" for Bob's heroism]].
* '''Parodied''': After so much pain and sacrifices, Bob finally manages to resolve the series big conflicts, so now he's free to enjoy the rest of his life with his one and only soulmate! Alice!... [[CompanionCube The incredibly gorgeous and courageous mannequin girl!]] The last of the story's scenes is them RidingIntoTheSunset in a goofy golf-cart.



* '''Lampshaded''': "...And AliceAndBob lived HappilyEverAfter. The end!"
* '''Averted''': See "Inverted"
** [[KudzuPlot The story is not over yet]].
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* '''Averted''':
** [[KudzuPlot The story is not over yet]], so no romantic sub-plot can be truly resolved until it is.
** NoHuggingNoKissing.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "...And AliceAndBob lived HappilyEverAfter. The end!"
* '''Averted''': See "Inverted"
** [[KudzuPlot The story is not over yet]].
* '''Enforced''':
End! ...Man, that's really {{cliche}}d!"



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':

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* '''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''':'''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy or that one is "entitled" to a relationship with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': A few chapters are devoted to AliceAndBob [[EarnYourHappyEnding actually facing realistic problems and issues]], and working through them. Also, [[StandardHeroReward Alice is not a "prize" for Bob's heroism]].



* '''Played For Drama''': LoveTriangle

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* '''Played For Drama''': LoveTriangleLoveTriangle.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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** BelatedHappyEnding
** HookedUpAfterwards
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** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends, after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.

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** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends, [[BreakUpToMakeUp after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.]]



* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': May lead the audience to think that happy relationships just [[DeusExMachina "happen"]] with no real effort once TrueLovesKiss happens, [[DoggedNiceGuy or that one is "entitled" to a relationship with their crush interest for acts of heroism or simply being a "nice" person.]]
*'''Reconstructed''': A few chapters are devoted to AliceAndBob [[EarnYourHappyEnding actually facing realistic problems and issues]], and working through them. Also, [[StandardHeroReward Alice is not a "prize" for Bob's heroism]].
*'''Parodied''':
*'''Zig Zagged''': AliceAndBob marry at the end of the series, then divorce a year later, then eventually marry each other again, and divorce, and remarry each other...
*'''Lampshaded''': "...And AliceAndBob lived HappilyEverAfter. The end!"
*'''Averted''': See "Inverted"
** [[KudzuPlot The story is not over yet]].
*'''Enforced''':
* '''Reconstructed''':'''Invoked''': AliceAndBob decide they are a perfect match for one another [[FireForgedFriends after all they've been through]] and decide to get married.
*'''Defied''': AliceAndBob decide that they aren't a suitable match (either before [[ToiletSeatDivorce or after]] the wedding), or that they have issues to work on [[BreakTheCutie after]] [[MindRape all]] [[ShellShockedVeteran they've been through]] before they can be happy in a relationship, and call it off.
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*'''Conversed''':
*'''Played For Laughs''': StrangledByTheRedString, WhyWasteAWedding
*'''Played For Drama''': LoveTriangle
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*'''Basic Trope''': The OfficialCouple gets married and lives out the rest of their lives together at the end of the story.
*'''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob have found the {{MacGuffin}}, defeated the villain, etc. and [[TheyDo get married]], and that's where the story ends.
*'''Exaggerated''': OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding; everyone else (even if they were good guys) end up [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dead]], [[LoveHurts in unhappy relationships]], [[DrivenToMadness in mental asylums]], and/or [[CelibateHero alone]].
*'''Justified''': AliceAndBob have fallen in love during the course of the series, as they faced their adventures together.
*'''Inverted''': AliceAndBob are a happy couple from the start.
** AliceAndBob [[DerailingLoveInterests break up at the end of the story]], whether for [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies a good reason]] or [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup a crummy one]].
*'''Subverted''': WordOfGod (or a sequel) states that AliceAndBob hit a rough patch, and possibly divorce.
** AliceAndBob have a SecondActBreakup.
** AliceAndBob decide they are BetterAsFriends, after they've spent the entire series in an on-again-off-again relationship.
** AliceAndBob have been playing WillTheyOrWontThey, but don't actually get together.
** EarnYourHappyEnding
** MaybeEverAfter
*'''Double Subverted''': [[YoYoPlotPoint But]] [[DivorceIsTemporary they get]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage back together]].
** AliceAndBob are FriendsWithBenefits.
*'''Deconstructed''':
*'''Reconstructed''':

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