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Primarily a film and literature trope, though not impossible in television. Our romantic couple breaks up for some reason. We know, however, that everything will work out well in the end; misunderstandings will be solved, mistakes forgiven, they will end up happily together. This trope is often matched up with Love Martyr and/or All Take and No Give. Very much a defining feature of the Lifetime Movie of the Week brand of entertainment. A sister trope to No Accounting for Taste. See also What Does She See in Him?. For when there's a much better suitor involved, see Derailing Love Interests.

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  • Why Would Anyone Take Him Back?
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  • Primarily a film and literature trope, though not impossible in television. Our romantic couple breaks up for some reason. We know, however, that everything will work out well in the end; misunderstandings will be solved, mistakes forgiven, they will end up happily together. This trope is often matched up with Love Martyr and/or All Take and No Give. Very much a defining feature of the Lifetime Movie of the Week brand of entertainment. A sister trope to No Accounting for Taste. See also What Does She See in Him?. For when there's a much better suitor involved, see Derailing Love Interests.
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  • Primarily a film and literature trope, though not impossible in television. Our romantic couple breaks up for some reason. We know, however, that everything will work out well in the end; misunderstandings will be solved, mistakes forgiven, they will end up happily together. But sometimes, things go wrong and one of the partners comes off as more of an ass than intended, to the point that it's completely unbelievable that the wounded partner would ever take the wounder back. We are pretty much forced to root for them, even if we feel that not only would the "hero" not be taken back - they absolutely shouldn't be. Note that despite the title, this is a trope that can be employed by either sex, even if the majority of examples seem to be a female taking back a dodgy male. Inversions are actually becoming more and more frequent in media, where the guy almost always goes grovelling back to his spouse begging to be taken back no matter whose fault it was. This trope is often matched up with Love Martyr and/or All Take and No Give. Very much a defining feature of the Lifetime Movie of the Week brand of entertainment. A sister trope to No Accounting for Taste. See also What Does She See in Him?. For when there's a much better suitor involved, see Derailing Love Interests. Examples of Why Would Anyone Take Him Back? include:
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