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[beloved trope] Maybe they won't do it this time...
When a character you love makes an absolutely boneheaded decision, but you still love them so much, that every time you enjoy the media you think, "Hey, maybe they won't do it this time..."
Christine removing the Phantom's mask, resulting in him lashing out and hurting her (Phantom of the Opera)
9 putting the talisman in the machine, causing the deaths of five other characters (9)
Orpheus looking back at Euridyce, separating them forever (Greek mythology)