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* '''Exaggerated''': [[Alice and Bob]] have fights that involve [[Domestic Abuse|actual violence]]. |
* '''Exaggerated''': [[Alice and Bob]] have fights that involve [[Domestic Abuse|actual violence]]. |
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* '''Downplayed''': |
* '''Downplayed''': |
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** Although Bob is a [[Henpecked Husband]] married to a [[Tsundere]] Alice, [[Strangled |
** Although Bob is a [[Henpecked Husband]] married to a [[Tsundere]] Alice, [[Strangled by the Red String|the marriage isn't portrayed as unhappy]]. |
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** Even though they don't really go on "date night" or have sex too frequently anymore, neither Alice nor Bob seem to be unhappy or regret their choice to marry. |
** Even though they don't really go on "date night" or have sex too frequently anymore, neither Alice nor Bob seem to be unhappy or regret their choice to marry. |
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* '''Inverted''': [[Alice and Bob]] are [[Happily Married]]. |
* '''Inverted''': [[Alice and Bob]] are [[Happily Married]]. |
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* '''Justified''': |
* '''Justified''': |
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** [[Alice and Bob]] married for the wrong reasons, and/or [[Fourth Date Marriage|rushed into marriage.]] |
** [[Alice and Bob]] married for the wrong reasons, and/or [[Fourth Date Marriage|rushed into marriage.]] |
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** The challenges of day-to-day life and raising [[A Boy, a Girl, |
** The challenges of day-to-day life and raising [[A Boy, a Girl, and a Baby Family|three kids]] have started to take a toll on the marriage. |
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** [[Alice and Bob]] have personal problems that are starting to affect their marriage. |
** [[Alice and Bob]] have personal problems that are starting to affect their marriage. |
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* '''Subverted''': [[Alice and Bob]] have the occasional foible, but [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|it all works out in the end.]] |
* '''Subverted''': [[Alice and Bob]] have the occasional foible, but [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|it all works out in the end.]] |
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* '''Defied''': [[Alice and Bob]] don't let that bother them, and treat each other with respect and set healthy boundaries. Their relationship improves. |
* '''Defied''': [[Alice and Bob]] don't let that bother them, and treat each other with respect and set healthy boundaries. Their relationship improves. |
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* '''Discussed''': "I heard [[Alice and Bob]] fighting again last night." |
* '''Discussed''': "I heard [[Alice and Bob]] fighting again last night." |
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* '''Conversed''': "I don't know why they don't [[Just Eat Gilligan|just get divorced]]. [[Shipper |
* '''Conversed''': "I don't know why they don't [[Just Eat Gilligan|just get divorced]]. [[Shipper on Deck|Really]], I think [[Dogged Nice Guy|Charles]] is a better match for Alice, anyway." |
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is. |
* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is. |
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* '''Played For Drama''': |
* '''Played For Drama''': |
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 8 April 2014
Basic Trope: Marriage sucks.
- Played Straight: Alice and Bob are always bickering, and are living in a nearly Sexless Marriage.
- Exaggerated: Alice and Bob have fights that involve actual violence.
- Downplayed:
- Although Bob is a Henpecked Husband married to a Tsundere Alice, the marriage isn't portrayed as unhappy.
- Even though they don't really go on "date night" or have sex too frequently anymore, neither Alice nor Bob seem to be unhappy or regret their choice to marry.
- Inverted: Alice and Bob are Happily Married.
- Justified:
- Alice and Bob married for the wrong reasons, and/or rushed into marriage.
- The challenges of day-to-day life and raising three kids have started to take a toll on the marriage.
- Alice and Bob have personal problems that are starting to affect their marriage.
- Subverted: Alice and Bob have the occasional foible, but it all works out in the end.
- Double Subverted: But one or both of them is still unhappy.
- Deconstructed: Alice and Bob are unhappy, and that may affect their families. Plus, it puts a lot of stress on Alice and Bob themselves, leading to more bickering and more stress. Rinse and repeat.
- Reconstructed: Alice and Bob work through their marital problems, or get a divorce.
- Parodied: Slap Slap Kiss
- Lampshaded: "Why did I ever want to get married, again?"
- Averted:
- Alice and Bob are Happily Married.
- Alice and Bob are not married or living together.
- Enforced: Rule of Funny
- Invoked: Alice and Bob have a Fourth Date Marriage and find incompatibilities cropping up everywhere.
- Defied: Alice and Bob don't let that bother them, and treat each other with respect and set healthy boundaries. Their relationship improves.
- Discussed: "I heard Alice and Bob fighting again last night."
- Conversed: "I don't know why they don't just get divorced. Really, I think Charles is a better match for Alice, anyway."
- Played For Laughs: Almost always is.
- Played For Drama:
- Alice and Bob have affairs.
- The relationship is portrayed as very dangerous.