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** [=DiDi=] decides that it's up to her to deflower [[NerdsAreVirgins Gary]] because "Every Man should know the intimate touch of a woman". [[http://www.menagea3.net/d/20090919.html Cut to]] Gary being pinned down by a nun-chuck twirling [[DoesNotLikeMen Yuki]] screaming "Die pervert!!!"

* IronicEchoCut: Demonstrated [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/you-sure-this-is-your-girlfriend here]]:
-->'''[=DiDi=]:''' No other girl will come between us!\\

** Zii seems to have stuck Gary firmly into this trope from very early on, basically because he's such a hopeless geek. Her attitude towards him is mostly [[LikeBrotherAndSister sisterly]] at best, patronising at worst; she finds the idea of sleeping with him [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/vivacious-woman ridiculous]]. Gary accepts this; while both his confidence with women and his awareness of Zii's attractiveness grow through the course of the plot, he identifies her as a cool friend who is prepared to help him (and as unattainable, if only because she has made that clear). However, there have been very broad hints of a growing mutual attraction between them (and Zii is certainly intellectually curious about Gary's peculiar sexual talents); the problem is whether this can overcome their shared established assumptions.

** Zii seems to have stuck Gary firmly into the {{friend zone}} from very early on, basically because he's such a hopeless geek. Her attitude towards him is mostly [[LikeBrotherAndSister sisterly]] at best, patronising at worst; she finds the idea of sleeping with him [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/vivacious-woman ridiculous]]. Gary accepts this; while both his confidence with women and his awareness of Zii's attractiveness grow through the course of the plot, he identifies her as a cool friend who is prepared to help him (and as unattainable, if only because she has made that clear). However, there have been very broad hints of a growing mutual attraction between them (and Zii is certainly intellectually curious about Gary's peculiar sexual talents); the problem is whether this can overcome their shared established assumptions.

** [=DiDi=] initially thinks she is entirely straight, to the frustration of bisexual Zii. Then she decides that she might be gay or more likely bi, but {{friend zone}}s Zii. Then she decides she is definitely straight. Then she gets experimental again, but is too terrified by Zii's ensuing declaration of passion to follow through there, especially once they had both sober up. But anyway, in all cases, the result is a frustrated Zii.

** [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/fantasies-in-print Zii discovers]] a {{yaoi|genre}} comic which seems to [[YaoiGuys illustrate her gay male fantasies ... about herself]]. Even she is a little disconcerted by this.

* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Not only do we get Dillon and Matt as an early [[YaoiGuys homosexual couple]] and more than enough [[{{Fanservice}} random male homosexual couples making out to decorative effect]], we also get [[YaoiFangirl Zii]] proving obsessed with {{yaoi}}. [=DiDi=] doesn't exactly seem to mind yaoi either.

** For example, in strip #780 (Aug 20 2013, NSFW), Gary manages an allegedly earth-shaking performance with Senna despite being very drunk, on an aircraft seat, and potentially distracted by Senna's [[{{Transgender}} anatomy]]. However, it's possible that Senna is piling on the flattery there, and also conceivable that Gary's previous SpeedSex problem has been ''mitigated'' by the booze.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The first three panels of [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/the-perfect-opportunity this strip]] focus on different people planning to seduce Gary at Zii's concert. Then the last panel shows Matt and Kiley planning to go to the concert for normal reasons.

* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Not only do we get [[CampGay Dillon]] and [[BiTheWay Matt]] as an early [[YaoiGuys homosexual couple]] and more than enough [[{{Fanservice}} random male homosexual couples making out to decorative effect]], we also get [[YaoiFangirl Zii]] proving obsessed with {{yaoi}} (though, to be fair, she does like bisexual and lesbian porn as well). [=DiDi=] doesn't exactly seem to mind yaoi either.

** [=DiDi=] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/d/20110312.html wears one]] for her date with Sandra, and later, for a [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/menage-a-3/the-perfect-evening date with Matt]].

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/fantasies_in_print Zii discovers]] a {{yaoi|genre}} comic which seems to [[YaoiGuys illustrate her gay male fantasies ... about herself]]. Even she is a little disconcerted by this.

** Yvan would probably be regarded as quite passable, in a chunky, PermaStubble'd sort of way, in the real world -- but in this setting, it's almost understandable when [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/get_a_better_look Zii gasps in shock at the sight of him]]. Admittedly, his use of AnticipatoryBreathSpray doesn't look good, and he is also [[CannotTalkToWomen socially clumsy]].
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: When gym owner Gilbert discovers his employee Roxie tussling with [=DiDi=], [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_just_got_this_job he sacks her on the spot]], until [=DiDi=] intervenes. Probably {{Justified|Trope}} in this case, in that Roxie ''is'' fighting physically with a customer, and is also a recent hire who might not yet have job protection -- but the scene is written as a fairly classic instance of the trope in action.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/calm_down Kiley does this to Yuki]] to stop her from tearing up every magazine with naked men in the store where she works. She even says this exact line. Well, y'know, except for the "man" part.

** [=DiDi=] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/you_sure_this_is_your_girlfriend talking about Kiley]]:

** Zii lands her job in the comics shop by [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/cakewalk exploiting the effect ruthlessly]].

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_like_girls Zii is reminded]] that Gary is likely to be highly susceptible to the effect.
** When Kiley [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/help_you_with_at_least_half_of_that complains to Matt]] that she has to have sex with a woman, he responds: "As you should. That's hot."

** When Sonya gets her revenge for, as she sees it, being dumped by Zii by making a move on Zii's new lover [=DiDi,=] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/learned-tricks-from-you-both Zii is torn between anger and being turned on by the scene]].
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: After seeing [=DiDi's=] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/gnap%21 reaction]] to a scene in ''Film/{{Night of the Living Dead|1968}}'', Zii wants to watch another scary movie with her; however, they end up watching ''Film/{{REC}}'', and both get ''seriously'' scared.
* GivingUpTheGhost: The comic shows its manga influences by borrowing this motif in strip #202, where Yuki [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_guess_i_misjudged_you almost kills Gary]], #915 (August 2, 2014, NSFW), when Kiley is almost suffocated, and the April 18, 2017 strip (NSFW), in which Gary almost expires from an excess of sex with [=DiDi=].

** Izz and Yuki [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/omigosh-band-hug/ add themselves]] to a GroupHug with low-velocity glomps, each marked by an UnsoundEffect, to Sonya's increasing discomfort.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/you_heard_the_tiny_angel Zii has a pair]], though her moral issues don't always reduce to Good vs. Bad.
*** The trope is occasionally subverted by [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/Coop_Lungeuhil the two]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_am_losing_him working together]].
*** At other times, the devil has the angel BoundAndGagged, as [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/You_heard_the_tiny_angel here.]]

*** And at perhaps [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/you_do_not_have_it_in_you her weirdest moment]], the devil gives up without trying, knowing that it will lose this argument, giving the confused angel a nervous breakdown.
** Gary's shoulder angel is unsure how to handle the AttractiveBentGender Dillon; both it and his devil are [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/wowipop highly tempted to make out with their counterparts from Dillon's shoulders]].

*** Her shoulder devil gets called up for the first time since the third grade when she contemplates a little manipulative lesbian adventuring in strip #261 (February 10, 2010), and is [[DistractedByTheSexy promptly impressed by her own bust]]. However, it's scared off by her gigantic [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/good_girl good angel]]. ([=DiDi=] sees herself as a very good person, at least at this point.)

*** Later still, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/we_can_pass_this_test_of_hers both angel and devil are shown in almost-rational conversation]]. Both are now the same size, which may or may not deliberately symbolize her [[CharacterDevelopment developing a more balanced personality]].
* AGoodNameForARockBand: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/a_little_rebellious A minor example is hastily adopted]] after Zii has suddenly realised that her new band ''needs'' a name.

* GratuitousFrench: The series ''is'' set in Usefulnotes/{{Montreal}}, the largest city of French Canada, though [=DiDi=] seems to be the only major character afflicted with the condition. [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/nerf_ball At least one one-shot character]] also manifests the trope, though. In addition, the comic's title may count; see BilingualBonus.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/chuk Poor Gary]], especially since it's NotWhatItLooksLike. Though [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the_hard_way he had it easy]].

** And another groin assault is implied in [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_touched_it another strip]]. Poor Gary.
** Much later, it's established that [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/goodie-goodie_facade Yuki is something of an equal-opportunity groin attacker]].
* GroupHug: Subverted in [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/omigosh-band-hug/ this strip]]. In the first panel, the depressed Zii is hugging Sonya for comfort, which Sonya is happy to provide, but she's less happy when two more people [[TheGlomp glomp]] themselves to the dogpile. Note her expressions across the four panels.

* HalloweenEpisode: A very minor example, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/spoooooky_candle but the strip's date is what it is]].

* HandsOnApproach: Adopted by Gary [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/My_derriere_is_the_best when teaching Sandra about video games]].
* HappyPlace: Yuki has one. When first seen, it contains three Ziis, all dressed as Franchise/SailorMoon; she [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/poppushikuru goes there]] when stressed from trying to give oral sex to Gary.

** Gary's [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/do_not_be_silly reaction]] to what Zii says about Yuki.
** Zii [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/where_it_all_began does this herself]] when she realises just how many ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' cartoons she's just promised to watch.

** The prospect of dating two girls at once is too much for Gary; Zii and [=DiDi=] find him lying on the floor in a TroubledFetalPosition. He also passes out entirely when he realizes that he had just [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/can_i_have_your been practicing the "swirly" technique by eating Amber out rather than kissing Dillon]], and suffers similar effects on other occasions -- such as [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/that_makes_things_easy here]], when a sexual prospect is combined with a tough choice in other respects.
** Zii seems to be suffering a brief blue screen as she realizes that [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/like_any_other Erik may be more than a quick fling to her]]. She also gets momentarily hysterical but then depressed and introverted (and maybe even thoughtful) when [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/not_that_i_care Peggy gets inside her head]].
** Allie occasionally suffers brief paralysis in the face of Sonya's odder behaviour, leading to reactions such as [[DramaticDrop dropped]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/mad%EF%BC%9F_mad%EF%BC%9F coffee jugs]] and [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/you_take_the_initiative trays]].
** [=DiDi=] suffers one in the face of [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/it_is_just_a_mild_craving Zii's attempt to clarify her feelings for her]]. It's probably the "nothing to worry about" that makes Zii's speech confusing, or maybe terrifying.
** When Gary returns to Montreal after his trip to Paris (with guest appearance in ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks''), he and Zii provide each other with brief summaries of events in the two places (though Gary's account, being more detailed, is a bit of a WallOfText). As a result, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/that_i_had_in_this_room_actually Zii induces a momentary blue screen in Gary]], and then [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/famous_brazilian_fashion_model Gary completely stuns Zii]].

** [=DiDi=] doesn’t want to believe that she’s being considered for a major professional wrestling position because of her looks and specifically her bust size, despite two other characters more or less telling her that this is obviously the case. Then [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/this-is-a-professional-sport she encounters one of the existing employees]], and maybe can’t duck the issue any longer.

* {{Homage}}: When Kiley is attempting to investigate the nature of [=DiDi's=] emotional problem by the (yes, very questionable) method of making love to her, she needs to become very romantic. Her imagination promptly draws on ''Film/DonJuanDemarco'' -- a movie about a psychiatrist who becomes emotionally involved when treating someone with romantically-based psychological problems. [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/open_your_heart Her imagination generates some appropriate (and cute) imagery, too.]]

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Well, Porn Star with a Heart of Gold, in fact. Early on, Gary imagines Amber (known professionally as Amber-Amber) as [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/shy_girl matching this trope to the stereotyped letter]]. When she becomes an on-screen character, it turns out to be more or less true, although Amber has her self-serving flaws, and is much more pragmatic about certain matters than Gary's dream version.

** Thanks to a combination of GenericCuteness and the need to set up a gag, this trope is demonstrated by [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_demand_you_examine_this_man a male nurse]].

* HotLibrarian: The effect is demonstrated magnificently by [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/she_planned_treachery the evil version of Sandra]], with a healthy added dose of EvilIsSexy. Unfortunately, this strip is about Senna being an UnreliableNarrator.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/really%EF%BC%9F Jung chastises Zii for reading]] {{Yaoi|Fangirl}} when she's supposed to be working. She points out that ''he'' eats when ''he's'' supposed to be working.

* IBangedYourMom: Zii [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/no_need_for_formality makes this a valid claim]] as [[DisproportionateRetribution revenge on an internet troll]] [[{{Irony}} who has this as his sig]].

** The trope is also {{discussed|Trope}} when [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/wing*girl* Zii explains to Gary]] why porn is not a good source of information as to what women do and don't like.

* IdiotHair: Seen, in subtle forms, on Gary and Zii, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_can_not_wait here]] and elsewhere. However, in this comic, serious single-strand effects are mostly used to represent surprise rather than stupidity or weirdness, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/sure_does_clean_up_nice as here.]]
* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Specifically [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/it_is_encouraged invoked by [=DiDi=]]] the first time that she decides that she's bisexual, in order to reassure Zii that their [[JustFriends friendship]] will remain secure. Zii finds this very frustrating.

* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/little_bumblezii One develops and dissipates within a few seconds.]]

* ImAManICantHelpIt: Funnily enough, the male characters don't generally bother much with this excuse, at least on screen; Gary is just too passive and confused to make coherent excuses for his occasional, largely accidental, philandering, and Matt just knows that he's a bastard. Anyway, the female characters are just as openly controlled by their hormones. However, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/that_was_tight Zii does point out to Yuki that Gary may tend this way]], which may be why Yuki isn't too surprised to find a couple of naked women in Gary's wardrobe later that evening.

** Gary and Dillon were never meant to be, despite Dillon's hopes. [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/polish_your_pearl Dillon admits this early on]], but can't stop hoping -- or refrain from pushing his luck with Gary.

* {{Inherently Funny Word|s}}: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/my_begonias "Begonias"]] according to [[WordOfGod Dave Zero1]]

* InnocentInnuendo: "Dillon! What have you done to my giant-size man-thing?! It's... It's all STICKY!!!" Yes, this sentence can have an innocent meaning. [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/nothing_exciting_ever_happens See here, and the following strips.]] It's the name of a [[AluminumChristmasTrees real]] [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Giant-Size_Man-Thing_Vol_1_2 comic book]].
* InsaneTrollLogic: Several characters demonstrate this at times. Yuki is especially prone, particularly when she's upset. She sometimes [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/any_physical_affection recognizes when she's being unreasonable]], though it doesn't always stick:

* InsultBackfire: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/stick-with-you-for-life/ Sonya dishes out high praise to Zii with what should be a stinging insult in the tail]], but Zii is currently far enough down that she really, really needs the compliment, and the insult (''"stubborn unattainable bitch!"'') is one that she can live with.
* IntercontinuityCrossover: A minor example; according to [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/worst_moment_to_pass_out_-_guest one guest strip]], [=DiDi=] is BFF with Cecania from ''Webcomic/SoreThumbs''.

** The trope is kind of accidentally invoked when Yuki and Sonya's SlapSlapKiss turns out to have been [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/goodie-goodie_facade a particularly extreme case]].

* IntoxicationEnsues: When Senna notices that Gary is nervous about flying for the first time, she offers to get him a drink. He tries to tell her that he doesn't want anything alcoholic; she doesn't listen. She fetches him a Blue Curacao-based frozen cocktail, and tries to tell him that it isn't, as he thinks, a Slush Puppy; he doesn't listen. [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/digging_this_new_flavor Things rapidly go downhill from there.]] [[KissingUnderTheInfluence A long way downhill.]] [[QuestionableConsent A very long way.]]
* IronicEcho: Between [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/a-musical-empire this page]] and the next:

* IronicEchoCut: Demonstrated [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/you_sure_this_is_your_girlfriend here]]:

* {{Irony}}: Sandra's dialogue [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/hyster_cal_blonde in]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/dans_les_fesses%EF%BC%9F these]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/looks_like_a_man strips]], among other occurrences in this comedy comic.

* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/our_arrangement_is_over This strip]] hints at an unusual variant of the trope (involving therapeutic ethics), and then lampshades the hint.

* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: Punchline of [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/must_be_made_aware the July 6 2010 strip]].

** Zii seems to have stuck Gary firmly into the {{friend zone}} from very early on, basically because he's such a hopeless geek. Her attitude towards him is mostly [[LikeBrotherAndSister sisterly]] at best, patronising at worst; she finds the idea of sleeping with him [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/vivacious_woman ridiculous]]. Gary accepts this; while both his confidence with women and his awareness of Zii's attractiveness grow through the course of the plot, he identifies her as a cool friend who is prepared to help him (and as unattainable, if only because she has made that clear). However, there have been very broad hints of a growing mutual attraction between them (and Zii is certainly intellectually curious about Gary's peculiar sexual talents); the problem is whether this can overcome their shared established assumptions.
** Even when she thinks [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/it_is_encouraged she may be bisexual]], [=DiDi=] sees Zii as [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship too good a friend]] to risk a sexual relationship with her (except when she gets ''very'' drunk and desperate). Zii's opinion on the matter is different.
** Matt and Kiley hit the trope at a very odd angle. They quickly enter a strong FriendsWithBenefits relationship, which they both refer to as a process of [[IntimatePsychotherapy mutual therapy]]. Kiley wants to think of herself as a cool, objective therapist, and Matt doesn't see himself as a one-woman man. However, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/just_in_mutual_therapy it then becomes clear to readers that they are becoming a couple]], with strong hints of real mutual affection. Matt and Kiley, however, develop a bad case of shared SelectiveObliviousness.

* {{Kayfabe}}: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/show_her_the_ropes Roxie and Brandy are both bemused]] to discover that [=DiDi=] is unaware of the idea, and [[TheDitz takes wrestling completely seriously]].

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/extra_credit "Extra Credit"]] -- an incident that perhaps started out more as ComedicSpanking, although it's not clear that [=DiDi=] ever actually intended to chastise the bound Yuki, who she thought was a burglar.

* KnuckleCracking: When Dillon [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/twirl asks Zii out of the blue if she wants to make out with him]] (in strip #159, June 03, 2009), she stands up, wordlessly hands her guitar to Gary, does the neck variant of this, and jumps him.

** After sending Sandra on [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/senna_and_sandra_-_part_2_-_1_and_2_of_7 a series of difficult and pointless errands]], and generally treating her badly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/senna_and_sandra_-_part_2_-_3_of_7 Senna gets hers]] when a rich, famous, and handsome photographer decides that he wants Sandra to model for him instead. [[CallItKarma Karma]], looking reliable for once in this comic, then drives the point home when the photographer puts Senna in a [[LiteralMetaphor female]] [[VisualPun dog]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/senna_and_sandra_-_part_2_-_6_of_7 costume]].

* LegCling: Having a "big announcement" to make to the trio (actually just that he has some free play tickets to give out), Dillon's joking sense of the dramatic kicks in; [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the_greatest_of_gifts he carefully sets up a leg cling tableau]], with Zii on one of his legs and [=DiDi=] on the other. Typically, although Zii just looks confused by this, [=DiDi=] throws herself into the act with enthusiasm.
* LesbianJock: Three out of the five female professional wrestlers introduced so far qualify (Roxie, Brandy, and Lynn). Of the other two, Maura is straight (she {{fangirl}}ed [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/she_went_to_see_her_now hard]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/wash_it_off over Lynn]], which could be mistaken for attraction, but [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/she_made_me_do_it she wasn't willing to go all the way]] — though she may have twinges of bicuriosity), and Tess is unconfirmed (she's only shown attraction to men so far, but [[EveryoneIsBi this is a Giz comic]] so one can never be sure). Also, new trainee [=DiDi=] currently identifies as lesbian, although her record is functionally bisexual.

** His earlier [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_learned_a_lot "shouldn't we go on a date first" lines]] to Senna were more of a defensive reaction to her very ''forward'' teasing.
** Peggy initially falls in with Sonya's plans to make her Gary's new girlfriend, but, being less drunk (and generally saner) than Sonya, she has [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/here_to_do_a_good_deed mild second thoughts]] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/gotsha when she gets the chance]], and suggests that she maybe ought to at least get to know Gary before having sex with him. Sonya is having none of that, however.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Weirdly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/better-you-maul-him-than-maul-me/ Sonya and Yuki's interactions slip towards this form]] -- after they've broken up, because that means they've achieved a bickering equilibrium.

** [=DiDi=] [[http://www.ma3comic.com/d/20110312.html wears one]] for her date with Sandra, and later, for a [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the_perfect_evening date with Matt]].
** Sonya's use of the trope [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the_real_woman is pretty much weapons-grade]].
** Chanelle [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/i_am_not_picky knows how to wear one, too]].

* LongList: [[http://www.ma3comic.com/d/20100204.html [=DiDi's=] list of guys she considers inviting to a play]], and later [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/huzzabuh her list of past sexual partners]], are both epics.
* LovableSexManiac: Many of the characters verge in this in their better horny moments, but see especially Yuki in relation to Zii, during her early appearances. Shortly after her introduction, she demands that Zii [[http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/grrr make love to her]] atop Gary's unconscious body. Later, she nearly succeeds in seducing Zii by targeting her [[http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/happy_fun_spot! "happy fun spot"]], and finally succeeds [[http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/polish_your_pearl by nibbling her earlobe]]; after which Zii gives in and "polishes her pearl".

** Damien is attracted to [=DiDi=] (because it’s [=DiDi),=] and is pursued by Maura and Tess. The latter gets a date with him.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/geek_culture It happens to him again a few hundred strips later]], with Senna and Sandra, the minor twist there being that Sandra wants his geeky advice rather than his affections.

* LuminescentBlush: Occasionally used in this comic as a visual sign that a characters is embarrassed. Perhaps a little unusually, the worst sufferer may be an adult male character -- Gary, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/a_like-minded_partner as for example here]]. This may sometimes be a CrushBlush, or rather the embarrassment may be triggered by badly-suppressed sexual desire -- the cast aren't especially prone to adolescent crushes as such.

* LustObject: [=DiDi=] is this for [[HeadTurningBeauty a lot of characters a lot of the time]], but notably, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/it_is_just_a_mild_craving Zii attempts to make the fact explicit]]. It's just possible that Zii is fooling herself, and that [[LoveInterests her feelings run deeper]], but she's probably trying to be honest while effectively describing the trope.

** The bonus strips in the [[WebcomicPrintCollection print edition]] of Volume 4 flip everyone who appears.

** Gary was planning a guys' night out with Jung, and is largely oblivious to others' intentions. He enjoys the evening from start to end.

** Ruby, also visiting from ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'', doesn't initially want to be there, but Dillon brings her (disguised as a man) to provide him with some kind of cover. She does enjoy playing detectives and watching Dillon being embarrassed; she's less happy about various embarrassments and uncomfortable realisations.

** [[MsFanservice DiDi]] enjoys the sun on her skin, goes in for a lot of [[WorkoutFanservice sweaty work-outs in skimpy garb]], and sleeps (and indeed [[HomeNudist lounges round the house) in minimal babydoll nighties and thongs if she's [[SleepsInTheNude not simply naked]]. She also assumes that everyone else SleepsInTheNude.[[note]]Which said, her assumption is generally right, at least in that household -- even Gary, who for a time keeps finding a gay man in his bed, doesn't slip into a pair of sweats.[[/note]] Given [[StatuesqueStunner her figure]], the results are often dramatic. She isn't entirely unaware of her effects on other people -- nobody could be ''that'' stupid -- and she knows that nudity taboos exist, but she can be terribly forgetful sometimes. However, as time goes on, her exploitation of her own {{fanservice}} potential begins to look less and less innocent. After she has modelled naked for Gary at Yuki's request, Yuki asks her to be naked around Gary ''all the time'', and she acts innocent while agreeing, saying that she'll do it if it will help his art, although clearly she is hoping to seduce him.

** [[MsFanservice DiDi]] enjoys the sun on her skin, goes in for a lot of [[WorkoutFanservice sweaty work-outs in skimpy garb]], and sleeps (and indeed lounges round the house) in minimal babydoll nighties and thongs if she's not simply naked. She also assumes that everyone else SleepsInTheNude.[[note]]Which said, her assumption is generally right, at least in that household -- even Gary, who for a time keeps finding a gay man in his bed, doesn't slip into a pair of sweats.[[/note]] Given [[StatuesqueStunner her figure]], the results are often dramatic. She isn't entirely unaware of her effects on other people -- nobody could be ''that'' stupid -- and she knows that nudity taboos exist, but she can be terribly forgetful sometimes. However, as time goes on, her exploitation of her own {{fanservice}} potential begins to look less and less innocent. After she has modelled naked for Gary at Yuki's request, Yuki asks her to be naked around Gary ''all the time'', and she acts innocent while agreeing, saying that she'll do it if it will help his art, although clearly she is hoping to seduce him.

* LustObject: [=DiDi=] is this for [[HelloNurse a lot of characters a lot of the time]], but notably, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/it_is_just_a_mild_craving Zii attempts to make the fact explicit]]. It's just possible that Zii is fooling herself, and that [[LoveInterests her feelings run deeper]], but she's probably trying to be honest while effectively describing the trope.

** Also, for much of the comic's run, every time it seems like [=DiDi=] will finally get an orgasm, something prevents it, like guys just being unable to satisfy her, her first time with Matt being interrupted by Zii, or Yuki [[GroinAttack kicking]] Matt in her psychotic rage. Her first attempt to get Gary to use the Swirly-Go-Round on her is interrupted because there are other people in the house, while her next chance with Matt ends up in lots of pain for him over some "salad oil" that wasn't. Then, when she and Matt are actually ''in coitus'', she ruins the mood with a WrongNameOutburst, which also makes Matt hallucinate that he is in bed with a female Gary. But then, as with Gary, the problem goes away ... or rather, changes its nature.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl, in the sense of “Little Or No Nudity Taboo”, is something of a prevalent trope in the setting. A couple of specific instances:
** [[MsFanservice DiDi]] enjoys the sun on her skin, goes in for a lot of [[WorkoutFanservice sweaty work-outs in skimpy garb]], and sleeps (and indeed lounges round the house) in minimal babydoll nighties and thongs if she's not simply naked. She also assumes that everyone else sleeps in the nude.[[note]]Which said, her assumption is generally right, at least in that household -- even Gary, who for a time keeps finding a gay man in his bed, doesn't slip into a pair of sweats.[[/note]] Given [[StatuesqueStunner her figure]], the results are often dramatic. She isn't entirely unaware of her effects on other people -- nobody could be ''that'' stupid -- and she knows that nudity taboos exist, but she can be terribly forgetful sometimes. However, as time goes on, her exploitation of her own fanservice potential begins to look less and less innocent. After she has modelled naked for Gary at Yuki's request, Yuki asks her to be naked around Gary ''all the time'', and she acts innocent while agreeing, saying that she'll do it if it will help his art, although clearly she is hoping to seduce him.

** When Amber describes to Zii how wonderful she felt when Gary used the Swirly-Go-Round on her, she says it was the "Best. Orgasm. '''Ever.'''" Zii gets angry because she feels Gary has been holding out on her.

** [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/calm_down Kiley does this to Yuki]] to stop her from tearing up every magazine with naked men in the store where she works. She even says this exact line. [[CaptainObvious Well, y'know, except for the "man" part.]]

** [=DiDi=] was attracted to Sandra (but that seems to have ended); is attracted to Gary to some extent, became obsessed by stories of his sexual talent for a long while, and [[spoiler:had a one-night fling with him]]; dated Erik, Matt, and apparently half the other men in Montreal; had sex with [[spoiler:Peggy]]; almost had sex with [[spoiler:Zii]], twice; and proposed sex with [[spoiler:Kiley]] in a moment of deranged romanticism after the latter gave her an example of a hypothetical romantic proposition. Weirdly, this led to [[spoiler:Kiley giving her her first conscious orgasm, despite Kiley being straight]]. [=DiDi=] therefore fell in love with her, and trapped her in a weird relationship for a while, subsequently rebounding onto [[spoiler:Gary for that one-night stand — then she started an actual relationship with Zii]], before [[spoiler:Zii’s libido problems caused her to decide to accept Lynn’s advances]]. Her feelings generally are ... somewhat enigmatic, often problematic, but usually very enthusiastic.
** Zii had a relationship with Yuki; had sex with Amber (years ago and again recently in a FriendsWithBenefits arrangement), [[spoiler:Jerzy]] (months ago), and Sonya (plus Sonya's then-boyfriend Jake, in the course of the story); had a relationship with Erik; is attracted to Gary in a confused sort of way; and was so enthusiastic about an offer from [[spoiler:[=DiDi=]]] it made her gabble nervously, later failing to seduce her. She can also have her brain briefly scrambled by Isabelle's flirtations -- [[spoiler:and so had sex with Matt to get Isabelle off her mind]]. She then [[spoiler:had casual sex with Sonya for a while]] before [[spoiler:starting a relationship with [=DiDi=]]], which may not be permanent, as she [[spoiler:has libido problems and a resurgent, ever-more-intense attraction to Gary]].

** Gary is attracted to Amber and Zii, and has given the former oral sex; lost his virginity to Kiley; had a weird relationship with Yuki; had sex and a short-lived relationship with Sonya (and was later induced to have sex with her again); had sex with Senna; hung out with Sandra and received a passionate goodbye kiss from her; got into an orgiastic encounter with [[spoiler:Amber, Chanelle, and a squad of porn stars]]; was passingly attracted to Isabelle; and had a threesome with Matt and Peggy (during which, he would say, he only did actual sex stuff with the latter -- though a print volume bonus strip shows what [[spoiler:Matt did to or for him, which is a whole other matter]]) -- leading to a ''relatively'' sane FriendsWithBenefits relationship with Peggy. Then [[spoiler:[=DiDi=]]] jumped him. Oh, and Sonya, on a whim, engineered a threesome with him, her, and [[spoiler:Yuki, during which he gave Yuki her first full heterosexual experience and she almost strangled him]].

* InHarmsWay: The comic is a comedy soap opera, with a fair number of break-ups and screaming arguments, and occasionally physical violence (usually when Yuki runs amok). But it has become clear that some of the characters ''like'' things that way.

** Sonya emerges from her original life as a naive waitress to become a {{competiti|onFreak}}ve adrenaline junkie who not only chases the exciting Zii but deliberately provokes Yuki from time to time, breaks up with Gary because she finds him too inexperienced, and seems to regard [=DiDi=] as ''interesting'' competition. [[spoiler:Her happy ending at the end of the comic's run involves developing a relationship with Bianca, who can offer her a life involving serious physical danger.]]
** Matt, too, ''really'' lives for danger; see [[Characters/MenageA3 the characters page]].

* InnocentFanserviceGirl:
** [[MsFanservice DiDi]] has no detectable hang-ups about nudity, and assumes that everyone sleeps in the nude.[[note]]Which said, her assumption is right, at least in that household -- even Gary, who for a time keeps finding a gay man in his bed, doesn't slip into a pair of sweats.[[/note]] Her own "bathrobe" consists of a skimpy babydoll and a thong. After she has modelled naked for Gary at Yuki's request, Yuki asks her to be naked around Gary ''all the time'', and she acts innocent while agreeing, saying that she'll do it if it would help his art, although clearly she is still hoping to seduce him.
** Matt and Senna don't bother putting any clothes on when Sandra walks in on them having sex, although they do for Gary (in order to keep him from lapsing into a coma). Much later, in strip #815 (November 12, 2013, NSFW), Senna casually strips naked (with astonishing speed) rather than have Gary see her in unfashionable underwear. However, calling Matt or Senna “innocent” is an extreme stretch. They just lack much of a nudity taboo.

** [[MsFanservice [=DiDi=]]] has no detectable hang-ups about nudity, and assumes that everyone sleeps in the nude. Her own "bathrobe" consists of a skimpy babydoll and a thong.
*** Of course, her assumption is right, at least in that household -- even Gary, who for a time kept finding a gay man in his bed, didn't slip into a pair of sweats.
*** After she modelled naked for Gary at Yuki's request, Yuki asked her to be naked around Gary ''all the time''. She acted innocent while agreeing, saying that she'd do it if it would help his art, although clearly she was still hoping to seduce him.
** Matt and Senna don't bother putting any clothes on when Sandra walks in on them having sex, although they do for Gary (in order to keep him from lapsing into a coma). Much later, in strip #815 (November 12, 2013, NSFW), Senna casually strips naked (with astonishing speed) rather than have Gary see her in unfashionable underwear.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl
** [[MsFanservice [=DiDi=]]] has little or none, at least to the point of assuming that everyone sleeps in the nude. Her own "bathrobe" consists of a skimpy babydoll and a thong.

** Matt and Senna don't bother with putting any clothes on when Sandra walks in on them having sex, although they do for Gary (in order to keep him from lapsing into a coma). Much later, in strip #815 (November 12, 2013, NSFW), Senna casually strips naked (with astonishing speed) rather than have Gary see her in unfashionable underwear.