History PlayingWith / PropertyOfLove

** Bob was kidnapped by Alice and now has StockholmSyndrome.

* '''Subverted''': Bob acts to Alice as an ExtremeDoormat and proclaims that he belongs to her. When questioned about it, he reveals that he does it, because Alice is dangerous and he fears for his life.

* '''Double Subverted''': With time, however, he falls in love with her.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob always seems to cheerfully obey Alice's wishes and likens himself to her property, but slips up he's terrified of her. Yet when asked for clarification he explains he's just terrified of losing her love, genuinely being madly in love with her. Nonetheless when they break up Bob practically celebrates, except it turns out to be his EvilTwin who wanted to ruin Bob's life. Even then...

-->'''Claire''': "Doesn't really make a lot of sense for Alice's character to be fine with that."
-->'''Charlie''': "She's super hot, and Bob obviously seems terrified of losing her love if he doesn't submit himself to her. One obedient boyfriend is better than a bastard one after all, so why ''would'' she complain?

* '''Played For Drama''': It's shown how feeling like somebody's property destroys Bob's psyche and leads to his estrangement from his friends and family.

** Being property is Bob's personal fetish.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is somewhat submissive to Alice, but not too much.

** For the writer, feeling of belonging to somebody is a personal kink.

** BigBad uses this to make a SadisticChoice for Bob between his sister and Alice, as Betty will be [[DeathOfPersonality repurposed]] into his wife if Bob saves [[LoveAtFirstSight Alice]] instead.

-->'''Charile''': "She's super hot, and Bob obviously seems terrified of losing her love if he doesn't submit himself to her. One obedient boyfriend is better than a bastard one after all, so why ''would'' she complain?

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob finds it easier just to be an obedient boyfriend, as he's less likely to unintentionally hurt her that way. To his credit Bob explicitly tells Alice this, so she understands when he's being more assertive that he isn't growing disinterested in her.

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* '''Exaggerated''':Bob is ExtremeDoormat who lets Alice do anything - ''anything'' - with him out of his love for her.

** Being property is Bob's personal FetishFuel.

** Alice commits herself (or is told to) keep herself "[[NatureAdoresAVirgin pure]]" and [[IWillWaitForYou wait]] for her OneTrueLove to find her and [[FourthDateMarriage marry her]], however long it takes, the idea being that even so much as ''kissing'' before the wedding day would constitute adultery on Alice's part before she's even ''met'' this hypothetical future husband.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a somewhat submissive to Alice, but not too much.

** Alice is supernatural who enchanted Bob to feel like this to her.
** Bob was kidnapped by Alice and now has a StockholmSyndrome.

* '''Averted''': Bob is CelibateHero.
* '''Enforced''': For writer, feeling of belonging to somebody is a personal kink.

* '''Defied''': Alice breaks with Bob, because she doesn't want their relationship to be slave/master one.

->'''Claire''': Doesn't really make a lot of sense for Alice's character to be fine with that.
'''Charile''': She's super hot, and Bob obviously seems terrified of losing her love if he doesn't submit himself to her. One obedient boyfriend is better than a bastard one after all, so why ''would'' she complain?

* '''Parodied''': Alice literally brought Bob from a pet store for dominaters and dominatrixes, with him being a [[LittleBitBeastly dog boy]] to boot.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "Don't you think that Bob might be a bit... too devoted?"

->'''Charile''': She's super hot, and Bob obviously seems terrified of losing her love otherwise.

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Exploited''': BigBad uses this to make a SadisticChoice for Bob between his sister and Alice even more sadistic.

* '''Conversed''': Claire and Charlie discuss a film in which Bob's devotion to Alice was deconstructed.

* * '''Played For Drama''':: It's shown how feeling like somebody's property destroys Bob's psyche and leads to his estrangement from his friends and family.

'''Basic Trope''': A person belongs (quite literally) to his/her loved one.

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* '''Defied''': Alice breaks with Bob, because she doesn't want their relationship to turn out that way.

* '''Deconstructed''': It's shown how feeling like somebody's property destroys Bob's psyche and leads to his estrangement from his friends and family.

'''Basic Trope:''' A person belongs (quite literally) to his/her loved one.
* '''Straight:''' Bob and Alice are romancing, with Bob doing anything she orders him and happily declaring that he's her property.
* '''Exaggerated:'''Bob is ExtremeDoormat who lets Alice do anything - ''anything'' - with him out of his love for her.
* '''Downplayed:''' Bob is a somewhat submissive to Alice, but not too much.
* '''Justified:'''

* '''Inverted:''' Bob considers himself an [[EntitledToHaveYou owner]] of Alice, much to her dismay.
* '''Subverted:''' Bob acts to Alice as an ExtremeDoormat and proclaims that he belongs to her. When questioned about it, he reveals that he does it, because Alice is dangerous and he fears for his life.
* '''Double Subverted:''' With time, however, he falls in love with her.
* '''Deconstructed:''' It's shown how feeling like somebody's property destroys Bob's psyche and leads to his estrangement from his friends and family.
* '''Reconstructed:''' He finally finds happiness in his relationship with Alice.
* '''Averted:''' Bob is CelibateHero.
* '''Enforced:''' For writer, feeling of belonging to somebody is a personal kink.
* '''Implied:''' Bob is mentioned to have this kind of relationship in the past with his ex Alice.
* '''Invoked:''' Alice intentionally [[MindRape Mind Rapes]] Bob into this state of mind to use his devotion to her.
* '''Defied:''' Alice breaks with Bob, because she doesn't want their relationship to turn out that way.
* '''Exploited:''' BigBad uses this to make a SadisticChoice for Bob between his sister and Alice even more sadistic.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "I could do anything for her!".
* '''Discussed:''' "Don't you think that Bob might be a bit... too devoted?"
* '''Conversed:''' Claire and Charlie discuss a film in which Bob's devotion to Alice was deconstructed.

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