History PlayingWith / TheBabyTrap

** Bob tells Alice ''[[MrSeahorse he's]]'' [[YouFailSexEdForever pregnant]] to make her stay with him.

* '''Exploited''': As well as her parents and Bob, Alice scores pity with her friends.

** Alice believes that BabiesMakeEverythingBetter, which is why she does this.

* '''Straight''': Alice tells Bob that she's on the Pill (she isn't), and that they don't need to use a condom. She gets pregnant and tells him.
* '''Exaggerated''':

* '''Justified''':
** Alice believes that BabiesMakeEverythingBetter, which is why she does this. She wants to find a way to keep Bob with her.

* '''Inverted''':
** Bob pokes a tiny hole in Alice's diaphragm (or in his condom) so she'll get pregnant and ''have'' to stay with him.

* '''Subverted''':

** Alice gets pregnant, tells Bob (who agrees to marry her), and either [[ConvenientMiscarriage miscarries]] or has an abortion not long after the wedding.
* '''Double Subverted''':

** But Bob stays with her even after the wedding.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "I can't believe she did that!"

* '''Deconstructed''': This is not guaranteed to work, nor will it solve their relationship problems. (It might just create some interesting new ones, however.) It is also considered a form of DomesticAbuse.
* '''Reconstructed''':

** Bob gets out of this relationship and moves on, and finds a new girlfriend who treats him with love and respect. He may pay child support if the child is indeed his, but otherwise never has anything to do with Alice again.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is now going to be trapped in a relationship he doesn't want, or forced to pay child support for the next 18 years. What will he do?

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice asks Bob [[BlatantLies just hypothetically, of course,]] what he would do if she told him she was pregnant right now.

** Alice tells Bob she's not using any sort of birth control even though she secretly is, because Bob wants a baby and Alice doesn't.

* '''Parodied''':
** Alice has been taking baby aspirin instead of birth-control pills. Not because anyone's been tampering with them, but because she's TooDumbToLive.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's male partner tells him that he's pregnant. [[TooDumbToLive Bob believes said partner.]]

** Alice has done this to two other guys before Bob.
** Alice performs oral sex on Bob, and inseminates herself with the collected semen behind Bob's back.

** "Proposing" marriage this way is considered the norm.

* '''Defied''': [[EthicalSlut Alice]] believes this is unethical, and resolves to try and find other ways of fixing her relationship with Bob. Like talking about their problems in a civilized and non-accusatory manner.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does Alice think a baby will make Bob stay with her. Realistically, it should have the opposite effect."

* '''Lampshaded''': "I thought you said you were on the Pill!"

* '''Conversed''': "Yeah. A baby won't solve your problems."

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** Alice and Bob aren't exactly in a healthy relationship or marriage.

** Bob loves Alice unconditionally, [[LoveMartyr even if she is a manipulative bitch]], and [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop marries her anyway.]] They work out their relationship problems, and both mature as people. And live HappilyEverAfter.

** Bob tells Alice ''[[MrSeahorse he's]]'' [[YouFailSexEdForever pregnant]] to make her stay with him.

* '''Played Straight''': Alice tells Bob that she's on the Pill (she isn't), and that they don't need to use a condom. She gets pregnant and tells him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has done this to two other guys before Bob.

* '''Justified''': Alice believes that BabiesMakeEverythingBetter, which is why she does this. She wants to find a way to keep Bob with her.

* '''Inverted''': Bob pokes a tiny hole in Alice's diaphragm (or in his condom) so she'll get pregnant and ''have'' to stay with him.
** Alternatively, Alice tells Bob she's not using any sort of birth control even though she secretly is, because Bob wants a baby and Alice doesn't.

* '''Subverted''': Alice tells Bob she's pregnant, but she's lying.
*** Or, Alice ''is'' pregnant, but the child is most likely ''not'' Bob's; she tells him it is.
** Alternatively, Alice tries sabotaging her birth control, but [[LawOfInverseFertility it doesn't work.]]
** Or, Alice gets pregnant, tells Bob (who agrees to marry her), and either [[ConvenientMiscarriage miscarries]] or has an abortion not long after the wedding.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then an official test from a doctor confirms that she really is pregnant.

* '''Deconstructed''': This is not guaranteed to work, nor will it solve their relationship problems. (It might just create some interesting new ones, however.) It is also considered a form of DomesticAbuse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob loves Alice unconditionally, [[LoveMartyr even if she is a manipulative bitch]], and [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop marries her anyway.]] They work out their relationship problems, and both mature as people. And live HappilyEverAfter.
** Alternatively, Bob gets out of this relationship and moves on, and finds a new girlfriend who treats him with love and respect. He may pay child support if the child is indeed his, but otherwise never has anything to do with Alice again.
* '''Parodied''': Alice has been taking baby aspirin instead of birth-control pills. Not because anyone's been tampering with them, but because she's TooDumbToLive.

* '''Lampshaded''': "I thought you said you were on the Pill!"

* '''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama. May result in a VerySpecialEpisode

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob loves Alice unconditionally, even if she is a manipulative bitch, and [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop marries her anyway.]] They work out their relationship problems, and both mature as people. And live HappilyEverAfter.

** Bob tells Alice ''he's'' [[YouFailSexEdForever pregnant]] to make her stay with him.

** Or, Alice gets pregnant, tells Bob (who agrees to marry her), and either [[ConvenientMiscarriage miscarries]] or has an abortion not long after the wedding.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Back to TheBabyTrap

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is now going to be trapped in a relationship he doesn't want, or forced to pay child support for the next 18 years. What will he do?

* '''Basic Trope''': A woman gets pregnant on purpose, in an attempt to keep her boyfriend or husband with her.

* "Proposing" marriage this way is considered the norm.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then an official test from a doctor confirms that she really is pregnant.

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob loves Alice unconditionally, even if she is a manipulative bitch, and marries her anyway. They work out their relationship problems, and both mature as people. And live HappilyEverAfter.