Line #22 PlayingWith/MistakenForCheating


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character believes their significant other is cheating on them.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice sees her boyfriend Bob and his friend Claire alone together and assumes he's cheating.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob strikes up an innocuous conversation with Claire, which arouses Alice's suspicions.
5	** Alice is fully aware Claire is Bob's sister, and for some reason believed Bob was part of an inbred family.
6	** Alice accidently falls into an alternate timeline, and meets a version of her husband who is married to Claire.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** Alice sees Bob staring at Claire's chest and assumes he's blatantly checking her out. Really he's just astonished by Claire's ugly shirt.
9	** Alice know's that nothing is happening between Bob and Claire, but other people get the wrong impression and Bob is tired of correcting them.
10	** While Bob is not cheating with Claire, the reason the two meet on clandestine terms in because she is his illegitimate daughter from an affair long ago, one that Bob's wife Alice was not aware of.
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** Alice's previous boyfriend cheated on her, so she's more likely to assume other guys are cheating.
13	** Bob has a known history of cheating on his girlfriends, but is working hard to amend his ways.
14	** Bob and Claire having the same last name makes Alice think they are married, and she is the side piece.
15	** Claire [[SelfProclaimedLoveInterest thinks her interactions with Bob are more intimate then they really are]]. Alice reasons that Claire would not act that spurned unless she actually was involved with him.
16	* '''Inverted''':
17	** Bob and Claire make out in front of Alice and she doesn't suspect a thing.
18	** Alice suspects Bob of everything but cheating, only to learn that he was having an affair with Claire.
19	* '''Subverted''':
20	** It turns out Bob really was cheating on Alice.
21	** Bob denies cheating on Alice with Claire, and he's [[ExactWords technically right]]. Claire is his wife, he was cheating on Claire with Alice.
22	** Alice is well aware nothing is happening between Bob and Claire, she just [[ClingyJealousGirl doesn't want him around her regardless]].
23	** Bob tells Alice he isn't interested in Claire, which disappoints Alice as she [[{{Polyamory}} wouldn't mind him having a side piece]].
24	** Alice is obsessed with maintaining the appearance of a perfect family, and does not want Bob to be around other women, just is case anyone gets the wrong idea.
25	* '''Double Subverted''': With her clone.
26	* '''Parodied''':
27	** Alice, of all people, turns out to be the other woman.
28	** Bob explains to Alice that it is NotWhatItLooksLike like and Claire is his sister. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Alice is squicked out that he is cheating on her with]] [[BrotherSisterIncest his own sister.]]
29	** Alice assumes that Bob is having phone sex with another woman when he's actually talking to Jake, his insurance agent at State Farm.
30	* '''Zig Zagged''':
31	** However, it turns out Bob really was cheating on her, with Alice's sister, who asked Claire to tell Alice nothing happened between Claire and Bob.
32	** Bob finds Alice in a compromising position with her ex-boyfriend Dennis, and they give a truthful innocent explanation that Bob buys immediately... and tells he's disappointed as he finds the idea of being a {{Cuckold}} incredibly hot. Alice smirks, takes off her top and starts making out with Dennis, while Bob watches with glee. Dennis, still in love with Alice, [[AllMenArePerverts gladly takes this opportunity]], but refuses to become a third wheel in their relationship.
33	* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't assume Bob is cheating.
34	* '''Enforced''':
35	** "Alice and Bob are happy, right? [[TrollingCreator We can't have that!]]"
36	** The story wants to deal with the topic of infidelity without actually having it happen.
37	* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope Alice doesn't think there's anything between us!"
38	* '''Invoked''':
39	** When Bob believes Alice is losing interest in him, he starts hanging around with Claire to make her jealous.
40	** Claire starts smooching Bob when Alice shows up, deliberately trying to drive them apart.
41	** Alice and Bob enjoy forms of roleplay, such as sneaking into their own house wearing disguises. That fact that the neighbors will get the wrong impression only adds to the fun for them.
42	* '''Exploited''': Charlie tries to confirm Alice's suspicion so that she will leave Bob and [[LoveTriangle start going out with him]].
43	* '''Defied''': Bob refuses to even do anything that could be construed as romantic with any other females, because he doesn't want to make Alice assume anything.
44	* '''Discussed''': "It's all a mistake! I wasn't cheating!"
45	* '''Conversed''': "Oh, another plot where she thinks he's cheating on her."
46	* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's constant suspicions start to derail the relationship and end up destroying it, as the constantly-faithful Bob decides he's had enough of it.
47	* '''Reconstructed''': Claire is eventually able to prove Bob's innocence, leading Alice to try to win Bob back over and repair their relationship.
48	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice sees Bob with Claire and jumps to the wrong conclusion--that they're having an affair. She then takes her revenge by setting out to destroy Bob's reputation, leaving him broken and friendless. It's only then that Claire manages to convince Alice that there was no affair. When Alice realizes the truth, she tries to apologize to Bob, but it's too late as Bob is too broken to want anything further to do with her.
49	* '''Implied''': Even though nothing happens between Bob and Claire, Alice has a rather sour demeanor around them.
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52	Honey, I can explain the LipstickMark, the bra in my bed, and the photos! Just go back to MistakenForCheating!
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