Line #44 PlayingWith/StarterMarriage


1	'''Basic Trope''': A short-lived first marriage.
2	* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob get married. Three years later, they get divorced.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** AliceAndBob get married. Three ''months'' later, they get divorced.
5	** AliceAndBob get married. Three '''weeks''' later, they get divorced.
6	** AliceAndBob get married. Three '''''[[RuleOfThree days]]''''' later, they get divorced.
7	* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob just shack up together for three years as their first real romantic relationship. Then they break up.
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** Alice and Bob married when they were too young and/or emotionally immature.
10	** Alice and Bob married for the wrong reasons and/or [[FourthDateMarriage rushed into marriage]].
11	** One or both of them is InLoveWithLove, and simply doesn't have what it takes to make a relationship last [[TrueLoveIsBoring beyond the initial "schmoopy" phase]].
12	** Bob [[CitizenshipMarriage Citizen Married Alixe]] just long enough for her to not have to fear deportation back to CommieLand.
13	* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob get married, have BabiesEverAfter, and [[GrowOldWithMe grow old together]].
14	* '''Subverted''':
15	** Alice and Bob decide to [[TakeAThirdOption see if they can work through their problems]] before getting divorced.
16	** After the divorce, [[DivorceIsTemporary they get back together]].
17	* '''Double Subverted''':
18	** Eventually, they do wind up getting divorced; whatever they tried before (couples' therapy, a trial separation, what have you) simply was not working.
19	** But it still is short-lived, and just because it's not a first marriage for one half of the couple doesn't mean it's not a first marriage for the other half.
20	* '''Parodied''':
21	** AliceAndBob get married. Three ''hours'' later, they get divorced.
22	** AliceAndBob's marriage doesn't even last a few seconds before they get divorced.
23	** Alice and Bob go through the motions of the wedding ceremony and a reception, only to have the marriage [[ThatDidntHappen annulled]] immediately afterwards, using the wedding only to obtain attention and accolades from friends and family, and/or gifts.
24	** Alice and Bob go to get the marriage license, which reads "practice marriage" on it.
25	** Alice and Bob's culture practices actual "starter marriages", and expects people to "upgrade" to a new partner/arrangement as time marches on. [[InsistentTerminology People use these exact words, talking as if marriage was like buying a new house, car etc.]]
26	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
27	* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob don't get married.
28	* '''Enforced''': ?? %% Enforced means a trope is included for reasons OTHER THAN the author wanting to
29	* '''Lampshaded''':
30	** "My first marriage was just a practice round."
31	** "I promise to love you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, until death do us part, or until I get sick of you in five years, whichever comes first."
32	* '''Invoked''': Bob proposes to Alice, his {{high school\|Sweethearts}} girlfriend, right after graduation.
33	* '''Exploited''': ???
34	* '''Defied''':
35	** Alice turns down the proposal, (or accepts it but insists on having a longer engagement) because she doesn't feel that they are ready for marriage.
36	** Alice and Bob quickly begin to have difficulties in their marriage, but are committed enough to not give up and make it work.
37	* '''Discussed''': "I thought marriage was supposed to be [[HappilyEverAfter forever]]."
38	* '''Conversed''': "It is, but some people just don't have what it takes. They'd rather just hit the ResetButton than accept the challenges of marriage."
39	* '''Deconstructed''': When Charlie learns that Alice divorced Bob so quickly and for petty reasons, he decides that marrying her isn't worth the risk of becoming ex #2.
40	* '''Played For Laughs''': AliceAndBob go through a ToiletSeatDivorce.
41	* '''Played For Drama''': Bob genuinely expected their marriage to last forever. When he learns that Alice doesn't (or never did) feel the same way, he's DrivenToSuicide.
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43	You're going back to StarterMarriage already? But it seems like your wedding was just yesterday!
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45	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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47	%%* '''Implied''': ???
48	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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