Basic Trope: Men with pets are more attractive to women.
- Straight: Bob takes his Big Friendly Dog to the park. Alice takes notice of him, and gives him her number.
- Exaggerated:
- Bob gets the attention of every woman at the park...and a few men, too. And dogs. And cats, birds, spiders, etc.
- Bob gets this attention because he has a (human) baby with him.
- Bob has a goldfish with him.
- Downplayed: ???
- Justified:
- Alice thinks Bob's dog is cute...and that Bob isn't too bad-looking either.
- Alice is looking for a long-term partner, who displays compassion or caregiving abilities. Owning a well-cared-for pet would likely demonstrate both.
- Inverted: Alice ignores Bob, and talks instead to Charlie, who is alone.
- Gender Inverted: Alice takes her Big Friendly Dog to the park. Bob takes notice of her, and gives her his number.
- Subverted: Alice ignores Bob in favor of Charlie, who does not have a pet with him.
- Double Subverted:
- But noticing Bob's Big Friendly Dog is a standard poodle, Alice turns back to him and cuddle them.
- Then Bob brings in his Cute Kitten, and Alice turns attention back to them.
- Parodied:
- Bob gets attention despite the fact that his dog is (literally) a toy.
- Bob brings his dog to a singles' bar.
- Alice falls in love with the dog...who runs off with her, leaving Bob confused and disgusted.
- Zig Zagged: Some men at the park who have pets get attention, and some don't. By the same token, some men who don't have pets in tow get attention, and some don't.
- Averted:
- Bob doesn't take his dog to the park.
- Bob doesn't have a dog (or any other pets).
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "You should bring your dog! Chicks dig guys with dogs!"
- Invoked: Bob reads an article on how dogs can help men get female attention.
- Exploited:
- Alice uses the presence of a dog (and how Bob treats said dog) to determine if he's a nurturing type.
- Bob uses the dog's reaction to Alice to gauge whether to continue talking to her.
- Alternatively, Alice determines the breed of the dog Bob has.
- Defied:
- Bob doesn't use his pets in this fashion.
- Alice doesn't talk to Bob because he doesn't have a "girly" dog.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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