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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and [[BrokenBird never smiles again]].
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim [[SurprisinglySuddenDeath Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and [[BrokenBird never smiles again]].
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* '''Subverted''': Alice wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''Double Subverted''': Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Alice makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
* '''Double Subverted''': Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Alice makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
** Alice killed her husband and is only faking the grief.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Alice makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find aSecondLove.SecondLove.
** Alice's "grief" is real if only for herself.
** Alice wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
** Alice killed her husband and is only faking the grief.
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** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Alice makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a
** Alice's "grief" is real if only for herself.
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* '''Subverted''':
** Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
** Carolina wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Carolina makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
** Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
** Carolina wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Carolina makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
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* '''Subverted''':
**'''Subverted''': Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
** Carolinawears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''DoubleSubverted''':
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
**Subverted''': Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Carolina Alice makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
**
** Carolina
* '''Double
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
**
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* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
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* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] Widowed Alice knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice is unable to move on from Bob's death. Even after she seems to, there are always instances that have her falling back.
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** Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
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** Someone tries to [[ScammingTheBereaved sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.bibles from the dead]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': Because of Alice’s mourning for Bob, people wonder how can she be able to get things done in the first place.
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* '''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, Alice takes off her WidowsWeeds and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
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* '''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, or perhaps even before the ink on his death certificate has dried, Alice takes off her WidowsWeeds and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
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** She spends a few weeks [[DrowningMySorrows drinking too much]] or having SexForSolace, but eventually recovers and at least ''tries'' to get back to normal.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character mourns the loss of a friend, family member, or LoveInterest for an extended period of time, sometimes to the point of neglecting everything else.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character mourns the loss of a friend, family member, or LoveInterest for an extended period of time, to the neglect of other things, sometimes to the point of neglecting everything else.everything.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
* '''Double Subverted''': She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
* '''Double Subverted''': She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
** Carolina wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than ayear.year.
** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Carolina makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
** Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
** Carolina wears her WidowsWeeds even after the year of mourning is up, but secretly, she's aware that she looks lovely in black, and men find her pathos touching.
* '''Double
** She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a
** Whenever her loveliness and grief touches a man's heart, Carolina makes excuses to avoid him, unable to bring herself to actually find a SecondLove.
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* '''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** RuleOfDrama
** RuleOfDrama
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles again.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and [[BrokenBird never smiles again.again]].
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** "How about a BrokenBird whose DarkAndTroubledPast ''doesn't'' involve [[RapeAsBackstory rape]]?"
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* '''Basic Trope''': A character mourns the loss of a friend, family member, or LoveInterest for an extended period of time, sometimes to the point of neglecting everything else.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles again.
* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob's death, Alice never leaves the house again, never cooks or cleans, and [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist stops looking after the kids]]. She just lays around in bed, staring listlessly at the TV.
** Alice copes with her grief by using [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and/or [[LadyDrunk alcohol]], becoming an AddledAddict, as well as SelfHarm and having lots of empty sex.
** Alice wasn't Bob's wife, but rather a woman he'd been on two dates with.
* '''Downplayed''': Every time Alice sees something that reminds her of Bob, she cries a little, even years later.
* '''Justified''': This is a setting where ThereAreNoTherapists, or where Alice can't afford one. Grief counseling is unavailable to her.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles again.
* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob's death, Alice never leaves the house again, never cooks or cleans, and [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist stops looking after the kids]]. She just lays around in bed, staring listlessly at the TV.
** Alice copes with her grief by using [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and/or [[LadyDrunk alcohol]], becoming an AddledAddict, as well as SelfHarm and having lots of empty sex.
** Alice wasn't Bob's wife, but rather a woman he'd been on two dates with.
* '''Downplayed''': Every time Alice sees something that reminds her of Bob, she cries a little, even years later.
* '''Justified''': This is a setting where ThereAreNoTherapists, or where Alice can't afford one. Grief counseling is unavailable to her.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles
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** After Bob's death, Alice never leaves the house again, never cooks or cleans, and [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist stops looking after the kids]]. She just lays around in bed, staring listlessly at the
** Alice copes with her grief by using [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and/or [[LadyDrunk alcohol]], becoming an AddledAddict, as well as SelfHarm and having lots of empty
** Alice wasn't Bob's wife, but rather a woman he'd been on two dates
* '''Downplayed''': Every time Alice sees something that reminds her of Bob, she cries a little, even years
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** This is a setting where ThereAreNoTherapists, or where Alice can't afford one. Grief counseling is unavailable to her.
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* '''Averted''': Bob is alive and well.
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Bob is alive andwell.
well.
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
** Bob is alive and
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
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* '''Exploited''': Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it this way.
* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it this way.
* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it thisway.
way.
* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
** Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it this
* '''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
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* '''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, Alice takes off her WeepingWidow attire and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
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* '''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, Alice takes off her WeepingWidow attire WidowsWeeds and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character mourns the loss of a friend, family member, or LoveInterest for an extended period of time, sometimes to the point of neglecting everything else.
*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles again.
*'''Exaggerated''': After Bob's death, Alice never leaves the house again, never cooks or cleans, and [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist stops looking after the kids]]. She just lays around in bed, staring listlessly at the TV.
** Alice copes with her grief by using [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and/or [[LadyDrunk alcohol]], becoming an AddledAddict, as well as SelfHarm and having lots of empty sex.
** Alice wasn't Bob's wife, but rather a woman he'd been on two dates with.
*'''Downplayed''': Every time Alice sees something that reminds her of Bob, she cries a little, even years later.
*'''Justified''': This is a setting where ThereAreNoTherapists, or where Alice can't afford one. Grief counseling is unavailable to her.
** Alice is already suffering from some kind of mental illness, such as depression. Bob's untimely death makes it all the worse.
*'''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, Alice takes off her WeepingWidow attire and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
*'''Subverted''': Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
*'''Double Subverted''': She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
*'''Parodied''': Alice develops a PersonalRaincloud.
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob is alive and well.
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
*'''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama
*'''Lampshaded''': "Alice hasn't been the same since Bob passed away."
*'''Invoked''': Alice is already suffering from depression, and Bob dies suddenly and unexpectedly.
*'''Exploited''': Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it this way.
*'''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob were HappilyMarried for years, until [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bob died of a sudden heart attack]]. Alice [[TheMourningAfter never remarries]], wears a black dress for the rest of her life, and never smiles again.
*'''Exaggerated''': After Bob's death, Alice never leaves the house again, never cooks or cleans, and [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist stops looking after the kids]]. She just lays around in bed, staring listlessly at the TV.
** Alice copes with her grief by using [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and/or [[LadyDrunk alcohol]], becoming an AddledAddict, as well as SelfHarm and having lots of empty sex.
** Alice wasn't Bob's wife, but rather a woman he'd been on two dates with.
*'''Downplayed''': Every time Alice sees something that reminds her of Bob, she cries a little, even years later.
*'''Justified''': This is a setting where ThereAreNoTherapists, or where Alice can't afford one. Grief counseling is unavailable to her.
** Alice is already suffering from some kind of mental illness, such as depression. Bob's untimely death makes it all the worse.
*'''Inverted''': As soon as Bob's coffin is lowered into the ground, Alice takes off her WeepingWidow attire and her wedding and engagement rings, and hits the town looking for eligible young men.
*'''Subverted''': Alice knows she still has to take care of the house and the kids, and that she needs to earn some money to pay the bills.
*'''Double Subverted''': She arranges for the kids to live with her parents for a while, until she gets her act together. But because she's still grieving and sometimes feels unmotivated, this takes her more than a year.
*'''Parodied''': Alice develops a PersonalRaincloud.
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob is alive and well.
** Alice doesn't miss Bob at all.
*'''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama
*'''Lampshaded''': "Alice hasn't been the same since Bob passed away."
*'''Invoked''': Alice is already suffering from depression, and Bob dies suddenly and unexpectedly.
*'''Exploited''': Someone tries to sell Alice BiblesFromTheDead.
** Charles wants to get into a relationship with Alice, or at least have sex with her. He tells her that Bob would have wanted it this way.
*'''Defied''': [[DeterminedWidow Alice]] knows that she still has a life to live, and she still has things to do and a family to care for. So she finds it within herself to move on.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
