History PlayingWith / WeaknessTurnsHerOn

** We want some AudienceSurrogate for not-so-athletic men, let's GiveGeeksAChance for their WishFulfillment!

** WishFulfillment and AudienceSurrogate of [[NonActionGuy non-athletic male audiences]].

** WomenPreferStrongMen[=/=]AllAmazonsWantHercules.
** AmazonChaser.

'''Alice''': No, no I wouldn't.

-->'''Diane''': What do you prefer in men then?

-->'''Alice''': I like and want to feel I'm the knight in shining armor and he's the damsel-in-distress princess.

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''':
** Charles is so weak, he can't squish a fly, but this makes Alice fall madly in love with him.
** AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs

** Alice is actually evil and [[BastardGirlfriend takes pleasure in the suffering of others]], so she only dates guys she knows can't fight back.

** [[HaremSeeker Alice want both of them at the same time.]]

** AuthorTract for WishFulfillment of [[NonActionGuy non-athletic male audiences]].

* '''Averted''': Alice dates neither of them.
* '''Enforced''': "That whole 'WomenPreferStrongMen' thing is getting a little old, don't you think? Pretty soon, it might develope UnfortunateImplications. Let's stay away from it."

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is stronger than Charles, but Charles is smarter. Since Alice is already clever, she doesn't want to butt heads with Charles, so she chooses Bob. Bob turns out to be DumbMuscle and annoys Alice so much she goes back to Charles. Charles is an InsufferableGenius, and Alice eventually gives up on both of them and stays single.

* '''Reconstructed''': No one messes [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend knowing what Alice can do to them]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Charles is so weak, he can't squish a fly, but this makes Alice fall madly in love with him.

* TheSocialDarwinist

** Meta: The board tries to enforce this trope in Alice and Charles in order to avoid the UnfortunateImplications of [[WomenPreferStrongMen girls preferring strong guys]]. A ton of backlash is sent their way anyway, because it just implies that the only way a girl can have a fulfilling relationship is if she gets with a man weaker than her.

** Alternatively, Bob's weak traits lead him to have a complex about fixing them, and he sees Alice admiring the traits he despises in himself to be insulting and condescending.
* '''Reconstructed''': And the next time Charles found them, [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend they were hospitalized]].

* '''Gender Inverted''': AmazonChaser.

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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

** Alternatively, Bob's inferior traits lead him to have a complex about it, and he sees Alice admiring the traits he despises in himself to be insulting to his real desires.

** WomenPreferStrongMen.

** Alice only got with Charles because she likes feeling superior to him.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob calls out Alice for her choice in Charles, stating that the only reason she would want someone like that is to either take advantage of him or it's because [[SmugSuper she finds Charles amusing]].

* PlayedForDrama: Bob calls out Alice for her choice in Charles, stating that the only reason she would want someone like that is to either take advantage of him or it's because [[SmugSuper she finds Charles amusing]].

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** Alice wants someone she can take care of and [[DeclarationOfProtection protect]] because it makes her feel more confident, she wants people to like & respect her, and/or it gives her a sense of purpose.

** WomenPreferStrongMen
** NoGuyWantsAnAmazon
* '''Gender Inverted''': AmazonChaser

* '''Enforced''': "That whole 'WomenPreferStrongMen' thing is getting a little old, don't you think? Pretty soon, it might develope UnfortunateImplications. Let's stay away from it.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow... Alice... wouldn't you prefer that {{hunk}}, Bob, over there?" "No, no I wouldn't."

** Meta: The board tries to enforce this trope in Alice and Charles in order to avoid the UnfortunateImplications of girls preferring strong guys. A ton of backlash is sent their way anyway, because it just implies that the only way a girl can have a fulfilling relationship is if she gets with a man weaker than her.
* '''Reconstructed''': And the next time Charles found them, [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend they were hospitalized.]]

** Charles is TroubledButCute, insecure, and feels like he needs someone to protect him, and looks to Alice, who [[FetishFuel happily obliges]]. Charles is [[JerkJock harassed]] by Bob and his friends for it.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is stronger than Charles, but Charles is smarter. Since Alice is already clever, she doesn't want to butt heads with Colin, so she chooses Bob. Bob turns out to be DumbMuscle and annoys Alice so much she goes back to Charles. Charles is an InsufferableGenius, and Alice eventually gives up on both of them and stays single.