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Author: Synchronicity

Sep 28th 2017 at 10:03:49 AM

Current name is good. Here's my attempt at lengthening the description a bit:

So, you're writing a story and you need your character to be both immediately sympathetic to the audience and motivated to suddenly change their life in a dramatic way: How about you have them walk in on their partner in the middle of having sex with someone else? '''Witnessing this infidelity shows that the protagonist as down on their luck and implies that their personal life was unhappy and/or unfulfilling, paving the way for the drastic change that comprises the work's gimmick. It also establishes them as single, just in time for the introduction of the work's LoveInterest.'''

'''Works that use this trope rarely focus on the ex or the causes of the affair (if they do, the ex is rarely portrayed as a SympatheticAdulterer, since the audience needs to root for the protagonist, and may become a villain with this trope as an EstablishingCharacterMoment), and generally do not try to salvage the previous relationship after it has served its purpose.'''

'''Subtrope of YourCheatingHeart. The protagonist might find out through a BedroomAdulteryScene.'''

* ''Series/NecessaryRoughness'': Dani finds out that her husband has been having affairs right under her nose. She promptly kicks him out of the house, files for divorce, and gets a job as a therapist for a professional football team.