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* The BoysLoveGenre ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' features [[TheBeautifulElite Elite Blondy]] [[ManipulativeBastard Iason Mink]] who [[MadeASlave forcibly makes]] defiant gangster [[TroubledButCute Riki]] his [[SexSlave Pet]] and falls in love with him. Iason wants himself and Riki to be more than Master and Pet but realizes it is the only way they could be together in their [[{{Dystopia}} Dystopian]] society. So [[IWillWaitForYou he wishes and waits for the day]] Riki, of his own volition, will become this trope and find HappinessInSlavery.

* ''LightNovel/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'':
** According to the laws of the Demon Realm, Basara's cousin Mio is considered to be his personal property and SexSlave. While she [[{{Tsundere}} vehemently objects]] in the beginning, she gradually develops genuine feelings for him and consents by Vol.7. Mio has even offered herself to him several times, entirely of her own volition.
** In the light novels, his aunt Chisato's innermost desire is to be [[SexSlave sexually dominated]] by [[ParentalIncest by him.]] Basara finally takes her virginity in Vol.7 but doesn't succeed in fully subjugating her until he completes their master/servant contract in Vol.8[[note]]which required him to spend an entire "year" repeatedly having sex with Chisato, within a space-time barrier[[/note]]. This results in Chisato being becoming completely submissive to him, since he conditioned her body to respond [[SingleTargetSexuality to his touch alone]].
* In ''LightNovel/HensukiAreYouWillingToFallInLoveWithAPervertAsLongAsShesACutie'', Sayuki Tokihara is a masochist who wants main character Keiki to treat her like his pet.
* In ''LightNovel/BeingAbleToEditSkillsInAnotherWorldIGainedOpWaifus'', all the waifus are perfectly happy to be Nagi's slaves because (a) he treats them like people, (b) he takes care of them, (c) he makes sure they live in comfort and relative luxury and (d) when they were on their own, their lives sucked.

* ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'': Major Nelson is Jeannie's master, and thus Jeannie is happily "his" property. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as she's a genie and at the start Nelson tries to free her. Although she stays as Major Nelson's genie, she very much has the freedom to do as she pleases. Many of Jeannie's actions are in pursuit of her SeriesGoal; as she is in love with Major Nelson, her goal is to be Nelson's wife.
* ''Series/TrueBlood'' has this as one of its basic premises. Sookie has given herself to Bill out of love, without being hypnotized like so many other fangbangers. Also, being his makes her off-limits to other vampires.
** The same pattern of vampire owning human is consistent in the series, and it's often a female vampire owning a male or female human. However, these relationships are rarely as happy as the one between Sookie and Bill. In the second season, one guy belonging to a female vampire is so desperate for her love and blood that he'd do anything for it... [[spoiler:including betraying her]].

* In ''Literature/QuoVadis'', Caous Petronius owns a beautiful slave girl who has been in love with him for a long time without him noticing. He eventually comes to reciprocate, and when he's about to commit suicide at Nero's order, he frees her and gives her a large inheritance. She decides to [[TogetherInDeath join him in death instead]].

* Jean-Claude from the ''Literature/AnitaBlake'' tends to form these sorts of relationships with his humans and were-creatures, including [[spoiler:Anita, later in the series]]. Even when the master/servant relationship isn't sexualised (for example, between Jean-Claude and Jason), it tends to involve high levels of devotion (and possibly also StockholmSyndrome).
* Played with a lot in ''Literature/TheRedVixenAdventures'', Alinadar wants this kind of relationship in large part because she spent most of her life as a slave, and she developed a serious crush on her second mistress [[spoiler:The Red Vixen]], who unfortunately was [[IncompatibleOrientation straight]], but who thought she could set her up with Sallivera. However, Salli didn't like the idea and avoided getting serious with Ali until she got her head together and could handle a slightly more equal relationship.

* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': During the third book, ''Literature/ManaMutationMenace'', to mitigate the effects of a supernatural SlaveCollar while researching a permanent solution, Ataidar's Royal Ordercraft Security and Compliance team invokes this trope. [[spoiler: Annala would much rather be Eric's (her boyfriend) slave than Nulso's (a creepy older man who happens to be her mother's archenemy). Because Order's respect for free will extends to choosing whom to surrender it to, the ROSCT perform a ritual that switches her ownership from Nulso to Eric. Order allows it because Nulso forced the collar on her.]] Following this, they say that the "owner" in this couple still not does legally "own" the other and so PowerPerversionPotential is still illegal.
* In ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', Miyuki happily admits that every part of her, body and soul, belong to Tatsuya [[note]]that said, [[ClingyJealousGirl she clearly expects him to reciprocate the feeling]][[/note]]. Her family's fixation on [[TheSocialDarwinist hierarchy]] and ArrangedMarriage[=s=] may have something to do with this perspective; in her world, few spouses can treat each other as equals, even if they want to.
* ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'' subverts this: When [[TheHero Hamilton]] is introduced to [[BeautifulSlaveGirl Petra]], he privately monologues how he can ''almost'' understand the Caliphate's appeal when he could claim such a beauty for himself. He quickly berates himself for having such thoughts about a poor woman that has been brought up in a violent and abusive environment and [[spoiler:at the end of the book, he proposes to her in marriage, promising to respect her and treat her like a person]].
* ''LightNovel/{{Maoyu}}'': The story kicks off when the Demon Queen proposes to TheHero that they join forces to end the war between humans and demons with as little bloodshed as possible. Their agreement amounts to, in the Demon Queen's words "I will belong to you, you will belong to me", and for all intents, this is pretty much a marriage in all but name. While the Hero [[CelibateHero is a bit reluctant at first]], the Demon Queen's love and concern for him, along with her proving that her desire for peace is genuine, eventually win him over.

* If you take ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' at face value rather than trying to read subtext into it, this is where Kate ends up. She gives an earnest and unequivocal speech at the end in which she says that wives should obey their husbands and submit to their will.

* The trope influences the ArcWords of ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'': "[=Eternal/True love/I am yours=]". They're the promise that Jennifer and [[spoiler:Wendy]] made as children. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Wendy]] took the promise literally where Jennifer did not, [[{{Yandere}} so]]... Though terrified by [[spoiler:Wendy]]'s brutality, Jennifer eventually realizes that it was not the promise that was poisonous, but [[spoiler:Wendy]]'s interpretation of it. [[spoiler:Jennifer's character arc consequently ends with her regaining faith in the concept of love.]]
* Flavor D in ''[[VideoGame/{{Oddworld}} Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus.]]'' Some of the mudokon slaves working in Soulstorm Brewery are addicted to Soulstorm Brew. The [[CorruptCorporateExecutive glukkons]] deliberately got them addicted to it and feed their habit in exchange for enslaving them.

* The romance series ''LordsOfTheUnderworld'' has a mutual example in Gwen and Sabin. The former proudly describes herself as "his favorite weapon", and later implies [[note]]in the anthology's bonus material[[/note]] that he has her name tattooed on him in several places.

* Somewhat deconstructed in ''{{Fanfic/Spellbound}}''. The fae use magic to make humans their willing and obedient servants, sometimes including brides who are basically tortured sex slaves. On the other hand, Adrien and Felix, who are half-fae, try to embrace their human sides, and when reflecting on his relationship with Marinette, Adrien contrasts their mutual claim on each other with fae ideas about ownership. [[spoiler: On the other other hand, when affected by mind-control akumas, Adrien's human side tends to basically shut down, leaving his more magic-resistant fae side in control, and it's much more inclined to treat Ladybug as property.]]

* ''VisualNovel/UnderTheMoon'': The {{good ending}}s of the love/hate paths see the heroine accept the controlling behavior of her BastardBoyfriend (whoever he may be) and find HappinessInSlavery. The bad endings in the love/hate paths often involve somebody dying.

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': The idea of having "owning" your lovers is [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] in regards to devil Kings and their servants.
** Many male High-class Devils use their [[ChessMotifs Evil Pieces]] to reincarnate women to become their servants as a means to form a harem. The protagonist; [[LovableSexManiac Issei Hyoudou]], is shown to aspire to create a harem by forming his own peerage and it is the initial reason why his master; [[StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess Rias Gremory]], was able to convince him to accept his reincarnation.

* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': An anime-exclusive character called [[{{Bishonen}} Ijuuin]] [[CharmPerson Kotaro]] has the ability to magically [[CharmPerson charm]] any female. He successfully charms [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moka]], [[HornyDevils Kurumu]], [[CuteWitch Yukari]], and [[AnIcePerson Mizore]], and for a whole episode, they become his obedient slaves, completely in love with him. Moka and Mizore even affectionately call him 'Master' while under the spell.

* Justified in ''[[LightNovel/ImABehemothAnSRankedMonster I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet]]'' as the male main character was reincarnated into an infant "Behemoth", that looks and instinctively acts like a house-cat, and owes his life to the female MC, the elf Aria. He's perfectly content to be her "pet" which allows him to serve and protect her, for life, without any issues. [[CovertPervert His compensation comes in the form that she happily lets him ogle her as she changes]] and '''orders him''' to share the [[BathtubBonding bath with her.]]

** In the light novels, his aunt Chisato's innermost desire is to be [[SexSlave sexually dominated]] by [[ParentalIncest by him.]] Basara finally takes her virginity in Vol.7 but doesn't succeed in fully subjugating her until he completes their master/servant contract in Vol.8[[note]]which required him to spend an entire "year" repeatedly having sex with Chisato, within a space-time barrier[[/note]]. Which results in Chisato being becoming completely submissive to him, since he conditioned her body to respond [[SingleTargetSexuality to his touch alone.]]

* In ''LightNovel/BeingAbleToEditSkillsInAnotherWorldIGainedOpWaifus'', all the waifus are perfectly happy to be Nagi's slaves because (a) he treats them like people, (b) he takes care of them, (c) he makes sure they live in comfort and relative luxury and (d) when they were on their own their lives sucked.

* Beautifully parodied in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 #600]], where Diana and ComicBook/PowerGirl have a seemingly ''very'' uncharacteristic conversation about how Karen needs to understand and accept that "you belong to him", before TheReveal that [[spoiler:they're talking about her cat.]]

* Averted in Hobbit-Fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8838211/1/ The Toymaker and the Widow]]'', as Bofur makes it perfectly clear that his love interest is nobody's property. Also played straight with [[spoiler: Dwarven marriage custom, according to which a widow is still considered the property of her deceased husband, and, thus, cannot [[TearJerker remarry.]]]]
* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' fics are full of this; Diaval's relationship with Maleficent is something like indentured servitude, and as both of them are the most frequently shipped pair, this trope ensues. ''Fanfic/YourServantMistress'' uses the BDSM justification. As Diaval voluntarily "gave" himself to Maleficent in the movie, the Maleficent fandom is one of the places where, more often than not, BDSM fanfic is ''actually'' about people doing consensual BDSM. Some other fics intentionally avert it by having his servitude to her end at some point during the plot of the movie [[spoiler: where he saves her life]], and then there are those where he chooses to switch his status from servant to PropertyOfLove when Maleficent offers to set him free.

* ''Film/{{Secretary}}'' is a mixture between drama and Romantic Comedy, revolving around the BDSM version of this trope. The main storyline is about the main character wanting to be truly owned by her boss.

** The same pattern of vampire owning human is consistent in the series, and it's often a female vampire owning a male or female human. However, these relationships are rarely as happy as the one between Sookie and Bill. In the second season, one guy belonging to a female vampire is so desperate for her love and blood that he'd do anything for it... [[spoiler:including betraying her.]]
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', it's revealed that the TARDIS views the Doctor as this. She points out it's mutual, as she's his sentient starship/time machine (which he boosted from a Gallifreyan museum), but he hadn't thought about it in quite that way before:

* In ''Literature/QuoVadis'' Caous Petronius owns a beautiful slave girl who has been in love with him for a long time without him noticing. He eventually comes to reciprocate, and when he's about to commit suicide at Nero's order, he frees her and gives her a large inheritance. She decides to [[TogetherInDeath join him in death instead]].

* Jean-Claude from the ''Literature/AnitaBlake'' tends to form these sorts of relationships with his humans and were-creatures, including [[spoiler: Anita, later in the series]]. Even when the master/servant relationship isn't sexualised (for example, between Jean-Claude and Jason), it tends to involve high levels of devotion ( and possibly also StockholmSyndrome).
* Played with a lot in ''Literature/TheRedVixenAdventures'', Alinadar wants this kind of relationship in large part because she spent most of her life as a slave, and she developed a serious crush on her second mistress [[spoiler: The Red Vixen]], who unfortunately was [[IncompatibleOrientation straight]], but who thought she could set her up with Sallivera. However, Salli didn't like the idea and avoided getting serious with Ali until she got her head together and could handle a slightly more equal relationship.

** Darth Malgus obtained a Twi'lek slave named Eleena Daru. She had no more status in the Empire than as a SexSlave, and the favored property of Malgus, and Malgus would beat her up if he got angry (being a Sith - he was frequently angry), [[AMatchMadeInStockholm but came to love him]] and he loved her as much as a Sith is capable of, even to the point of considering each other husband and wife, and [[BattleCouple fighting side by side during the attack on Courscant's Jedi Temple]]. However, when Eleena was injured, and another Sith pointed out that she could be used as a weakness against him, Malgus murdered his "wife" in her sickbed without much consideration.

* In the BDSM themed webcomic ''{{Webcomic/Sunstone}}'' there are aspects of this to Lisa and Ally's relationship. Lisa gets a tattoo reading "Property of Allison" and her wedding ring has the inscription "Forever Mine" on its interior. Lisa also likes to wear her collar in public under a scarf to remind her that the previous night she "was hers".

* ''WebComic/EerieCuties'': In chapter 16, [[PastLifeMemories Ace has a dream of past]], in which he finds a past incarnation of Brooke along with [[spoiler: Queen Lamia]]. When he asks what she's doing there, [[spoiler: Lamia]] tells him [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/need_your_love_to_survive it's because Brooke belongs to her, just as he does]]; implying a deeper connection between the three of them.

[[TruthInTelevision One common romantic desire is the wish to be owned by one's lover, to be his or her property]]. Mutual ownership only goes so far, because at the core it is a kind of power dynamic where the "owner" stands for safety and responsibility, while the owned can relax and feel small in a good way. This trope often includes FreedomFromChoice.

Regardless of justification or lack thereof: When this trope is played straight, it is about [[ThePowerOfLove a heart freely given]], without any coercion or big deceit/manipulation. That means someone merely ''claiming'' romantic ownership over someone else doesn't imply this trope in any way. It can be an expression, or it can indicate that he's a StalkerWithACrush or a BastardBoyfriend. However, in some stories [[AbductionIsLove kidnapping]] or [[SexSlave coercion]] can go from StockholmSyndrome to genuine mutual love.

* "It Won't Be Long" by Music/TheBeatles ("...till I ''belong'' to you!")

* "Sweet Surrender" by Music/SarahMcLachlan.

* Justified in ''Lightnovel/IAmBehemothOfTheSRankButIAmMistakenAsACatAndILiveAsAPetOfElfGirl'' as the male main character was reincarnated into an infant "Behemoth", that looks and instinctively acts like a house-cat, and owes his life to the female MC, the elf Aria. He's perfectly content to be her "pet" which allows him to serve and protect her, for life, without any issues. [[CovertPervert His compensation comes in the form that she happily lets him ogle her as she changes]] and '''orders him''' to share the [[BathtubBonding bath with her.]]

# Supernatural: The reason Alice keeps pointing out that she belongs to Bob is that she is his ''human'', not that she is his ''woman''. See also DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal.

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'': An anime-exclusive character called [[{{Bishonen}} Ijuuin]] [[CharmPerson Kotaro]] has the ability to magically [[CharmPerson charm]] any female. He successfully charms [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moka]], [[HornyDevils Kurumu]], [[CuteWitch Yukari]], and [[AnIcePerson Mizore]], and for a whole episode, they become his obedient slaves, completely in love with him. Moka and Mizore even affectionately call him 'Master' while under the spell.

** Marion, on the other hand, serves as a {{Deconstruction}}; After her first serious taste of "The Game", she was keen to enter a situation where she was submissive to Alan 24/7, always wore her collar, and referred to Alan as "Master" at all times. Alan had not agreed to ''any'' of this and was visibly disturbed by the very notion. The obsession with being "owned" started causing Marion problems with other aspects of her life; She loses her job, and after attempting a big, showy display to "prove her obedience", [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues she nearly loses her hands and her life to poor ropework and the resulting blood clots, while the police consider Alan a suspect of attempted kidnapping]]]].

* Quite literal in ''Webcomic/FairyDust'', where orc patriarchs buy their wives from allied clans. While they are considered his property, female orcs are just as combative as the males and they outnumber him twenty to one: earning their love is the wisest option.

Being a {{Love Trope|s}}, the Property of Love trope in itself has no inherent connection at all to tropes such as SexSlave or HappinessInSlavery. However, these three tropes can certainly overlap. See also EntitledToHaveYou and MaritalRapeLicense.

* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' fics are full of this; Diaval's relationship with Maleficent is something like indentured servitude, and as both of them are the most frequently shipped pair, this trope ensues. [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2038305/chapters/4425591 Your Servant Mistress]] is an example that uses the BDSM justification.[[note]] As Diaval voluntarily "gave" himself to Maleficent in the movie, the Maleficent fandom is one of the places where, more often than not, BDSM fanfic is ''actually'' about people doing consensual BDSM.[[/note]] Some other fics intentionally avert it by having his servitude to her end at some point during the plot of the movie [[spoiler: where he saves her life]], and then there are those where he chooses to switch his status from servant to PropertyOfLove when Maleficent offers to set him free.

# UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} between ConsentingAdults: It's not about gender or race or class or anything like that, it's about who [[CasualKink happens to be dominant and who happens to be submissive]]. [[note]]This one is most commonly used when BDSM is played for drama, comedy or similar, or when it's some kind of instruction manual. Actual BDSM fiction usually doesn't feature BDSM at all, so if a justification is used at all it's one of the other three. Often the authors prefer a straight unjustified HappinessInSlavery or ForTheEvulz--often with some LampshadeHanging. That BDSM stories usually aren't about people doing BDSM is for the same reason as why video games are very rarely [[http://www.theonion.com/video/warcraft-sequel-lets-gamers-play-a-character-playi,14240/ about people who play video games]].[[/note]]

The InvertedTrope is the avoidance of relationships out of fear of becoming "owned". In old works, it's mostly about men trying to avoid being captured by a woman. In contemporary works the situation is reversed, centering on women striving to be independent from men. Both versions are largely TruthInTelevision, due to [[ValuesDissonance changing social structures]].

* In ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride'', Chise consensually puts herself up for auction in the hopes of getting a better life, and is bought by Elias for the purpose of having both a student, experiment, and a bride.

** In the light novel and the anime adaptation, Yurishia acts the part of a ProperLady while she's in public, because it's what's expected of her due to [[TheOjou her upbringing.]] But her first Climax Hybrid session with Kizuna reveals she's secretly [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} into S&M]] and a sexual submissive. The light novel further explains that what she wants most is for Kizuna [[TooKinkyToTorture "bully" her]] into being both his sex slave and his pet. She gets her wish by volume 10 and during the volume 13 epilogue chapter.

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'': An anime-exclusive character called [[{{Bishonen}} Ijuuin]] [[CharmPerson Kotaro]] has the ability to magically [[CharmPerson charm]] any female. He successfully charms [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moka]], [[HornyDevils Kurumu]], [[CuteWitch Yukari]] and [[AnIcePerson Mizore]], and for a whole episode they become his obedient slaves, completely in love with him. Moka and Mizore even affectionately call him 'Master' while under the spell.

** In the light novels, his aunt Chisato's innermost desire is to be [[SexSlave sexually dominated]] by [[ParentalIncest by him.]] Basara finally takes her virginity in Vol.7, but doesn't succeed in fully subjugating her until he completes their master/servant contract in Vol.8[[note]]which required him to spend an entire "year" repeatedly having sex with Chisato, within a space-time barrier[[/note]]. Which results in Chisato being becoming completely submissive to him, since he conditioned her body to respond [[SingleTargetSexuality to his touch alone.]]

* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' fics are full of this; Diaval's relationship with Maleficent is something like indentured servitude, and as the both of them are the most frequently shipped pair, this trope ensues. [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2038305/chapters/4425591 Your Servant Mistress]] is an example that uses the BDSM justification.[[note]] As Diaval voluntarily "gave" himself to Maleficent in the movie, the Maleficent fandom is one of the places where, more often than not, BDSM fanfic is ''actually'' about people doing consensual BDSM.[[/note]] Some other fics intentionally avert it by having his servitude to her end at some point during the plot of the movie [[spoiler: where he saves her life]], and then there are those where he chooses to switch his status from servant to PropertyOfLove when Maleficent offers to set him free.
* In ''Fanfic/NukumeDori'', [[Manga/TokyoBabylon Subaru]] now takes great pride on the inverse pentagram marks on his hands; the symbols that marks him as the Sakurazukamori's prey now are a brand that ties him to Seishirou forever. And as much as Seishirou says he owns Subaru, Subaru agrees in a way that implies he himself owns Seishirou as well.

* Defied in ''Film/VanillaSky'': In her heart Juliana truly belongs to David, and they both know it. Yet they pretend to simply be [[EthicalSlut friends who have fun together]], and it works just fine... [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Until it doesn't]].

** The same pattern of vampire owning human is consistent in the series, and it's often a female vampire owning a male or female human. However, these relationships are rarely as happy as the one between Sookie and Bill. In the second season, one guy belonging to a female vampire is so desperate for her love and blood that he'd do anything for it... [[spoiler:including betray her.]]

* On ''Series/GameOfThrones'', many Wildlings/Free Folk take this view. Sex without marriage is often completely unstigmatised, and casual sex is often accepted, but romantic commitment means you are that person's and that person is yours. Southerner Jon Snow didn't completely embrace this mindset, and despite having sincere feelings for Ygritte, he lead her on instead of making it clear he wasn't fully hers and wouldn't truly accept her being his. On another side of things, Gilly decided she was Sam's after he rescued her and her baby, and due to him seeing her as her own person from the beginning, this caused conflict, especially after they started to fall in love with one another. Mainly, he wanted her and the baby to go somewhere safe, and she was hurt and confused, leading to frustration and anger, by his perceived tossing aside of her.

* Played with a lot in ''Literature/TheRedVixenAdventures'', Alinadar wants this kind of relationship in large part because she spent most of her life as a slave, and she developed a serious crush on her second mistress [[spoiler: The Red Vixen]], who unfortunately was [[IncompatibleOrientation straight]], but who thought she could set her up with Sallivera. However Salli didn't like the idea and avoided getting serious with Ali until she got her head together and could handle a slightly more equal relationship.

* ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'' subverts this: When [[TheHero Hamilton]] is introduced to [[BeautifulSlaveGirl Petra]], he privately monologues how he can ''almost'' understand the Caliphate's appeal when he could claim such a beauty for himself. He quickly berates himself for having such thoughts about a poor woman that has been brought up in a violent and abusive environment and [[spoiler:at the end of the book, he proposes to her in marriage, promising to respect her and treat her like an person]].

* In the BDSM themed webcomic ''{{Webcomic/Sunstone}}'' there are aspects of this to Lisa and Ally's relationship. Lisa gets a tattoo reading "Property of Allison" and her wedding ring has the inscription "Forever Mine" on it's interior. Lisa also likes to wear her collar in public under a scarf to remind her that the previous night she "was hers".
** Marion, on the other hand, serves as a {{Deconstruction}}; After her first serious taste of "The Game", she was keen to enter a situation where she was submissive to Alan 24/7, always wore her collar and referred to Alan as "Master" at all times. Alan had not agreed to ''any'' of this, and was visibly disturbed by the very notion. The obsession with being "owned" started causing Marion problems with other aspects of her life; She loses her job, and after attempting a big, showy display to "prove her obedience", [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues she nearly loses her hands and her life to poor ropework and the resulting blood clots, while the police consider Alan a suspect of attempted kidnapping]]]].

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Being a {{Love Trope|s}}, the PropertyOfLove trope in itself has no inherent connection at all to tropes such as SexSlave or HappinessInSlavery. However, these three tropes can certainly overlap. See also EntitledToHaveYou and MaritalRapeLicense.

* Beautifully parodied in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2006 #600]], where Diana and ComicBook/PowerGirl have a seemingly ''very'' uncharacteristic conversation about how Karen needs to understand and accept that "you belong to him", before TheReveal that [[spoiler:they're talking about her cat.]]

* Beautifully parodied in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' #600, where Diana and ComicBook/PowerGirl have a seemingly ''very'' uncharacteristic conversation about how Karen needs to understand and accept that "you belong to him", before TheReveal that [[spoiler:they're talking about her cat.]]