History PlayingWith / AbuseMistake

* '''Parodied''': Bob is walking alongside Alice who punches him in the face every minute for no good reason. Alice's friends see this and comment about how Alice is such a sweet wife for being able to express her love for Bob so directly.

* '''Straight''': Alice genuinely ran into a door and got visibly bruised, but her friends believe that her husband Bob hit her, [[CassandraTruth mistaking her explanation for a]] CutHimselfShaving [[CassandraTruth excuse]].

** Alice's friends are aware that Bob is [[HairTriggerTemper impulsive and short-tempered]], so it's only natural that whenever Alice comes up with an injury, they will assume Bob had something to do with it.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': BlackComedy
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* '''Straight''': Bob's wife Alice slaps him in the face and insults him for not cleaning the house, but when he tells his friend Charlie about it, he laughs it off and tells him that he deserved it for being lazy.

* '''Straight''': Alice genuinely ran into a door and got visibly bruised, but her friends believe that her husband hit her, [[CassandraTruth mistaking her explanation for a]] CutHimselfShaving [[CassandraTruth excuse]].

** Alice is in a {{safe sane and consensual}} BDSM relationship with her dearly loved husband Bob, but Daniel fervently believes that BondageIsBad.

** Alice is embarrased about how she was injured, so she acts nervous and evasive when Daniel asks her what happened, and Daniel assumes that worst from this.

* '''Averted''': Everyone asks what happened to Bob when he gets injured or is arguing with his wife instead of jumping to conclusions about what's going on. The closest they come to assuming that he is being abused is double-checking to make sure that he's not claiming that he CutHimselfShaving simply as a safety precaution.

* '''Invoked''': Alice's friends are aware that Bob is impulsive and short-tempered, so it's only natural that whenever Alice comes up with an injury, they will assume Bob had something to do with it.

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

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is hiding in a closet from Alice, who is chasing him with a knife threatening to kill him, and has already seriously hurt him, but when he calls 911 to ask for help, the operator laughs at him and calls him a sissy.

* '''Double Subverted''': Who don't believe Bob, despite having Charlie to back him up.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob walked into a door, but her friends all believe his wife did it to him. But Bob was lying, his wife hit her...in self defense, because it was Bob who attacked his wife. But all of his friends refuse to believe that she was abused by Bob.
* '''Averted''': Any claims of abuse are taken at face value and all steps are taken to ensure the victim's safety as well as come up with a plan for him or her to get out of the situation as soon as possible.

* '''Conversed''': "Huh, Bob is really bruised in this opening scene. The cause will always be the opposite of what the first person to interact with her thinks."

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob walked into a door, but her friends all believe his wife did it to her. But Bob was lying, his wife hit her...in self defense, because it was Bob who attacked his wife. But all of his friends refuse to believe that she was abused by Bob.

* '''Exploited''': Bob just keeps abusing Alice. After all, nobody is able to tell that she is being abused.

* '''Discussed''': "We'll want to proceed carefully when we ask about Alice's bruises. It's very easy for non-professionals to mistake an accident for abuse, and vice-versa."

** Daniel hears Bob yell before hearing and loud thump and Alice crying out in pain, and thinks that he was shouting in anger before attacking her. In reality Bob was trying to tell Alice about the floor he just mopped, but Alice didn't hear him in time and tripped on it.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Claire gets a papercut and when her friend Daniel sees her with a bandage on her finger, he immediately assumes that her partner, Bob, injured her in some way.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice walked into a door, but her friends all believe her husband did it to her. But Alice was lying, her husband ''did'' hit her...in self defense, because it was ''Alice'' who attacked her husband. But all of his friends refuse to believe that he was abused by Alice...
* '''Averted''': Everyone ''asks'' what happened to Bob when he gets injured or is arguing with his wife instead of jumping to conclusions about what's going on. The closest they come to assuming that he is being abused is double-checking to make sure that he's not claiming that he CutHimselfShaving simply as a safety precaution.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Every time Alice gets injured, no matter how minor it is, her friends immediately think that they're the result of physical abuse and come up with absurd theories as to exactly how she got them.

* '''Straight''': Bob's mother slaps him in the face and insults him for not doing his chores, but when he tells the guidance counselor at school about it, she laughs it off and tells him that she was just disciplining him for being lazy.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is hiding in a closet from his wife, who is chasing him with a knife threatening to kill him, and has already seriously hurt him, but when he calls 911 to ask for help, the operator laughs at him and calls him a sissy.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's mother shouts at him for not doing his chores. When the guidance counselor hears about this, she gives the issue some consideration, but eventually comes to the conclusion that Bob's mother wasn't being abusive at all.
* '''Justified''': Sally's husband is TheChessmaster and is so skilled at making their home life look okay that no one ever believes her when she tries to tell them of the abuse she suffers at his hands.

* '''Subverted''': Bob's mother slaps him in the face and insults him for not doing his chores. When he tells people about this, nobody seems to show worry... except the guidance counselor.
* '''Double Subverted''': The guidance counselor is worried about the fact that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Bob didn't do his chores]].
* '''Parodied''': Alice is walking alongside her husband Bob who punches her in the face every minute for no good reason. Alice's friends see this and comment about how Bob is such a sweet husband for being able to express his love for Alice so directly.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice walked into a door, but her friends all believe her husband did it to her. But Alice was lying, her husband ''did'' hit her...in self defense, because it was ''Alice'' who attacked her husband. But all of his friends refuse to believe that he was abused by Alice...

* '''Invoked''': Adrian knows that his wife Brenna is seeking help for escaping from the emotional and financial abuse that he's subjecting her to, and does everything he can to make his actions look innocent so that no one believes her.

* '''Defied''': Bob collects proof through means of hidden camera, tape recorder, etc. of his abuse from his mother, and gives it to the authorities. His mother is imprisoned.

* '''Conversed''': "Huh, Alice is really bruised in this opening scene. The cause will always be the opposite of what the first person to interact with her thinks."
* '''Deconstructed''': The abuse continues and Alice is DrivenToSuicide or dies from the bruises.

* '''Played For Laughs''': BlackComedy
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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to add some drama by causing a conflict between Alice's friends and Bob, but not at the expense of turning Bob into a DomesticAbuser.

* '''Justified''': Alice is in a {{safe sane and consensual}} BDSM relationship with her dearly loved husband Bob, but Daniel fervently believes that BondageIsBad.

* '''Parodied''': Alice is walking alongside her husband Bob who punches her in the face every minute for no good reason. Alice's friends see this and comment about how Bob is such a sweet husband for being able to express his love in such a direct way.

* '''Parodied''': Alice is walking alongside her husband Bob who punches her in the face every minute for no good reason. Alice's friends see this and comment about how Bob is such a sweet husband for being able to express his love through physical contact.

* '''Parodied''': Alice is walking alongside her husband Bob who punches her in the face every minute for no good reason. Alice's friends see this and believe Bob is just expressing his love with every punch.

* '''Invoked''': Bob is well-known for being impulsive and short-tempered, so it's only natural that whenever Alice comes up with an injury, people will assume Bob had something to do with it.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob's mother shouts at him for not doing his chores. When the guidance counselor hears about this, he gives the issue some consideration, but eventually decides to brush it off as something that doesn't really need attention.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Double Subverted''': The guidance counselor is worried because [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Bob didn't do his chores]].

* '''Double Subverted''': The guidance counselor's worry is about [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Bob not doing his chores]].

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Parodied''': After being tortured all night by Bob, Alice meets her friends with several injuries all over her body. Her friends believe that she got all those by walking into a door.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she got all those injuries by walking into a door every time, even if some of the injuries should have been impossible to be caused by a door.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she got all those injuries by walking into a door every time, even if some of the injuries should have been impossible to be done by a door.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she got all those injuries by walking into a door every time, even if some of the injuries should have been impossible to be done by a door like stab markings.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she got all those injuries by walking into a door every time, even if some of the injuries should have been impossible to be done by a door.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she got all those injuries by walking into a door every time.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she is walking too much into doors and tell her to be more careful around them.

* '''Parodied''': Ever since she started dating Bob, Alice appears to her friends with a new injury every day. Alice's friends believe that she should be more careful around doors.

* '''Parodied''': ???