History PlayingWith / ExiledToTheCouch

** ...but the other still won't talk to Alice/Bob and has his/her back turned to him/her when he/she tries to talk to him/her.

** Alice/Bob decide to sleep on the couch, realizing that it's better than sleeping with Bob/Alice. When Bob/Alice realize that she's all alone in the bed, she regrets exiling Alice/Bob and wants her/him come back sleeping with him/her, only for Alice/Bob to refuse and say that he/she will sleep on the couch from now on and won't let him/her sleep with him. This strains their relationship even further.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice/Bob realizes that [[WasTooHardOnHim he's/she's been too hard]] on Alice/Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him/her or allow Bob/Alice to sleep on the bed while Alice/Bob sleep on the couch.

** AliceAndBob live in separate homes, and Alice still makes Bob sleep on the sofa.
** AliceAndBob argue just so one of them will get to sleep on the sofa.

** Alice/Bob did something so heinous that the other doesn't want to sleep with them until they realizes what they did wrong (or until the other cools off).

** Bob/Alice start packing their pillow and blanket to the couch before their significant other can exile them.

** Alice/Bob decides a more constructive problem-solving method, and the disagreement is resolved peacefully.

'''Basic Trope''': A person gets mad at their spouse/date and won't share their bed wit them... Leaving them to sleep on TheCouch.
* '''Straight''': [[AliceandBob Alice and Bob]] have an argument. GilliganCut to one of them lying on the couch with pillows, a blanket, and no Alice/Bob.

** AliceAndBob don't even live together or [[SleepingSingle share a bed normally]], and one of them makes the other sleep on the couch.
* '''Downplayed''':

** Alice/Bob is {{sick|Episode}} with a bad cold or the flu, and doesn't want the other to catch it.

** Alice's/Bob's sleeping on the couch every night is one of the signs that he and Alice's relationship has hit the skids (or has already ended).

* '''Subverted''': Alice/Bob apologizes, and the other lets him back into bed...

** ...but then another argument ensues, and Alice/Bob is back on the couch (or worse, in the bathtub!)

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice initially asks Bob to sleep on the couch when he moves in with her, but it's because she doesn't want to become pregnant before they have the means to take care of the baby. Then, when Bob tries to start sleeping with her, he finds her unwelcoming because she disapproves of some entirely unrelated habit of his. He eventually fixes it but Alice is [[MovingTheGoalposts still not satisfied and demands that he act entirely differently]]...

** Alice doesn't banish Bob to the couch when he does something wrong.

* '''Exploited''': For some reason Alice/Bob actually needs or wants to sleep on the couch, so he/she irritates Alice/Bob before bed.

* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice/Bob realizes that [[WasTooHardOnHim he's/she's been too hard]] on Alice/Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him/Her or allow Bob/Alice to sleep on the bed while Alice/Bob sleep on the couch.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Bob's relationship has hit the skids and Alice/Bob decides it's just best to sleep single rather than deal with his/her bitch/dick of a wife/husband or boyfriend/girlfriend.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': A

* '''Inverted''': Alice/Bob, who was just a DoggedNiceGuy to the other, does something particularly nice for them, and they ends up promoted to their bed.

** Bob can use one of the guest bedrooms, provided he washes and dries the bedding the next morning.

* '''Deconstructed''': While on the sofa, Alice/Bob begins realizing how his/her relationship with Alice/Bob is a mistake, so he decides to cheat on her (or break off the relationship permanently).
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice/Bob realizes that [[WasTooHardOnHim he's/she's been too hard]] on Alice/Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him/Her.

** AliceAndBob don't even ''live'' together or [[SleepingSingle share a bed normally]], and one of them makes the other sleep on the couch.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is tired of Bob's snoring, so he sleeps on the futon.

** AliceAndBob live in separate apartments or houses, and Alice still makes Bob sleep on the sofa.

** Alice and Bob don't live together, or don't share a bed. They might not even be an OfficialCouple.

* '''Discussed''': "I don't want to argue with you anymore. Every time we do, I always end up sleeping in the living room!"
* '''Conversed''': "You really screwed up this time, Alice/Bob. If I were you, I'd just take the bedding to the couch to save your husband/wife the trouble."

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice/Bob realizes that he's/she's been too hard on Alice/Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him/Her.

* '''Invoked''': Bob and Alice have an argument before bed.

* '''Straight''': AliceandBob have an argument. GilliganCut to one of them lying on the couch with pillows, a blanket, and no Alice/Bob.

* '''Exploited''': For some reason Bob actually needs or wants to sleep on the couch, so he irritates Alice before bed.

** Alice (or Bob) decides a more constructive problem-solving method, and the disagreement is resolved peacefully.

* '''Conversed''': "You really screwed up this time, Bob. If I were you, I'd just take the bedding to the couch to save your wife the trouble."
* '''Implied''': While shopping for a couch, Bob makes sure it's long enough to sleep on.
* '''Deconstructed''': While on the sofa, Bob begins realizing how his relationship with Alice is a mistake, so he decides to cheat on her (or break off the relationship permanently).
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice realizes that she's been too hard on Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Bob's relationship has hit the skids and Bob decides it's just best to sleep single rather than deal with his bitch of a wife or girlfriend.

'''Basic Trope''': A woman gets mad at her husband or boyfriend and won't share her bed with him... Leaving him to sleep on TheCouch.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have an argument. GilliganCut to Bob lying on the couch with pillows, a blanket, and no Alice.

** Alice punishes Bob by making him [[SleepingSingle sleep on the couch]] ''every'' night.
** Bob is not only kicked out of the bed, but kicked out of the house or apartment, leaving him to sleep in the doghouse (which not even the dog will let him do) or a city bus station (which is being co-opted by hobos, homeless hookers, and other city riffraff).
** AliceAndBob don't even ''live'' together or [[SleepingSingle share a bed normally]], and Alice makes Bob sleep on the couch!

** Bob did something so heinous that Alice doesn't want to sleep with him until he realizes what he did wrong (or until she cools off).
** Alice is {{sick|Episode}} with a bad cold or the flu, and doesn't want Bob to catch it.

** Bob's sleeping on the couch every night is one of the signs that he and Alice's relationship has hit the skids (or has already ended).
** Bob has a bad sleeping habit (he snores like a chainsaw or masturbates right next to her), and it's gotten to be too much for Alice.
* '''Inverted''': Bob, who was just a DoggedNiceGuy to Alice, does something particularly nice for her, and he ends up promoted to her bed.
* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice is the one who ends up sleeping on the couch.
* '''Subverted''': Bob apologizes, and Alice lets him back into bed...

** ...but then another argument ensues, and Bob is back on the couch (or worse, in the bathtub!)
** ...but Alice still won't talk to Bob and has her back turned to him when he tries to talk to her.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is fed up of Bob's snoring, so he sleeps on the futon.

** Alice is [[SickEpisode sick]] with a bad cold or the flu, and doesn't want Bob to catch it.

* '''Inverted''': Bob, who was just a DoggedNiceGuy to Alice, does something particularly nice for her, and he ends up promoted to the bed.

** AliceAndBob live in separate apartments or houses, and Alice still makes Bob sleep on the sofa.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Exploited''': For some reason Bob actually needs or wants to sleep on the couch, so he pisses Alice off before bed.

* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't banish Bob to the couch when he does something wrong.

* '''Lampshaded''': While shopping for a couch, Bob makes sure it's long enough to sleep on.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Defied''': Alice (or Bob) decides a more constructive problem-solving method, and the disagreement is resolved peacefully.

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

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

'''Basic Trope''': A woman gets mad at her husband or boyfriend and won't share her bed with him...leaving him to sleep on TheCouch.
* '''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob have an argument. GilliganCut to Bob lying on the couch with pillows, a blanket, and no Alice.

** Alice punishes Bob by making him [[SleepingSingle sleep on the couch]] ''every'' night.

* '''Inverted'''/'''{{Gender Flip}}ped''': Alice is the one who ends up sleeping on the couch.

* '''Deconstructed''': While on the sofa, Bob begins realizing how his relationship with Alice is a mistake, so he decides to cheat on her (or break off the relationship permanently).
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice realizes that she's been too hard on Bob and decides to sleep on the couch with him.

* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny for a DomCom

* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice punishes Bob by making him [[SleepingSingle sleep on the couch]] ''every'' night.

* '''Justified''': Bob did something so heinous that Alice doesn't want to sleep with him until he realizes what he did wrong (or until she cools off).

* '''Double Subverted''': ...but then another argument ensues, and Bob is back on the couch (or worse, in the bathtub!)

* '''Parodied''': Bob puts his dresser, nightstand, alarm clock, etc. out in the living room.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is the one who ends up sleeping on the couch.
* '''Justified''': The argument is so intense that Bob and Alice need time apart.

** Alice and Bob are Orthodox Jewish and sleeping together while the wife has her period is considered extremely taboo.
** AliceAndBob are in the middle of a ToiletSeatDivorce (or otherwise hit the RelationshipCeiling) and living arrangements aren't finalized yet.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob must [[SleepingSingle sleep on the couch]] ''every'' night.
** Bob is not only kicked out of the bed, but kicked out of the house or apartment.
* '''Inverted''': Bob banishes Alice to the sofa
* '''Justified''': Because of this argument, Alice (and probably Bob) needs some space.

** AliceAndBob are in a setting where a woman is considered ritually "contaminated" during her period (and this ritual impurity can be transferred to bedmates), and it's Alice's time of the month.

** Bob snores like a chainsaw, and it's gotten to be too much for Alice.
* '''Subverted''': Bob apologizes, and Alice lets him back into bed.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then another argument ensues, and Bob is back on the couch (or worse, in the bathtub!)
** But you can tell that she's still upset, as she wriggles away from Bob with her back turned towards him.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

** Bob is forced to sleep on the couch even though they have a spare room with a fully made up bed.
* '''Averted''': Alice does no banish Bob to the couch.

* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':

* '''Played For Drama''': It's part of a ToiletSeatDivorce

* '''Basic Trope''': A woman gets mad at her husband or boyfriend and won't share her bed with him...leaving him to sleep on TheCouch.