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* '''Double Subverted''': But grudgingly...he only [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wants to make her happy]].

* '''Reconstructed''':
** Bob finds he actually likes opera; he now has one more thing to talk about with Alice.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob could be missing out on something he might actually find interesting. He won't know until he tries. Also, Alice does things with Bob that ''she'' may not necessarily want to do (such as attending a monster truck rally); skipping out on this would be kind of unfair.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob finds he actually likes opera; he now has one more thing to talk about with Alice.

** [[PosthumousCharacter Bob's father]] [[BoomHeadshot got shot in the head by an assassin while they were visiting an opera.]] [[TraumaButton Going to the opera (or at least suggesting it to him) reminds him of that day.]]

* '''Straight''': Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob doesn't want to go.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob has a face-down-on-the-floor tantrum.

** Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob says he doesn't want to go because it's just a bunch of people jumping around a stage.

** Bob has no interest in ballet.
** Bob's Father shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of him.

** Bob goes to the ballet with Alice (and with no complaints).

** Alice suggests going to the ballet several times through the show's run. Bob goes some times, balks at others, and goes nuts at others.
** Bob hates ballet, but loves Shakespeare's plays (or likes certain cultural activities and dislikes others).
** Bob pretends to hate ballet so that his father will accept him, but shows his love of ballet around Alice, who likes ballet.

** Bob goes to the ballet with no complaints, as he likes ballet as much as Alice does.
** Alice does not suggest going to the ballet.

* '''Invoked''': Alice suggests going to the ballet, even though she knows full well that ballet is probably the last thing Bob would be interested in.

* '''Defied''': Bob likes ballet as much as (or more than) Alice does; he's the one that suggests going and springs for the tickets.

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob finds he actually likes ballet; he now has one more thing to talk about with Alice.

** Bob's refusal to attend the ballet sparks a huge argument; Alice's suggestion was about so much more than just watching ''Theatre/SwanLake''.
** Bob's high-school girlfriend was the star of her local dance studio, and was going to dance professionally until she was killed in a car crash. Bob still has feelings for her, and the mere mention of ballet triggers them.

* '''Parodied''': Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob sets himself on fire.

** Bob's refusal to attend the ballet sparks a huge argument; Alice's suggestion was about so much more than just watching SwanLake.

** Alice and Bob like Shakespeare. But Bob's favorite thing about his works are [[GetTheeToANunnery some of the old timey dirty jokes]]. While Alice prefers analyze their cultural significance and the satirical elements of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.

** Alice and Bob like Shakespeare. But Bob's favorite thing about his works are [[GetTheeToANunnery some of the old timey dirty jokes]]. While Alice prefers their cultural significance, their timelessness, and the satirical elements of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob says he doesn't want to go because it's just a bunch of people jumping around a stage.

* '''Inverted''': Bob suggests going to the ballet, but Alice doesn't want to go.

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

* '''Basic Trope''': "Real" men have no interest in TrueArt
* '''Played Straight''': Alice suggests going to the ballet. Bob doesn't want to go.

* '''Justified''': Bob has no interest in ballet.

* '''Subverted''': Bob goes to the ballet with Alice (and with no complaints).

* '''Double Subverted''': But grudgingly...he only [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wants to make her happy]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob could be missing out on something he might actually find interesting. He won't know until he tries. Also, Alice does things with Bob that ''she'' may not necessarily want to do (such as attending a monster truck rally); skipping out on this would be kind of unfair.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob finds he actually likes ballet; he now has one more thing to talk about with Alice.

* '''Zig-zagged''': Alice suggests going to the ballet several times through the show's run. Bob goes some times, balks at others, and goes nuts at others.

* '''Averted''': Bob goes to the ballet with no complaints, as he likes ballet as much as Alice does.
** Alice does not suggest going to the ballet.
* '''Enforced''': CloserToEarth and similar paradigms

* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's refusal to attend the ballet sparks a huge argument; Alice's suggestion was about so much more than just watching SwanLake.

Fine, fine. I'll go back to {{Men Are Uncultured}}, if that'll make you happy. Sheesh...''women'' and their dances and whatnot...

** Bob's high-school girlfriend was the star of her local dance studio, and was going to dance professionally until she was killed in a car crash. Bob still has feelings for her, and the mere mention of ballet triggers them.

** Bob's Father shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[Standard'50sFather Father]] shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[Standard '50s Father Father]] shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[Standard'50sFather Father]] shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[Standard50sFather Father]] shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[Standard50sFather first love]] shot himself in an Opera. Going to the Opera reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[HighSchoolSweethearts first love]] was a prima ballerina, but she died tragically. Going to the ballet reminds him of her.

** Bob's [[HighSchoolSweetheart first love]] was a prima ballerina, but she died tragically. Going to the ballet reminds him of her.