History PlayingWith / ReformedRakes

** Alice is surprises when Bob reveals that he wants a normal marriage, and the two stick to monogamy.

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

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

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a spike-covered QuincyPunk with [[DelinquentHair a towering mohawk]] who [[NoIndoorVoice aggressively shouts everything he says]] and regularly gets into fights. Once he marries Alice, he becomes an [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy ordinary]], [[StandardFiftiesFather squeaky-clean]], [[TheBore extremely boring]] businessman.

* '''Exaggerated''': ??

* '''Justified''': Bob's bad boy lifestyle was starting to catch up with him, and he had already concluded it was not emotionally fulfilling, epically in the long run. Around the time he met Alice, Bob decided on his own that he wanted to turn his life around. So he chose a partner who could serve as a guide and would call him out when he fell short.

* '''Enforced''': The writers don't want to write Bob as a womanizer, but the Producers still want steamy fanservice scenes, so they give him a wife.

* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Enforced''': ??? %% Enforced is the author HAVING to include the trope, not WANTING to

* '''Subverted''': Bob initially takes well to marriage, treats Alice like a queen, and doesn't look at other women. However, this only lasts as long as the [[InsatiableNewlyweds honeymoon phase]] does, and after a few years his old tendencies reemerge.

* '''Implied''': We meet Bob as a married man, and he's a dedicate husband. We never knew him as a bachelor, but he sometimes makes veiled allusions to a wild past.

* '''Averted''': SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan. Alice wants a man who's kind and dependable, so she takes an interest in Bob because he already exhibits these traits in other aspects of his life. She marries him specifically because she ''doesn't'' think he'll change--she believes that how a man acts outside of marriage is a reliable predictor of how he'll act within marriage.

* '''Invoked''': Alice believes that [[ICanChangeMyBeloved she can turn Bob]] into a FamilyMan after reading romance novels where the heroine does just that.

* '''Invoked''': ICanChangeMyBeloved
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob changed a ''lot'' for Alice, and worked really hard to be who she wanted him to be. He assumed this would be reciprocal; Alice had no such assumptions. When Alice isn't willing to make equally large sacrifices for him, Bob feels resentful and under-appreciated. This kicks off a whole new category of marital issues.

* '''Deconstructed''': ???

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Bob initially takes well to marriage, treats Alice like a queen, and doesn't look at other women. However, this only lasts as long as the honeymoon phase does, and after a few years his old tendencies reemerge.

* '''Downplayed''': ??

* '''Averted''': SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan. Alice wants a man who's kind and dependable, so she takes an interest in Bob because he already exhibits these traits in other aspects of his life. She marries him specifically because she ''doesn't'' think he'll change--she believes that how a man acts outside of marriage is a relatable predictor of how he'll act within marriage.

* '''Subverted''': Bob initially takes well to marriage, treats Alice like a queen, and doesn't look at other women. However, this only lasts as long as the honeymoon phase does, and after a few years his old tendencies start to reemerge.

* '''Averted''': SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan. Alice wants a man who's kind and dependable, so she takes an interest in Bob, who already exhibits these traits in other aspects of his life. She believes that how a man acts outside his marriage overlaps heavily with how he'll act within marriage.

* '''Inverted''': Prior to marriage, Bob was a NiceGuy with an inclination toward monogamy. After getting married, he's surprised to realize he finds marriage stifling, and a previously unknown rebellious side starts to immerge. He also finds that [[MagneticGirlfriend women are interested in him for the first time]], and he uses this opportunity to be promiscuous for the first time.

* '''Averted''': SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan

* '''Straight''': Bob is a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys sexy bad boy]]. He meets Alice, his OneTrueLove, and becomes a faithful husband who treats Alice well, as well as a FamilyMan with their kids.

* '''Straight''': Bob is a ByronicHero who ReallyGetsAround. He meets Alice, his OneTrueLove, and becomes a faithful husband who treats Alice well, and a FamilyMan with their kids.

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