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** Bob discovers the sandwich he ordered has no mustard and becomes mildly annoyed so Alice cheers him up with sex even though she's a devout christian virgin and is in love with somebody else.

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** Bob discovers the sandwich he ordered has no mustard and becomes mildly annoyed so Alice cheers him up with sex even though she's a devout christian Christian virgin and is in love with somebody else.
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** Or Alice and/or Bob have sex in response to grieving...only to feel either emptiness or digust towards themselves afterwards feeling that the sex did nothing.

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** Or Alice and/or Bob have sex in response to grieving...only to feel either emptiness or digust disgust towards themselves afterwards feeling that the sex did nothing.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice takes Bob to the bedroom to cope over certain traumatic experiences, but other times they abstain from sex as it would be inapproriate.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice takes Bob to the bedroom to cope over certain traumatic experiences, but other times they abstain from sex as it would be inapproriate.inappropriate.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice takes Bob to the bedroom to cope over certain traumatic experiences, but other times they abstain from sex as it would be inapproriate.
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** Or Alice and/or Bob have sex in response to grieving...only to feel either emptiness or digust towards themselve afterwards feeling that the sex did nothing.

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** Or Alice and/or Bob have sex in response to grieving...only to feel either emptiness or digust towards themselve themselves afterwards feeling that the sex did nothing.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every potential combination of lovers at the funeral pairs off and starts getting it on.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Every potential combination of lovers at the funeral pairs off and starts getting it on.on.
** Whenever Bob feels slightly down, he throws himself to whoever is willing to give him sex, even married people.

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* '''Enforced''': ???
%% Enforced means the trope occurs for a reason OTHER THAN the author wanting to include it.

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* '''Enforced''': ???
%% Enforced means
The executives want Alice and Bob to hook up this season, but they're stuck in the trope occurs for middle of a reason OTHER THAN dark season about mourning, so they do this to shoehorn the author wanting to include it.sex in.



* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob were already interested in having sex before Bob's father died. The sex serves as a reminder that people still love him, and combined with the endorphin flood, it actually makes Bob feel better.



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** Or Alice and/or Bob have sex in response to grieving...only to feel either emptiness or digust towards themselve afterwards feeling that the sex did nothing.

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* '''Implied''': Alice is comforting a grieving Bob. She kissed him, and the music makes clear this is a very intimate scene… and then the episode ends. DidTheyOrDidntThey



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob are both grieving and feeling very vulnerable. They have sex in that state of mind. Later on, they both decide it was a bad idea.



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* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are already in a relationship, but she makes the sex that night extra special.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice and Bob are already in a relationship, but she makes the sex that night extra special.special because she knows he's hurting and she wants to make him feel better.



** Bob and Alice normally have sex every night, but they abstain the night after Bob's dad's funeral.
** Bob has good news--a promotion, for example--so he and Alice have sex to celebrate.
** GladToBeAliveSex

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** Bob and Alice and Bob normally have sex every night, but they abstain the night after Bob's dad's funeral.
** Alice and Bob has have sex to celebrate good news--a promotion, for example--so he and Alice have sex to celebrate.
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example, or GladToBeAliveSex



* '''Enforced''': "Time to resolve this UnresolvedSexualTension! We'll have Alice and Bob get it on after he starts crying!"
* '''Lampshaded''': Bob and Alice have sex following a personal tragedy, and afterwards Bob says "And to think, we never would have had sex if we weren't feeling emotionally vulnerable."

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* '''Enforced''': "Time ???
%% Enforced means the trope occurs for a reason OTHER THAN the author wanting
to resolve this UnresolvedSexualTension! We'll have Alice and Bob get it on after he starts crying!"
include it.
* '''Lampshaded''': Bob and Alice and Bob have sex following a personal tragedy, and afterwards Bob says "And to think, we never would have had sex if we weren't feeling emotionally vulnerable."



** Bob tells Alice his troubles with the plan that she will comfort him with sex.

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** Bob tells Alice his troubles with the plan hope that she will comfort him with sex.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob pours his heart out to Alice. She moves closer to him… then they kiss a couple times and that's it.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob '''Subverted''':
**Bob
pours his heart out to Alice. She moves closer to him… then they kiss a couple times and that's it.it.
**Alice has had a crush on Bob for ages. After a tragedy, Bob pours his heart out to Alice, then kisses her. Alice [[ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt is tempted]], but [[AboveTheInfluence decides not to, because he's vulnerable and not thinking straight]].



** After Bob pours his heart out to Alice, she moves over and starts kissing him. He pushes her away.

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** After a tragedy, Bob pours his heart out to Alice, she moves over and starts kissing him. He pushes her away.away.
** Alice has had a crush on Bob for ages. After a tragedy, Bob pours his heart out to Alice, then kisses her. Alice [[ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt is tempted]], but [[AboveTheInfluence decides not to, because he's vulnerable and not thinking straight]].
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* '''Straight''': Bob is grieving over the loss of his father, and after telling this to his crush Alice, she has sex with him.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is grieving over the loss of his father, and after telling this to his crush Alice, she so Alice has sex with him.



** Losing his father leads to Bob being convinced he's alone, so Alice proves that she still cares about him.

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** Losing his father leads to Bob being convinced he's alone, so Alice proves that she still cares about him.he's not.



** Bob has good news - a promotion, for example - so he and Alice have sex to celebrate.

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** Bob has good news - a news--a promotion, for example - so example--so he and Alice have sex to celebrate.



* '''Subverted''': Bob pours his heart out to Alice. She moves closer to him...then they kiss a couple times and that's it.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob pours his heart out to Alice. She moves closer to him...him… then they kiss a couple times and that's it.



** John causes Bob to suffer a tragedy with the plan that he will seek out Alice for comfort.

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** John causes Charlie--a ShipperOnDeck--causes Bob to suffer a tragedy with the plan that he will seek out Alice for comfort.



* '''Discussed''': Bob and Alice notice that John and Sue have sex following a tragedy, and talk with each other about what motivates people in situations like that.

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* '''Discussed''': Bob and Alice notice that John Charlie and Sue Dana have sex following a tragedy, and talk with each other about what motivates people in situations like that.

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* '''Justified''': Bob is lonely and grieving, so Alice figures the best way to distract him is through sex.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob is lonely and grieving, so Alice figures the best way to distract him is through sex.sex.
** Losing his father leads to Bob being convinced he's alone, so Alice proves that she still cares about him.

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** Bob discovers the sandwich he ordered has no mustard and becomes mildly annoyed so Alice cheers him up with sex even though she's a devout christian virgin and is in love with somebody else.



* '''Parodied''': [[KavorkaMan Bob]] makes up an overwrought sob story to get [[TheDitz Alice]] in the sack, and it works.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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[[KavorkaMan Bob]] makes up an overwrought sob story to get [[TheDitz Alice]] in the sack, and it works.works.
** Bob discovers the sandwich he ordered has no mustard and becomes mildly annoyed so Alice cheers him up with sex even though she's a devout christian virgin and is in love with somebody else.
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** Bob discovers the sandwich he ordered has no mustard and becomes mildly annoyed so Alice cheers him up with sex even though she's a devout christian virgin and is in love with somebody else.

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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
Bob and Alice have sex following a personal tragedy, and afterwards Bob says "And to think, we never would have had sex if we weren't feeling emotionally vulnerable."
* '''Invoked''': ???'''Invoked''':
** John causes Bob to suffer a tragedy with the plan that he will seek out Alice for comfort.
** Bob tells Alice his troubles with the plan that she will comfort him with sex.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???Bob and Alice notice that John and Sue have sex following a tragedy, and talk with each other about what motivates people in situations like that.
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** GladToBeAliveSex
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is grieving, so they have sex with another character.
* '''Straight''': Bob is grieving over the loss of his father, and after telling this to his crush Alice, she has sex with him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every potential combination of lovers at the funeral pairs off and starts getting it on.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are already in a relationship, but she makes the sex that night extra special.
* '''Justified''': Bob is lonely and grieving, so Alice figures the best way to distract him is through sex.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob and Alice normally have sex every night, but they abstain the night after Bob's dad's funeral.
** Bob has good news - a promotion, for example - so he and Alice have sex to celebrate.
* '''Subverted''': Bob pours his heart out to Alice. She moves closer to him...then they kiss a couple times and that's it.
* '''Double Subverted''': But the next time she sees Bob, she takes him into the bedroom.
* '''Parodied''': [[KavorkaMan Bob]] makes up an overwrought sob story to get [[TheDitz Alice]] in the sack, and it works.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob pours his heart out to Alice. She responds by hugging him and giving him a (clothed) shoulder to cry on.
* '''Enforced''': "Time to resolve this UnresolvedSexualTension! We'll have Alice and Bob get it on after he starts crying!"
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''':
** Bob goes around making up sob stories so he can engage women in one-night stands, leaving them afterwards.
** Alice wants nothing more than a baby, so she offers sex to men who aren't in their right minds.
* '''Defied''':
** After Bob pours his heart out to Alice, she says "I'm very sorry to hear that. By the way, if you thought I'd console you in ''that'' way, you're mistaken, bub."
** After Bob pours his heart out to Alice, she moves over and starts kissing him. He pushes her away.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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