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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.



* TheSocialDarwinist: During an argument regarding politics and the woman's job for a corporation, she defends it by saying in life you must do anything to get your food, with the strong living while the weak die. The man, hearing this, is aghast. It's unclear how serious this is though.

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* TheSocialDarwinist: During an argument regarding politics and the woman's job working for a corporation, she defends it by saying in life you must do anything to get your food, with the strong living while the weak die. The man, hearing this, is aghast. It's unclear how serious this is though.
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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.



* NoEnding: The plot has no clear resolution. At the end, the man and woman seem to be considering rekindling their relationship, but how it will all work out (or not) is left hanging.0

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* NoEnding: The plot has no clear resolution. At the end, the man and woman seem to be considering rekindling their relationship, but how it will all work out (or not) is left hanging.0

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Early into the film, the man and woman had sex on their balcony in public (albeit it isn't very clear if anyone could see from that height or distance).

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Early into the film, the man and woman had sex on their balcony in public (albeit it isn't very clear if anyone could see from that height or distance).
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* WallBangHer: In their very first scene, the man and woman have sex up against the wall of a hotel room.
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* GetOut: The man orders the woman to leave angrily during one argument, then puts action to words by forcing her.
* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* GetOut: The man orders the woman to leave angrily during one argument, then puts action to words by forcing her.
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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.
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* DisappearedDad: The man does not have any part in her life after the woman has had their baby, a daughter she named Emma. He is clearly distressed at times over this, but she insists her marriage can't end, at least then, and lets her husband be thought of as Emma's father in every way.

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* DisappearedDad: The man does not have any part in her life after the woman has had their baby, a daughter she named names Emma. He is clearly distressed at times over this, but she insists her marriage can't end, at least then, and lets her husband be thought of as Emma's father in every way.



* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* DisappearedDad: The man does not have any part in his daughter Emma's life after the woman has had their baby. He is clearly distressed at times over this, but she insists her marriage can't end, at least then, and lets her husband be thought of as Emma's father in every way.

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* DisappearedDad: The man does not have any part in his daughter Emma's her life after the woman has had their baby.baby, a daughter she named Emma. He is clearly distressed at times over this, but she insists her marriage can't end, at least then, and lets her husband be thought of as Emma's father in every way.



* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.

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* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.


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* MinimalistCast: The man and woman are the only recurring characters-the rest are just extras in the bar or elevator scenes, with few to no lines.
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[[quoteright:311:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/28_hotel_rooms.jpg]]
A male novelist and female corporate accountant carry out an affair over several years by meeting in a series of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 28 hotel rooms]] while they both are away from home for work conferences or other events. As their relationship changes over time, they struggle with its effects and guilt for continuing to meet.

Creator/MattRoss' directorial debut, it stars Creator/ChrisMessina and Creator/MarinIreland as the couple.

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* DisappearedDad: The man does not have any part in his daughter Emma's life after the woman has had their baby. He is clearly distressed at times over this, but she insists her marriage can't end, at least then, and lets her husband be thought of as Emma's father in every way.
* DomesticAbuse: When they have a violent argument, the man pushes and shoves the woman from the hotel room in a rage.
* GetOut: The man orders the woman to leave angrily during one argument, then puts action to words by forcing her.
* TheGhost: The man's girlfriends, the woman's fiancé and then husband along with their daughter are never seen nor heard, though frequently spoken of between them.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Early into the film, the man and woman had sex on their balcony in public (albeit it isn't very clear if anyone could see from that height or distance).
* MaleFrontalNudity: The man is shown completely naked from the front once while on the balcony with the woman.
* MrFanservice: The man is quite handsome and spends much of the film shirtless or having sex with the woman. He also shows frontal nudity at one point.
* MsFanservice: The woman is pretty, and shown completely naked multiple times while having sex with the man, in the bath or standing on the balcony.
* NotActuallyHisChild: The woman is letting her husband believe that he's her daughter's birth father, who was actually sired by the man from their affair.
* NoEnding: The plot has no clear resolution. At the end, the man and woman seem to be considering rekindling their relationship, but how it will all work out (or not) is left hanging.0
* NoNameGiven: Both the protagonists are left unnamed, credited simply as "man" and "woman". Their daughter Emma alone gets named from the very small cast.
* TheSocialDarwinist: During an argument regarding politics and the woman's job for a corporation, she defends it by saying in life you must do anything to get your food, with the strong living while the weak die. The man, hearing this, is aghast. It's unclear how serious this is though.
* SurprisePregnancy: The woman unexpectedly gets pregnant after having sex with the man in one of their trysts, pretending the baby is her husband's afterward.
* SympatheticAdulterer: The man and woman had a one night stand which became a long-running affair while both were with other people. It continues even after the woman's gotten married, with her becoming pregnant from the man and passing off their daughter as really being her husband's. They retain some sympathy as both are likeable people who feel very guilty as a result, the woman continually resisting leaving her husband because she'd gone through her parents' divorce which she doesn't want to inflict on her daughter.
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