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** "If you didn't want to be with me why didn't you just say so. We could have skipped all of this pointless drama."

* '''Implied''': Right before Alice dumped Bob, he mysteriously TookALevelInJerkass, and Alice noted he didn't seem too sad when she dumped him.

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** Bob tries to get Alice to dump him by being outright [[DomesticAbuse abusive]] and by [[CoitusUninterruptus having sex with another woman right in front of Alice]]. Alice not only doesn't find this behavior upsetting, [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop she finds it turns her on]].

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

** [[DerailingLoveInterests The writers want to give Alice a reason to break up with Alice]].

* '''Exploited''': Bob and Alice are in an arranged marriage that Bob wants to get out of, but can't for whatever reason, so he tries to make Alice break it off instead.

* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are together, but Bob has had enough of the relationship for whatever reason(s). Bob tries to get Alice to dump him first by doing things like flirting with another woman in front of her, eating a Philly cheesesteak sandwich (with extra onion!) before kissing her, cussing more than usual, and knocking her favorite soap opera. For her part, Alice doesn't see this as a big deal.

* '''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama, RuleOfFunny, DerailingLoveInterests

* '''Discussed''': "Just get rid of her the way I got rid of my last girlfriend: by being a jerk!"

** AliceAndBob have a prenup and/or live in a place with certain divorce laws that make it unfavorable for Bob to be the one to initiate divorce.

* '''Invoked''': Bob loves his girlfriend Alice, but finds himself perturbed by the fact that she doesn't shave, wax, or even trim "down there." Aside from that, he loves everything else about her, and genuinely cares about her feelings.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob ends up looking like a {{Jerkass}} and a DirtyCoward to boot.

** Men is this setting do this as a default, the idea of them being the one to initiate the breakup is considered unspeakable or never considered at all.

** The reason Bob wants to break up with Alice is something [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup petty and shallow]] thing, so he figures he'll give her a reason to dump him so he won't have to come up with a more serious reason to dump her.

* '''Deconstructed''': Not the best way of going about it; all it does is make Bob look like a {{Jerkass}}...and a DirtyCoward to boot. (And that's if Alice ''doesn't'' fall victim to AllGirlsWantBadBoys and find his disrespectful behavior endearing or charming.)
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob decides that a better way to go about it is to simply ''tell'' Alice how he feels about the relationship, and let her down as gently as possible.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob tries to get Alice to dump him by being outright [[DomesticAbuse abusive]] and by [[CoitusUninterruptus having sex with another woman right in front of Alice]]. Alice not only doesn't find this behavior upsetting, [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop she finds it turns her on]].

** Bob doesn't want to be the bad guy and hurt Alice's feelings. He thinks she'll be less hurt if ''she'' does the dumping.

** The reason Bob wants to break up with Alice is something [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup petty and shallow]], such as Alice not being into the whole Brazilian wax (or shaving "down there") thing. Bob doesn't want to be The Guy Who Dumped His Girlfriend Over Her Pubic Hair, but he can't think of any other reason to dump her, so he figures he'll give ''her'' a reason to dump ''him'' so he won't have to come up with a more serious reason to dump her.

* '''Subverted''':
** Bob starts acting like a disgusting {{Jerkass}}, but then feels bad about treating Alice like that.
** The plan works out exactly as Bob hoped it would, and GenreSavvy Bob is [[ShockingSwerve thrown for a loop]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But then he realizes he's unhappy in the relationship and decides to continue on with his bad behavior.
** But then Alice remembers all the good times she had with Bob, and comes over a few days/weeks later asking him to try the relationship again.
* '''Parodied''': Bob tries to get Alice to break up with him by burping and farting openly, acting mean and abusive towards her, sleeping with other women, etc, but Alice is completely indifferent to all of it. She later ends up dumping Bob [[SkewedPriorities for some extremely silly and trivial reason]], like forgetting to buy eggs at the grocery store.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Maybe if I act like a real dick to her, she'll dump me..."

* '''Exploited''': Bob and Alice are in an arranged marriage that Bo wants to get out of, but can't for whatever reason, so he tries to make Alice break it off instead.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob decides he's not going to let something so petty and shallow bother him or jeopardize their relationship. (He might find a way to get the message across without being hurtful, such as shaving her down during sexytime and gushing over how good it looks.)
** Or if the relationship is troubled by more than just Alice's ladybush, he decides to just be honest and gentle with her.

** AliceAndBob are not together, but Bob is acting like a jerk towards her.

** Because Alice is an AbhorrentAdmirer (or PsychoExGirlfriend) that Bob wants to shake.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob has been finding his relationship with Alice less satisfying lately, and begins being less attentive as other things occupy his interest.

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are together, but Bob has had enough of the relationship for whatever reason(s). Bob tries to get Alice to dump him first by doing things like flirting with another woman in front of her, eating a Philly cheesesteak sandwich (with extra onion!) before kissing her, cussing more than usual, and [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch knocking her favorite soap opera]]. For her part, Alice doesn't see this as a big deal.

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

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

** AliceAndBob have a prenup that makes it unfavorable for Bob to be the one to initiate divorce.

* '''Parodied''':

* '''Basic Trope''': A character tries to get his/her significant other to dump him/her first by acting like a {{Jerkass}} and/or being disgusting. It rarely works.
* '''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob are together, but Bob has had enough of the relationship for whatever reason(s). Bob tries to get Alice to dump him first by doing things like flirting with another woman in front of her, eating a Philly cheesesteak sandwich (with extra onion!) before kissing her, cussing more than usual, and [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch knocking her favorite soap opera]]. For her part, Alice doesn't see this as a big deal.

* '''Justified''': Bob doesn't want to be the bad guy and hurt Alice's feelings. He thinks she'll be less hurt if ''she'' does the dumping.

* '''Inverted''': Bob wants to break up with Alice, so he starts acting extra nice to her.

* '''Subverted''': Bob starts acting like a disgusting {{Jerkass}}, but then feels bad about treating Alice like that.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then he realizes he's unhappy in the relationship and decides to continue on with his bad behavior.

* '''Deconstructed''': Not the best way of going about it; all it does is make Bob look like a {{Jerkass}}...and a DirtyCoward to boot. (And that's if Alice ''doesn't'' fall victim to AllGirlsWantBadBoys and find his disrespectful behavior endearing or charming.)
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob decides that a better way to go about it is to simply ''tell'' Alice how he feels about the relationship, and let her down as gently as possible.

* '''Averted''': AliceAndBob are in a happy and healthy relationship.

* '''Defied''': Bob decides he's not going to let something so petty and shallow bother him or jeopardize their relationship. (He might find a way to get the message across without being hurtful, such as shaving her down during sexytime and gushing over how good it looks.)

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's behavior genuinely hurts Alice, and makes him feel guilty.

** Because Alice is an AbhorrentAdmirer that Bob wants to shake.

* '''Invoked''': Bob loves his girlfriend Alice, but finds himself perturbed by the fact that she doesn't shave, wax, or even trim "down there." Aside from that, he loves everything else about her, and genuinely cares about her feelings.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob tries to get Alice to dump him by being outright [[DomesticAbuse abusive]] and by having sex with another woman right in front of Alice. Alice not only doesn't find this behavior upsetting, [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop she finds it turns her on]].

** The reason Bob wants to break up with Alice is something [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup petty and shallow]], such as Alice not being into the whole Brazilian wax (or shaving "down there") thing. Bob doesn't want to be The Guy Who Dumped His Girlfriend Over Her Pubic Hair, but he can't think of any other reason to dump her, so he figures he'll give ''her'' a reason to dump ''him'' so he won't have to come up with a more serious reason to dump her.