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** Sex is a deep, basic need for most of humanity, and as such is very, VERY good [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex when done right]]. However, it has too great a potential for harm ([[TheVamp intent]][[RapeAsDrama ional]] or [[ButWeUsedACondom otherwise]]) to be classified exclusively good.

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** Sex is a deep, basic need for most of humanity, and as such is very, VERY good [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex [[SafeSaneAndConsensual when done right]]. However, it has too great a potential for harm ([[TheVamp intent]][[RapeAsDrama ional]] or [[ButWeUsedACondom otherwise]]) to be classified exclusively good.
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* '''Averted''': They don't have sex. They're [[{{Asexuality}} both asexual]]. Or maybe [[NoHuggingNoKissing the show is]].

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* '''Averted''': They don't have sex. They're [[{{Asexuality}} [[UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} both asexual]]. Or maybe [[NoHuggingNoKissing the show is]].
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** Sex is a deep, basic need for most of humanity, and as such is very, VERY good [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex when done right]]. However, it has too great a potential for harm ([[TheVamp intent]][[RapeAsDrama ional]] or [[ButWeUsedACondom otherwise]]) to be classified exclusively good.

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* '''Double Subverted''': She survives to have sex another day.

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* '''Double Subverted''': She is taken to the hospital, and survives to have sex another day.day. The fact that she need to get healthy before she can have sex again motivates her to work really hard during physical therapy.



* '''Averted''': They have sex. It isn't that good, and they feel dirty afterwards.

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* '''Averted''': They don't have sex. It isn't that good, and they feel dirty afterwards.They're [[{{Asexuality}} both asexual]]. Or maybe [[NoHuggingNoKissing the show is]].



* '''Reconstructed''': They decide that recreational sex is okay with the right precautions, and learn valuable life lessons.

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* '''Reconstructed''': They decide that recreational sex is okay with the right precautions, and learn valuable life lessons. In fact, the awesomeness of sex motivate them to start a worldwide campaign about sexual health so that everyone can enjoy it safely.



* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice and Bob have good sex, but are torn with the heartbreak of knowing that they can't be with each other.
** The fact that Bob ''won't'' sleep with Alice, even though he's clearly attracted to her, is a symptom of some deeper problem Bob is having, and likely a form of self-punishment.

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* '''Played For Drama''':
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Drama''': Alice and Bob have good sex, but are torn with the heartbreak of knowing that they can't be with each other.
** The fact that Bob ''won't'' sleep with Alice, even though he's clearly attracted to her, is a symptom of some deeper problem Bob is having, and likely a form of self-punishment.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I knew it! Sex makes everything awesome!"
* '''Invoked''': "I really hope our sex is as good as in the Franchise/JamesBond movies."
* '''Exploited''': Alice and Bob are superheroes. The villain somehow sets them up together, knowing full well that they'll be distracted by how awesome sex is, that he'll be able to commit crimes without having to worry about them.

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"I knew it! Sex makes everything awesome!"
* '''Invoked''': ** "I really hope our sex is as good as in the Franchise/JamesBond movies."
* '''Exploited''': '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob are superheroes. The villain somehow sets them up together, knowing full well that they'll be distracted by how awesome sex is, that he'll be able to commit crimes without having to worry about them.them.
* '''Exploited''': ???

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Basic Trope: Sex is depicted in a positive way.

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Basic Trope: '''Basic Trope''': Sex is depicted in a positive way.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob have great sex, but it causes both of them to question things in their lives. There could even be a pregnancy or disease scare. Sex is good in that one moment, but what follows isn't necessarily good.
* '''Reconstructed''': They decide that recreational sex is okay with the right precautions, and learn valuable life lessons.



* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are mean people who frown all the time. They start dating, and he goes in for a nightcap at her place. We get a SexyDiscretionShot, and the next day, Alice and Bob have these huge grins on their faces and are nice to everyone they meet.



* '''Invoked''': "I really hope our sex is as good as in the JamesBond movies."

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* '''Invoked''': "I really hope our sex is as good as in the JamesBond Franchise/JamesBond movies."



* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are mean people who frown all the time. They start dating, and he goes in for a nightcap at her place. We get a SexyDiscretionShot, and the next day, Alice and Bob have these huge grins on their faces and are nice to everyone they meet.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob have great sex, but it causes both of them to question things in their lives. There could even be a pregnancy or disease scare. Sex is good in that one moment, but what follows isn't necessarily good.
* '''Reconstructed''': They decide that recreational sex is okay with the right precautions, and learn valuable life lessons.



* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Bob have good sex, but are torn with the heartbreak of knowing that they can't be with each other.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Alice and Bob have good sex, but are torn with the heartbreak of knowing that they can't be with each other.



* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': We want the audience to know how awesome sex is. That said, Bob and Alice are two entitled douchebags who have sex for no good reason and don't deserve it.

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* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': We want the audience to know how awesome sex is. That said, Bob and Alice are two entitled douchebags who have sex for no good reason and don't deserve it.it.
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** The fact that Bob ''won't'' sleep with Alice, even though he's clearly attracted to her, is a symptom of some deeper problem Bob is having, and likely a form of self-punishment.
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* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
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* '''Straight''':
'''Straight''': Alice and Bob have sex with no complications. Everything works out for them and they have a good time.
* '''Exaggerated''':
'''Exaggerated''': Immediately after they have mind-blowingly fantastic sex, Bob wins the lottery. Alice invests half in the stock market. The stock skyrockets, making them multi-billionaires. They buy their own private island and live HappilyEverAfter, with plenty of sex.
* '''Downplayed''':
'''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice have sex. It was good and they liked it, but it's not the focus, and nothing really changes for them.
* '''Justified''':
'''Justified''': Alice and Bob are sexual dynamos and/or really lucky people themselves.
* '''Inverted''':
'''Inverted''': SexIsEvil.
* '''Subverted''':
'''Subverted''': Alice and Bob have great sex, but she gets hit by a bus.
* '''Double Subverted''':
Subverted''': She survives to have sex another day.
* '''Parodied''':
'''Parodied''': Alice and Bob climax, and all wars and crime ''everywhere'' immediately cease.
* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob have great sex, but it causes both of them to question things in their lives. There could even be a pregnancy or disease scare. Sex is good in that one moment, but what follows isn't necessarily good.
* '''Reconstructed''':
'''Reconstructed''': They decide that recreational sex is okay with the right precautions, and learn valuable life lessons.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
Zagged''': Was it good, or was it not? It could be TheirFirstTime and they don't know.
* '''Averted''':
'''Averted''': They have sex. It isn't that good, and they feel dirty afterwards.
* '''Enforced''':
'''Enforced''': One writer wants to do a scene about the consequences of sex, but the other writers disagree, because they think that sex is 100% awesome.
* '''Implied''':
'''Implied''': Alice and Bob are mean people who frown all the time. They start dating, and he goes in for a nightcap at her place. We get a SexyDiscretionShot, and the next day, Alice and Bob have these huge grins on their faces and are nice to everyone they meet.
* '''Lampshaded''':
'''Lampshaded''': "I knew it! Sex makes everything awesome!"
* '''Invoked''':
'''Invoked''': "I really hope our sex is as good as in the JamesBond movies."
* '''Exploited''':
'''Exploited''': Alice and Bob are superheroes. The villain somehow sets them up together, knowing full well that they'll be distracted by how awesome sex is, that he'll be able to commit crimes without having to worry about them.
* '''Defied''':
'''Defied''': Alice avoids sex with Bob, because she knows that she'll like it too much.
* '''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': "Whoa, sex really ''is'' that good!"
* '''Conversed''':
'''Conversed''': "Sex is awesome on TV and in the movies, so we should try it!"
* '''Played For Laughs''':
Laughs''': Sex is so good that the formerly nerdy Bob goes out the next day and struts around to "Stayin' Alive."
* '''Played For Drama''':
Drama''': Alice and Bob have good sex, but are torn with the heartbreak of knowing that they can't be with each other.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':'''Intended Audience Reaction''': We want the audience to know how awesome sex is. That said, Bob and Alice are two entitled douchebags who have sex for no good reason and don't deserve it.
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Basic Trope: Sex is depicted in a positive way.

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* '''Downplayed''':
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* '''Inverted''':
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