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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice takes so long that they end up not making it in time for their plans.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???'''Downplayed''':
** Bob only has to wait for a couple of minutes.
** Bob has to wait for Alice to finish her make-up, but she does so downstairs, chatting to him all the while.
** Bob only has to wait for a couple of minutes.
** Bob has to wait for Alice to finish her make-up, but she does so downstairs, chatting to him all the while.
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** By the time Alice is ''finally'' ready, Bob is dead, nothing more than a skeleton covered in cobwebs sitting on her couch.
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** By the time Alice is ''finally'' ready, Bob is dead, nothing more than [[WaitingSkeleton a skeleton covered in cobwebs cobwebs]] sitting on her couch.
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** By the time Alice is ''finally'' ready, Bob is dead, nothing more than a skeleton covered in cobwebs sitting on her couch.
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** Alice doesn't care what others think, and doesn't spend a lot of time doing her hair and makeup.
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** Alice doesn't care what others think, and doesn't spend a lot of time doing her hair and makeup. (This may or may not be used to show that Alice is NotLikeOtherGirls.)
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice waits downstairs while [{{Bishounen}} Bob]] fusses over his {{Guyliner}}.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice waits downstairs while [{{Bishounen}} [[{{Bishounen}} Bob]] fusses over his {{Guyliner}}.
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*'''Basic Trope''': Women take forever getting ready for a date, party, or other event.
*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob are going out on a date. Bob waits downstairs while Alice finishes putting on her makeup and getting dressed.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob is left waiting there ''all'' night. They end up making it a night in.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Alice is doing elaborate makeup (contouring, highlighting, etc.), straight out of a makeup tutorial from a beauty vlogger she saw. It takes a lot of time and effort.
** Women have been conditioned by [[MenAreStrongWomenArePretty societal expectations of beauty]] to fuss over their appearances, and invest much time and energy into them.
** Alice lost track of time, or forgot what day it was.
** Alice doesn't have very good time management skills.
*'''Inverted''': Alice is ready. Bob is not.
*'''Gender Inverted''': Alice waits downstairs while [{{Bishounen}} Bob]] fusses over his {{Guyliner}}.
*'''Subverted''': Bob is waiting for Alice downstairs, not because she's fussing over her makeup/dress/hair/etc., but because she had a business call.
** Alice is all dressed, and Bob hasn't arrived yet.
** AliceAndBob are ''both'' waiting, because the babysitter is late.
** It's a casual date or party, and so Alice doesn't ''have'' to spend hours choosing a dress.
*'''Double Subverted''': She's doing her makeup, curling her hair, etc. while she's on the phone with her boss/client/coworker/etc.
** She has extra time, and begins second-guessing the dress she chose to wear.
** The babysitter is fussing over ''her'' clothes.
** Alice can't decide between two different skirts.
*'''Parodied''': Alice hasn't even ''showered'' yet! Bob turns on the TV, because he knows it will be a while.
** ''Bob'' is the one fussing over his clothes.
--> '''Bob''': Should I wear the single-breasted suit or the double-breasted one? Or should I wear a tux? With tails or without? Is that too formal?
** Alice is late to her own wedding because she was too busy fussing over and second-guessing her dress/makeup/hair/etc.
*'''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice takes longer to get ready, sometimes Bob takes longer, and sometimes they're ready at about the same time.
*'''Averted''': [[TheLadette Alice]] doesn't fuss over her appearance.
** Women in this setting are not culturally expected to invest a lot of time and energy into how they look or dress.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': "Alice, are you ready yet? The show starts in half an hour!"
*'''Invoked''': Alice receives an invitation to a party, or out on a date, and wants to impress.
*'''Exploited''': Alice deliberately takes forever getting ready, because she doesn't ''really'' want to go out with Bob.
*'''Defied''': Alice leaves enough time to do her hair and makeup, and picks out her outfit ahead of time.
** Alice doesn't care what others think, and doesn't spend a lot of time doing her hair and makeup.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob are going out on a date. Bob waits downstairs while Alice finishes putting on her makeup and getting dressed.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob is left waiting there ''all'' night. They end up making it a night in.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Alice is doing elaborate makeup (contouring, highlighting, etc.), straight out of a makeup tutorial from a beauty vlogger she saw. It takes a lot of time and effort.
** Women have been conditioned by [[MenAreStrongWomenArePretty societal expectations of beauty]] to fuss over their appearances, and invest much time and energy into them.
** Alice lost track of time, or forgot what day it was.
** Alice doesn't have very good time management skills.
*'''Inverted''': Alice is ready. Bob is not.
*'''Gender Inverted''': Alice waits downstairs while [{{Bishounen}} Bob]] fusses over his {{Guyliner}}.
*'''Subverted''': Bob is waiting for Alice downstairs, not because she's fussing over her makeup/dress/hair/etc., but because she had a business call.
** Alice is all dressed, and Bob hasn't arrived yet.
** AliceAndBob are ''both'' waiting, because the babysitter is late.
** It's a casual date or party, and so Alice doesn't ''have'' to spend hours choosing a dress.
*'''Double Subverted''': She's doing her makeup, curling her hair, etc. while she's on the phone with her boss/client/coworker/etc.
** She has extra time, and begins second-guessing the dress she chose to wear.
** The babysitter is fussing over ''her'' clothes.
** Alice can't decide between two different skirts.
*'''Parodied''': Alice hasn't even ''showered'' yet! Bob turns on the TV, because he knows it will be a while.
** ''Bob'' is the one fussing over his clothes.
--> '''Bob''': Should I wear the single-breasted suit or the double-breasted one? Or should I wear a tux? With tails or without? Is that too formal?
** Alice is late to her own wedding because she was too busy fussing over and second-guessing her dress/makeup/hair/etc.
*'''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice takes longer to get ready, sometimes Bob takes longer, and sometimes they're ready at about the same time.
*'''Averted''': [[TheLadette Alice]] doesn't fuss over her appearance.
** Women in this setting are not culturally expected to invest a lot of time and energy into how they look or dress.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': "Alice, are you ready yet? The show starts in half an hour!"
*'''Invoked''': Alice receives an invitation to a party, or out on a date, and wants to impress.
*'''Exploited''': Alice deliberately takes forever getting ready, because she doesn't ''really'' want to go out with Bob.
*'''Defied''': Alice leaves enough time to do her hair and makeup, and picks out her outfit ahead of time.
** Alice doesn't care what others think, and doesn't spend a lot of time doing her hair and makeup.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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