Basic Trope: A character forgets their anniversary.
- Straight: Bob forgets his and Alice's wedding anniversary.
- Exaggerated: Bob forgets their anniversary, her birthday, Valentine's Day, their kids' birthdays, and the gotcha day for their pet.
- Downplayed: Bob remembers the anniversary but doesn't make as big a deal of it as Alice would like.
- Justified: Bob has had a lot going on lately, so it stands to reason he would forget the upcoming anniversary.
- Inverted:
- Bob is generally unaware of peoples' birthdays and any other sort of celebratory occasions, but his mind is a steel trap when it comes to his anniversary.
- Everyone but Bob forgets the anniversary.
- Subverted: Bob makes no mention of the anniversary before heading to work, leading Alice to believe he's forgotten. He shows up afterwards with her favorite flowers and reservations to a swanky restaurant.
- Double Subverted: We see a flashback to 3 p.m. where a panicking Bob only then recalls the anniversary, it's only due to luck that he was able to throw anything together.
- Parodied: Assuming the trope is in effect due to its ubiquity, Alice acts as though Bob has forgotten the anniversary even as he's showering her with gifts.
- Zig-Zagged: Bob doesn't say "happy anniversary" before leaving for work, but shows up afterwards with flowers and dinner reservations. He then later lets it slip that he was just randomly deciding to lavish gifts upon Alice - he truly forgot.
- Averted: No anniversaries are forgotten.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "You forgot our anniversary? What is this, some hack sitcom?"
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Charles hints to Alice that Bob doesn't truly love her if he can't remember their anniversary.
- Defied: Bob sets several calendar reminders leading up to the anniversary and makes sure any gifts are squared away well before the day of.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Played for Drama: Forgetting the anniversary is the first sign that there are cracks in the marriage - these later prove irreparable.
Oh no, what day is it? I hope they still have a link to Forgotten Anniversary available, or I'm in the doghouse.
