Basic Trope: A girl is worried that her boyfriend finds out her secret, but he understands her.
- Straight: Bob discovers that Alice is a werewolf. However, he still loves her.
- Exaggerated:
- Bob discovers that Alice is a murderous savage werewolf. However, he still loves her.
- Alice is a Shrinking Violet Yandere Stalker with a Crush to Bob. Bob only learns about her love when he discovers that Alice has murdered a bully who picked on him. He thinks Alice's extreme devotion is cute, and so he helps her dispose of the body, then asks her out on a date.
- Downplayed:
- Bob discovered that Alice is a Little Bit Beastly, but isn't turned off by it.
- Although Bob still loves and accepts Alice after learning that she's a werewolf, he still thinks lycanthropy is bad, so he starts researching occult lore to find a cure.
- Justified:
- Bob has darker secrets than Alice's, and expects Alice to accept him in the future the way he accepts her right now.
- Due to a different background, Bob doesn't share the idea that werewolves are Always Chaotic Evil.
- It's all because of The Power of Love.
- Bob is an Unfazed Everyman; he just rolls with things like these.
- Bob didn't realize it before due to his upbringing, but he has a (were-)wolf fetish.
- Inverted:
- Alice discovers that Bob isn't a werewolf, but after some angst realizes she still loves him.
- Bob discovers that Alice is a werewolf... And he runs away while screaming for his life.
- Bob discovers that Alice is a werewolf and constantly angsts about how this secret is dangerous and that Alice shouldn't risk her life.
- Subverted: It turns out Bob was lying because he didn't want Alice to kill him. After she leaves, he skips town.
- Double Subverted: ...but at the critical moment, he comes back to save her.
- Parodied: Bob discovers that Alice is a geek, but still loves her.
- Zig Zagged: The fact that Alice is a werewolf and Bob isn't drives the Will They or Won't They?.
- Averted: After finding out her werewolf secret, Bob can't find it in his heart to accept her for what she is.
- Enforced: The author is part of the Furry Fandom.
- Lampshaded: Alice remarks that she sure is lucky to be dating the one guy who doesn't have a problem with werewolves.
- Invoked: Bob went out with Alice in the first place because he knows she is a werewolf.
- Exploited: Charlie arranged for Bob and Alice to meet so they would help her break the Masquerade.
- Defied: Alice refuses to date anyone.
- Discussed: "What would you do if you were dating someone, and they turned out to have some deep, dark secret?"
- Conversed: "It's actually kinda romantic that Bob would stay with Alice even though she's a mangy dog... Erh... I mean, werewolf, werewolf! I didn't mean to sound racist!"
- Deconstructed: While Bob accepts Alice as she is, most people don't. Bob suffers badly just because he's Alice's boyfriend. Eventually, they break up.
- Reconstructed: Although Bob gets all kind of suffering for being Alice's boyfriend, he knows it isn't her fault and chooses to stay with her.
- Implied: Alice angsts about telling her boyfriend that she's a werewolf. We don't get to see the confrontation onscreen, but they're still together in later installments.
I must admit, I'm a bit shocked that you want to read Understanding Boyfriend, but know that I'll always love and support you.
