choosing between lovers theme
A character is faced with the choice of deciding which of multiple lovers to be with.
46 total · 2 choice · 27 major · 17 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: His Girl Friday (1940) | choice | Hildy between Walter and Bruce |
| movie: Love Affair (1939) | choice | Both Michel and Terry were short on cash but had gotten engaged to wealthy partners. When they fell in love with each other both Michel and Terry had to consider carefully whether they would forego a lavish lifestyle with partners they didn't love, in order to have true love with each other. |
| ahp2x23 | major | Beryl twice pressured Charles into leaving his wife Marsh for her, but Charles firmly elected to stay with his wife both times. |
| ahp6x29 | major | Should Charlotte marry an old geezer with a bad ticker so she and her fiancé, Mark, could live off of her inheritance once the old guy kicked the bucket? Doing so would mean she have to be apart from her darling, Mark, for an indefinite length of time. |
| ent4x03 | major | Should T'Pol stay with Tucker, whom she loved, or marry Koss in accordance with Vulcan custom? |
| ftt1982e3x02 | major | Should Prince Richard follow his domineering mother's wishes and marry the princess of her choice or follow his heart and marry Princess Alecia? |
| movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | major | Elain felt torn between her pilot fiancée Simon and her old flame Ted. |
| movie: An American in Paris (1951) | major | Lise was torn between Henri, to whom she felt duty-bound, and Jerry, whom she truly loved. The film concludes dramatically with Lise choosing Jerry with Henri's approval. |
| movie: Cherry 2000 (1987) | major | In the end, Sam chose his gritty guide Edith over his submissive Cherry 2000 model android. |
| movie: Deluge (1933) | major | Martin forced to choose between who among Clair and Helen to take as his wife. |