Basic Trope: A character stays with their significant other despite their major, major flaws. * Straight: Alice is dating Bob, who is violent, abusive, and drinks like a fish. She stays with him because she truly loves him. * Exaggerated: Bob beats Alice bloody and has nearly killed her on more than one occasion, but she sticks with him. * Downplayed: Bob is kind of a jerk, but Alice stays with him. * Justified: Bob really does have a very deeply Hidden Heart of Gold, and Alice is trying to bring that out of him. * Alice has incredibly poor self-esteem and thinks she can't do any better. * One or both grew up in a household where their parents were going through a similar situation, so they think it's normal. * Bob is forcing Alice to stay through bribery, blackma