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Sometimes, when something '''''really''''' bad hits you like a left hook to the ribs, you just feel like getting out of the funk by scoring.
Sometimes, when something '''''really''''' bad hits you like a left hook to the ribs, you just feel like getting out of the funk by scoring.


A Naked Shoulder To Cry On occurs when one grief-stricken character [[Coitus Ensues|ends up having sex in the aftermath]] of something really sad, like the death of a loved one, or witnessing something very traumatic.
[[A Naked Shoulder to Cry On]] occurs when one grief-stricken character [[Coitus Ensues|ends up having sex in the aftermath]] of something really sad, like the death of a loved one, or witnessing something very traumatic.


Usually, the sex is not between two people in a relationship and it seems that, if not for the tragedy, the two characters concerned might have never pounded the Sealy together. Can sometimes be used as an excuse to finally resolve [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]].
Usually, the sex is not between two people in a relationship and it seems that, if not for the tragedy, the two characters concerned might have never pounded the Sealy together. Can sometimes be used as an excuse to finally resolve [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]].
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Often, these one-shot encounters [[But I Can't Be Pregnant|bear fruit]]. This is [[Law of Inverse Fertility|especially likely]] if the non-grieving partner is a woman [[The Baby Trap|exploiting the situation to start a relationship with the griever]] (see above).
Often, these one-shot encounters [[But I Can't Be Pregnant|bear fruit]]. This is [[Law of Inverse Fertility|especially likely]] if the non-grieving partner is a woman [[The Baby Trap|exploiting the situation to start a relationship with the griever]] (see above).


A Naked Shoulder to Cry On is a type of [[Coitus Ensues]] and is a subtrope of [[Coming and Going]].
[[A Naked Shoulder to Cry On]] is a type of [[Coitus Ensues]] and is a subtrope of [[Coming and Going]].


{{noreallife|this ain't a gossip column, folks.}}
{{noreallife|this ain't a gossip column, folks.}}


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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Griffith of ''[[Berserk]]'' does this with Princess Charlotte in the immediate aftermath of {{spoiler|Guts leaving the Hawks}}. {{spoiler|[[Cold-Blooded Torture|It ends badly]]. [[It Got Worse|VERY badly]]}}.
* Griffith of ''[[Berserk]]'' does this with Princess Charlotte in the immediate aftermath of {{spoiler|Guts leaving the Hawks}}. {{spoiler|[[Cold-Blooded Torture|It ends badly]]. [[It Got Worse|VERY badly]]}}.