Pity Sex: Difference between revisions

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Alice is not normally attracted to Bob, but because she feels sorry for him, she sleeps with him. May or may not be played for laughs. More likely to happen if the one who takes pity is an [[Ethical Slut]]. Could lead to a [[Friends ~~With~~ Benefits]] situation. Another version of the trope plays out when a prostitute is hired out of similar motives (pity sex by proxy). The G-rated version would be the Pity Makeout.

Alice is not normally attracted to Bob, but because she feels sorry for him, she sleeps with him. May or may not be played for laughs. More likely to happen if the one who takes pity is an [[Ethical Slut]]. Could lead to a [[Friends with Benefits]] situation. Another version of the trope plays out when a prostitute is hired out of similar motives (pity sex by proxy). The G-rated version would be the Pity Makeout.

Usually establishes the one being taken pity on as something of a [[Loser Archetype|loser]], while portraying the one taking pity in a positive light (especially in the by-proxy examples). Usually tends to be a once-off event rather than an on-going relationship, so do not expect a [[Relationship Upgrade]] to take place. Can also be used to establish the sexual mores of the characters by showing pity as enough of a reason to have sex, so one of the characters could be an [[Ethical Slut]], [[Good Bad Girl]] or a [[Chivalrous Pervert]]. If this is something that is normal in a society, or not out of place, maybe the setting is a [[Free-Love Future]]. Might be prefaced by someone invoking [[You Need to Get Laid]], especially in the by proxy version of the trope.

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== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[~~Empire State (Comic Book)|~~Empire State]]'', Sara describes a date with a very unattractive man that ended with the two of them making out, partly because she felt sorry for him and partly because she didn't want him to think she was shallow.

* In ''[[Empire State]]'', Sara describes a date with a very unattractive man that ended with the two of them making out, partly because she felt sorry for him and partly because she didn't want him to think she was shallow.

{{quote| '''Sara:''' But I felt so bad for him, Jimmy. He looked so sad. I guess I just didn't want to treat him the same way every other woman does. ... Long story short, Brent calls the next day for a second date, but my guilt had been assuaged by that point so I broke it off.<br />

'''Jimmy:''' What a tease.<br />

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* Subverted in ''[[All My Children]].'' This was Krystal's excuse for sleeping with Tad- emphasis on excuse, since she did have feelings for him.

* On ''[[Reno 911]]'', Dangle threw Trudy a "pity fuck". Jonesy did the same for Dangle once, too.

* Happens on the first episode of ''[[Friends With Benefits (TV)|Friends With Benefits]]'' after Aaron gets dumped and Riley feels sorry for him.

* Happens on the first episode of ''[[Friends With Benefits (TV series)|Friends With Benefits]]'' after Aaron gets dumped and Riley feels sorry for him.

* In ''[[Soap]]'' Jody has turned Carol down multiple times due to his homosexuality. When they're on holiday together, as friends, she starts crying and as he comforts her, they end up having sex.

* ''[[Better Off Ted]]'': When Veronica was promoted to management, there was another employee with the same last name up for the same promotion, and a typo in the memo made it unclear which of them had been promoted. A few years later she meets the other employee again and finds out that his life since then had gone completely down the toilet, so she starts dating him out of guilt. {{spoiler|She finally brings herself to dump him when Ted finds another memo proving that the promotion really was meant for her.}}

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== Western Animation ==

* Lana has sex with Pam after taking pity on her in the first season finale of ''[[Archer]]''.

* Leela and Zapp on ''[[~~Futurama (Animation)|~~Futurama]]'', and there's a suggestion that he uses this [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit|intentionally]] to make women sleep with him.

* Leela and Zapp on ''[[Futurama]]'', and there's a suggestion that he uses this [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit|intentionally]] to make women sleep with him.

* In ''[[Drawn Together]]'' Xandir, who is [[Camp Gay]], "tosses a mercy-fuck" to [[Hollywood Pudgy]] Toot. He clearly didn't enjoy it.

* On ''[[~~American Dad (Animation)|~~American Dad]],'' Hayley needs a favor from her brother Steve. The price is admitting that Steve ''might'' one day get a long-time female friend to have "awkward pity sex" with him once.

* On ''[[American Dad]],'' Hayley needs a favor from her brother Steve. The price is admitting that Steve ''might'' one day get a long-time female friend to have "awkward pity sex" with him once.

== Web Comics ==

* In ''[[~~Ménage à 3 (Webcomic)|~~Ménage à 3]]'', DiDi wants to "deflower", her friend, Gary, who is a hopeless virgin. Various mishaps prevent her from doing so; later, Zii explains to her that she shouldn't do that, because Gary would associate sex with being pathetic. And because she wants Didi for herself (but of course, she didn't tell that to her).

* In ''[[Ménage à 3]]'', DiDi wants to "deflower", her friend, Gary, who is a hopeless virgin. Various mishaps prevent her from doing so; later, Zii explains to her that she shouldn't do that, because Gary would associate sex with being pathetic. And because she wants Didi for herself (but of course, she didn't tell that to her).

* [[Dork Tower]] tries to put a positive spin on this, in [http://www.dorktower.com/2011/08/30/dork-tower-tuesday-august-30-2011/ this strip] drawn immediately after the [http://www.geekmom.com/2011/08/mamas-dont-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-date-alyssa-bereznak/ Alyssa Bereznak debacle].

{{quote| Matt: Dude is gonna get more sympathy nookie from cute geek girls than '''any''' human has the right to have.<br />

Ken: He's been dealt the [[Magic ~~the~~ Gathering|Beta Black Lotus]] of canoodling, yes ... }}

Ken: He's been dealt the [[Magic: The Gathering|Beta Black Lotus]] of canoodling, yes ... }}

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== Literature ==

* Subverted (or maybe [[Zig Zagging Trope|zig-zagged]]) in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. {{spoiler|Tyrion's first sexual experience is with a woman who seems to just love him for who he is. Then it turned out that his brother Jaime hired a prostitute to play the part of Tyrion's loving girlfriend. Then it turned out that that was a lie Tywin forced Jaime to tell Tyrion -- the woman wasn't a prostitute and really did just love Tyrion for himself.}}

* Subverted (or maybe [[Zig-Zagging Trope|zig-zagged]]) in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. {{spoiler|Tyrion's first sexual experience is with a woman who seems to just love him for who he is. Then it turned out that his brother Jaime hired a prostitute to play the part of Tyrion's loving girlfriend. Then it turned out that that was a lie Tywin forced Jaime to tell Tyrion -- the woman wasn't a prostitute and really did just love Tyrion for himself.}}

* In ''[[~~Devdas (Bollywood)|~~Devdas]]'' after learning that he cannot be with Paro anymore, the titular character's friend introduces him to a [[High Class Call Girl]] named Chandramukhi, in an attempt to cheer him up.

* In ''[[Devdas]]'' after learning that he cannot be with Paro anymore, the titular character's friend introduces him to a [[High Class Call Girl]] named Chandramukhi, in an attempt to cheer him up.

== Live Action TV ==