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* [[Bondage Is Bad]]: Edward seems to have this mindset in the beginning, giving him some [[Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny|internal conflict]].

* [[Casual Kink]]: While most of ''[[Secretary]]'' averts this trope quite hard, it does pop up twice. In the middle of the movie, Lee is listening to a tape about coming out as a dominant or submissive, assuring the listener that BDSM is a capacity for a wider range of experience. More importantly, {{spoiler|the movie has a happy ending where Lee finally gets rid of her fiancée (whom she never wanted, he was pushed on her and she wasn't assertive enough to say no), come out as a masochist and finally demand a real relationship with Edward. Some people are pissed at her, but her father stands by her side and asserts that he's proud of her. Edward overcomes his fear and [[Property of Love|they live happily ever after]].}}

* [[Extreme Doormat]]: At the beginning of the film, Lee is such a doormat that she can't even hang up on a telemarketer. Becoming a BDSM submissive makes her more assertive.

* [[Happiness in Slavery]]