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{{quote|''Billie Jean is not my lover.<br />
''She's just a girl who<br />
''Thinks that I am the one.<br />
''But the kid is not my son.''|'''[[Michael Jackson]]''', "Billie Jean"}}
Someone in a relationship deliberately causes a pregnancy without their partner's consent, by lying about or sabotaging birth control, in order to [[And Now You Must Marry Me|bind their partner to them]] - sometimes because they're just [[Clingy Jealous Girl|clingy]] and/or desperate to get hitched, but often in the belief that [[Babies Make Everything Better]]. In accordance with the [[Law of Inverse Fertility]], attempting this even once will invariably result in pregnancy. A variation involves a woman faking a pregnancy with the intention of faking a [[Convenient Miscarriage]] after the wedding, or actually being pregnant but lying about who the father is. Can lead to a [[Shotgun Wedding]], or a [[Very Special Episode]] about abortion or adoption, but more often, [[Hilarity Ensues]] or drama ensues, depending on what sort of show it is. While it's usually made clear that this is at least a somewhat unethical thing to do, rarely is it pointed out that it's actually a form of spousal and child abuse.
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