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To her surprise, he stood up, grimaced and raised his hand. *SLAP!* A sound loud enough to be heard over the music and chatter of all the patrons could be heard. Shocked, she stares up at him. "Ma'am, where do you get off doing whatever you please?!" As he walked off into the sea of people, she sat there dazed. Confused. As well as reflective. She thought back, and not once in her life did someone slap her. She realized now how many times she deserved it. She realized now what a true man was like.
 
It's kind of baffling phenomena. [['''The Love Slap of Epiphany]]''' can turn the most selfish, manipulative, and sleazy of characters into an instant passive-[[The Atoner|atoner]]. None the less, this is a fairly common story device, where one slap is all it takes. All their wrongs and misdoings suddenly hit them like a load of bricks. It is almost always a man on the sending end, and woman on the receiving. Expect a one-liner as one or both of the parties walk away. Also expect a [[What Have I Done]] from the receiver, and for the sender to become their new [[Love Interest]], as well as possibly their [[Obi Wan]] on their path to recovery.
 
Compare [[Armor-Piercing Slap]], where a character allows themselves to be slapped, but with no 'life-changing' affect and [[Defeat Means Friendship]], where killing each other makes you friends. A sister trope of [[The Red Sonja]], where [[Defeat Means Friendship]] means a little bit more. For other kinds of life-changing slaps, see [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]].
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