Mysterious wife plague
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| See also: | slash, Fan Fiction, Misogyny in Fandom |
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A shorthand way of describing the dilemma encountered by slash writers dealing with male characters who are married or have female significant others in the source material. The answer to the question "What are you going to do about X [character's wife or girlfriend]?" is usually "Mysterious wife plague."
