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She's often cute, [[Genki Girl|almost to the]] [[Kawaiiko|point of twee]]. She's affectionate, too. But she also has [[The Glomp|a grip like a hydraulic press]], and seems to want to be an article of clothing wrapped around the body of the guy she likes. Woe to him if he so much as [[Green-Eyed Monster|looks at another girl]] (or if another girl looks at ''him''), for she's usually armed with an [[Armor-Piercing Slap]], a [[Megaton Punch]] or a [[Hyperspace Mallet]], and she's willing to use it on him whether he invited the attention or not. She's the '''Clingy Jealous Girl''', and she can be anywhere on the spectrum from a [[Mad Love|fondly-regarded nuisance]] to a [[Stalker with a Crush|psycho stalker]].
If she's a [[Yandere]], she'll snap and try to [[Murder the Hypotenuse]] at least once. Especially [[If I Can't Have You]]. If she's a [[Tsundere]] instead, her violence towards the male lead will be a [[Running Gag]]. If she
Expect her to be the victim of ''lots'' of fan bashing for [[Die for Our Ship|getting in between The Hero and his True Love]], even if she actually loses. If she ''does'' manage to start a relationship with her object of affections, it will range anywhere from annoying gushing, [[All Take and No Give]], or even [[Love Martyr]]dom.
In [[Fan Fiction]], she is often what the [[Relationship Sue]] turns out to be in the end. Also, if a [[Mary Sue]] appears and snatches the love interest's attention away, the possible love rivals will become
Contrast her [[Spear Counterpart]], [[Crazy Jealous Guy]], who tends to be [[Played for Drama]] or even tragedy more often.
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== Literature ==
* Blanche Ingram from ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', but she doesn't have any real affection for Rochester - she's just a [[Rich Bitch]] [[Gold Digger]]. Easily gotten rid of when Rochester lets a rumor reach her saying (falsely) that he's broke.
* Ron's girlfriend Lavender Brown in ''[[
** Ginny veers towards this trope a bit in ''[[
* Snork Maiden of ''[[The Moomins]]''. Partially inverted in that she's Moomins' actual love interest and hence is justified in becoming really clingy whenever he falls in love with a block of wood (yes, this actually happens).
* Eponine of ''[[Les Misérables]]'' is notable for being about as clingy and jealous as you can get while still remaining [[The Woobie]]. While she desperately wants Marius to pay attention to her, she lacks the self-confidence and the boldness that would make her fit the trope. Obviously, {{spoiler|trying to get him and herself killed on the barricade}} is taking clinginess to an extreme level, but she had lost all hope at that point.
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== Live
* Missy from ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'', undaunted by the fact that Ned has absolutely no interest in her. Fortunately, Ned finds the perfect solution: a [[Huge Schoolgirl]] bodyguard.
* Jenny towards {{spoiler|Shane}} in the final series of ''[[The L Word]]''
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* Rose Tyler from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' demonstrated tendencies towards this trope: she reacted rather poorly when she learnt that she ''wasn't'', in fact, the Doctor's very first female companion ever. She was also visibly displeased at any indication that the Doctor might be impressed by someone other than her.
** Sarah Jane Smith reacts to Rose in much the same way that Rose reacts to her. Of course, Sarah Jane met the Fifth Doctor's companions in "The Five Doctors". She got along with them perfectly fine. So she might have been reacting to Rose in particular rather than the idea of being replaced.
** If Rose counts, then the Doctor, particularly Nine, counts as a male example. Notice his jealous treatment of Mickey, Rose's current boyfriend, and emotionally manipulative phone call at the end of "World War Three" in which he effectively seduces Rose away from her family with the promise of a really cool supernova sighting. It might be more accurate, however, to simply state that Rose and the Doctor both cared about each other to the extent where they sometimes failed to consider
*** Though, to be fair to the Doctor, he always ended up accepting whichever boy Rose was currently crushing on into the TARDIS (not always gracefully, but still). And he actively invited Mickey, after the guy proved himself more than the selfish, xenophobic coward he must have appeared to the Doctor during their first meeting. So it's more that he fears her leaving him altogether than that he's not willing to share.
** Martha Jones also displayed elements of this trope, especially when Rose Tyler's name came up. Then again, anyone might get a bit irate if the person they had feelings for wouldn't stop loudly and tactlessly talking about their ex and implying (or even outright saying on some occasions) that she was so much better than they were.
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* Sebastian from ''[[Little Britain]]'' is this for Michael, even towards Michael's own wife.
* Lily is something of this in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', although only occasionally. She can hardly control her fury whenever she talks about Ted's ex-girlfriend Karen, because she "lingered" when she walked in on Lily painting Marshall nude way back in college. She also once beat the shit out of another woman for kissing Marshall when drunk, even though the woman apologized profusely. However, showing her jealous streak is probably more related to possessiveness than insecurity, she rarely gets suspicious of Marshall himself, even encouraging him to fantasize about other women rather than be guilty about it and telling him to loosen up and enjoy himself when they go to a strip club.
== Mythology ==
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