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** [[RIN-NE]] is probably the only one that's not one of her darker world. It might be that she's tired of it, actually.

** Not between the main couple, but ''The Mermaid Saga'' has a pair of siblings who are the children of a wealthy family. The son is a complete sociopath who is only protected because of the love of his sister. He shows his gratitude by emotionally and implicitly physically attacking her, as well as poisoning her fiance so she won't leave and stop protecting him. {{spoiler|After they both "die" from eating mermaid flesh, he continues to abuse her, stealing an eye from her unrotting corpse and then cutting off the head so she'll stop "haunting" him. He also picks up the [[Nightmare Fuel|charming]] habit of dating girls that look like his sister, only to murder them.}}

* ''[[~~Zero~~ no ~~Tsukaima~~]]'' takes this to great lengths on account of the series being a [[Deconstruction]] of relationships with a [[Tsundere]] and [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]. Louise regularly abuses Saito for being a pervert or insulting her bust size or hitting any number of her other [[Berserk Button]]s. ''Saito'', on the other hand, abuses ''Louise'' both verbally and emotionally through insensitivity and frequently jumping up and down on her [[Berserk Button]]s despite knowing that said buttons exist and are a major sore point for Louise's self-esteem.

* ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'' takes this to great lengths on account of the series being a [[Deconstruction]] of relationships with a [[Tsundere]] and [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]. Louise regularly abuses Saito for being a pervert or insulting her bust size or hitting any number of her other [[Berserk Button]]s. ''Saito'', on the other hand, abuses ''Louise'' both verbally and emotionally through insensitivity and frequently jumping up and down on her [[Berserk Button]]s despite knowing that said buttons exist and are a major sore point for Louise's self-esteem.

** Disturbingly, Saito fans seem to selectively ignore major gaffs on Saito's part in favor of ragging on Louise for reacting to them with equal abuse. For example, it is frequently noted how Louise upgrades to beating Saito with a real whip in the second [[Light Novel]] rather than her usual riding crop; less often is it mentioned that this was provoked by Saito ''trying to undress Louise in her sleep''.

* Yaoi anime ''[[Kizuna]]'' plays this for laughs. The [[Clingy Jealous Girl|extremely jealous Uke]] (Ranmaru) punches his boyfriend and Seme (Kei) so that he flies across the room, yet no one thinks twice about it.