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{{trope}}
A very common trope (in both [[Real Life]] and fiction) is the [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]] pairing. This is mostly because society's standards for female beauty are far higher than that for men, and women are often thought of as loving people on the inside, while [[All Men Are Perverts|men love women for their bodies and sexual wiles]]. Or it can be for [[Gold Digger|another very good reason]].
However, [[Double Standard|as rare as it may be]], the [[Inverted Trope|inversion]] does in fact exist. While it's nowhere near as common, sometimes a totally hot hunk will end up with a [[Gonk]] of a girl. This usually plays on previous misconceptions of men and women's stances on love. Maybe the man has some ulterior motive. Maybe the girl managed to force him into such a relationship. Or maybe, just maybe, they really are in love.
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This is not a YMMV trope; this is when the woman is clearly ugly, fat, skinny, or very visually displeasing in some way, while the man is incredibly attractive. Don't put down an example where "the guy is kind of good looking and the girl is kinda ugly, I guess".
[[Spear Counterpart]] of [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Haré+Guu Deluxe]]'' has an example going in line with [[May
* Shiro's parents in ''[[Jubei-chan]]''.
* [[Invoked]] in ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'': [http://www.pureanimegallery.com/d/42436-1/craft-lawrence-wolf-and-spice.jpg Lawrence] explains that [http://www.pureanimegallery.com/d/42468-1/horo-2.jpg Horo] (who he introduces as "my wife") is hiding her face in a cloak because she's embarrassed by her horrific burn scars. In fact, Horo is hiding her [[Unusual Ears]].
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* ''[[Glee]]'': Lauren, a fat girl (not [[Hollywood Pudgy]], she's actually pretty fat) goes out with the super-hot, super-popular jock, Puck.
* The British sitcom ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' sees plump Dawn French paired with tall, dark and brooding Richard Armitage. granted, she's the protagonist, and it was only in the season finale, but still. In Real Life, Dawn French was married to Lenny Henry. The show played a little with the issue. Her significant weight gain and eventual loss was even made part of the storyline. So this can depend on which episode you watch.
* [[Miranda]] constantly makes jokes about Miranda Hart being masculine, overweight and very, very tall. Yet she gets attention from quite a few very handsome men, especially Gary, her main [[Love Interest]]. However, it should be noted that Miranda Hart [[Self
* ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]:'' Mimi is large, unattractive, and doesn't do herself any favors with her make-up and clothes, yet, she doesn't seem to have many problems in the romance department.
* [[Days of Our Lives]] paired the [[Hospital Hottie|handsome Dr. Craig Wesley]] with his considerably overweight wife--who he absolutely ''adored'', defying many soap conventions in one fell swoop--happy marriages are rarely seen even with soaps [[Model Couple|model couples]], so for ''this'' pair to be genuinely [[Happily Married]] really stood out. It probably helped that she was more of a [[Big Beautiful Woman]] rather than outright ugly, but the casting of a plus-size actress is rarely, if ever seen on soaps, unless for the purpose of a [[Very Special Episode|social issue storyline]] instead of simply choosing the best actress for the job.
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