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{{quote|Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.|'''H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'''}}
|'''H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'''}}
 
A character decides that he or she would do all they can to see the person they like be happy rather than doing their best to end up with that person. Thus, the character acts against his or her own interests, often [[Shipper on Deck|supporting relationships between their beloved and another person]]. Intended to show the person as noble and selfless but can fall flat [[Informed Attribute|if the plot hasn't shown them to be a couple yet.]]
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Contrast [[Murder the Hypotenuse]], [[Green-Eyed Monster]], and [[Love Makes You Evil]]. Compare/contrast [[Duty First, Love Second]]. Diametric opposite to [[If I Can't Have You]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* '''NOTE:''' This happens a lot in anime and manga. It may be easier to list examples that subvert, avert, or invert this trope, or are otherwise exceptions.
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* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Renji Abarai]] from ''[[Bleach]]'' on many occasions gives up chances to be with Rukia despite practically living and dying for her, wanting for her to survive and be happy. Ichigo has a moment like this as well. At the end of her rescue arc, Rukia decides to remain in Soul Society to speed her recovery process, rather then return to the real world with Ichigo and co. It is obvious that Ichigo expected her to come back with him, despite the fact that all of her family and friends are in Soul Society and she is no longer under arrest.
** Also [[Your Mileage May Vary|arguably]] Ishida's feelings for Orihime.
* The fourth episode of ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Haré+Guu|Haré+ Guu]]'' Marie attempts to do this for Haré and Guu (complete with a "schoolgirl walking through the autumn leaves" scene). Of course, that's not what Haré was trying to tell her at all. Naturally, when he tries explaining this, she assumes he's just trying not to hurt her feelings, and goes into [[Love Bubbles]] and sparkles mode.
* A really tragic case of both halves of a separated couple failing to reunite because they think the other would be happier without them forms the central conflict of the second half of ''[[Nana]]''.
* In the manga ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'', Tatsumi's alter-ego, Butler, tries to force the love of his life, Luka (Tsuzuki's alter-ego), into marriage with the rich His Lordship (despite the fact that she does not love His Lordship) so that she might be financially secure.
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* In ''[[Kaleido Star]]'', ex-magician/now businessman Kalos Eido has been in love with his right-hand and companion Sarah Dupont for years, but since Sarah ditched her singing career to work with him, he feels horribly guilty and [[Cannot Spit It Out|doesn't dare to ask her out]].
* Much of the drama in the second season of ''[[Da Capo]]'' arises from one character refusing to accept this concept. It only makes the shipping wars worse.
* In ''[[Blood Plus+]]'', use of this trope could be attributed to several characters, the most notable being Mao and Haji. After Mao finds out that her boyfriend has fallen for another woman, she spends the next episode making sure they get to spend some Quality Time together. Haji, meanwhile, spends the vast majority of the series doing whatever it is that will make Saya happy, and does his best to stay by the wayside (however, he also somewhat subverts the trope in later episodes, when Saya is nearly whisked off {{spoiler|by the infatuated Solomon}}, and Haji makes it clear that he is Not Pleased).
** Hilariously enough, once {{spoiler|Saya makes it clear that she returns Haji's unspoken feelings, ''Solomon'' invokes this trope, and decides that even though they'll never be together romantically, he'll still do his damnedest to protect her so she can get the chance to be happy with Haji.}} Not so hilariously, {{spoiler|this gets him killed by his former comrades, with Saya being none the wiser.}}
* ''[[Victorian Romance Emma]]'' has Eleanor and Hans fitting into this category.
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** Even more touching is how Jiraiya also did, if not similar, the exact same thing. After Tsunade lost both her little brother and her lover, Jiraiya never took that chance to get a [[Relationship Upgrade]] even after Dan was out of the way. Choosing to just stay on a friendship basis with Tsunade and support her in any way he can besides being lovers, fearing that becoming attached to her would just break Tsunade's heart again if she lost him. And {{spoiler|she did}} which just makes you want to use up nearly every tissues you have in your house when you realize everything in hindsight.
** In an extremely roundabout way this turns out to be {{spoiler|Itachi}}'s plan all along. They're not lovers but it fits otherwise.
 
** It's unclear whether Sakura truly loves Naruto or not,as she wanted to release Naruto from his promise of a lifetime, but when a nameless ninja gives her a love letter, she immediately thinks of Sasuke and replies she already is in love with someone else. Though it is possible she hasn't realized her feelings or they are simply just nonexistent.
*** I Want My Beloved to Be Happy [[Failure Is the Only Option|is the only option]].
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* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' in regards to the [[Love Triangle]] between [[One-Scene Wonder|Ruka]], [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Juri]], and [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Shiori]]. Whereas Juri is struggling with her unrequited love for Shiori, Shiori believes Juri is making fun of her and only associates with her out of pity, leading to extreme bitterness, making Juri believe that her cold demeanor and fencing skills are unlikable assets. When Ruka arrives after [[Ill Girl|recovering from illness]], {{spoiler|he dates Shiori for a short spell, sleeps with her, and uses her for a duel against Utena. It turns out that he used his duel to humiliate Shiori and call her out on her behavior, and then he breaks up with her in front of the entire school. In the end, Ruka seemed like a [[Manipulative Bastard|prick]] like most of the male cast initially, but he pulled out these stunts to free Juri from her destructive relationship with Shiori.}}
** {{spoiler|'''However''', he also completely destroyed the emotionally-fragile Shiori (after having very likely taken her virginity, which surely wasn't necessary for his plans) and arguably crossed the line when he ''sexually assaulted'' Juri. Good intentions or not, he could have made her hate him ''without'' pinning her up against the wall, stealing a kiss, and possibly groping her in a very uncomfortable and squicky scene.}}
* During the ending chapters of the manga version of ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' {{spoiler|[[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Yasuna]] says she only wishes for [[Gender Bender|Hazumu]] to be happy, and thus she does not mind if Hazumu chose [[Tsundere|Tom]][[:Category:Yandere|ari]] instead of her. That she ends this dialogue in tears might undermine her words, however. }}
* In ''[[Girl Friends]]'' this may be the reason why Akko and Mari have trouble facing up to their true feelings for each other.
* In the ''[[Gungrave]]'' anime Brandon Heat left his sweetheart Maria so she and Big Daddy can be together. Some subversion occurred because he never thought that Big Daddy could ever hurt her.
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** He tries to do the same exact thing later on in the arc. When they're all out of danger, he tells Shinnosuke to take good care of Akane and attempts to leave them together once more. Considering he's the [[Crazy Jealous Guy]] type, this is actually rather significant.
* In the ''[[Asatte no Houkou]]'' manga, Amino starts off as a [[Stalker with a Crush]], but ends up being this.
* Yuzu Yamamoto in ''[[Bitter Virgin]]'' liked the main lead Daisuke Suwa. She was quick to notice that Daisuke was developing feelings for Hinako Aikawa, and after some wrestling with the issue decided to support Hinako. Up until {{spoiler|she inadvertently learned Hinako had given birth to a child}} and ends up blurting this out to Daisuke. Unknown to her, Daisuke was fully aware of this already and it only cements her status as [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]. Also, resident [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] Kazuki also has a moment of this when she comes to the same realization as Yuzu. Though in her case she's only stepping aside temporarily as everyone is certain the relationship will ultimately fail.
* In ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'', [[:Category:Yandere|Yuno]], ''of all people'', does this in later chapters. {{spoiler|She has near-death experiences in chapters 22 and 23, and both times she was ready to die in order to save Yukiteru from the 4th--either from blowing herself and the 4th up with a grenade or taking a missed shot from Yukiteru while being held as a human shield by the 4th. Later, when Yukiteru's parents die and he swears to kill the rest of the diary holders (and explicitly mentions killing her) so he can [[A God Am I|become a god]] and bring back his parents, Yuno, with a smile on her face, responds:}}
{{quote|'''Yuno:''' {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|"I'll die for you whenever you want, Yukki."]]}}}}
* ''[[School Rumble]]'' mixes this trope liberally with [[All Love Is Unrequited]], especially after [[Cerebus Syndrome]] kicks in:
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* For Shi Ryuuki in ''[[Saiunkoku Monogatari]]'', wanting his beloved to be happy means bootstrapping his country's progress toward gender equality ahead about a century, making it possible for women to serve as government officials so that Shuurei can fulfill her lifelong dream of doing just that. Conveniently, this also turns out pretty well for Saiunkoku as a whole.
* In ''[[Junjou Romantica]]'', Usagi trips over this trope when Misaki's brother (who doesn't know Usagi and Misaki are lovers) persuades him that Misaki would be happier living with him and his wife, since Misaki's never really known what a proper family is supposed to be like. Because Misaki [[Cannot Spit It Out|has never been able to just ask for what he wants]], he goes along with this, even though it's making him miserable (though Usagi figures it out in one of the series' [[Tear Jerker|most touching scenes]]).
* A very strange example happens in the anime version of ''[[To Love LOVE-Ru|To Love-Ru]]''. A cat/wolf-like alien wants to take Saruyama back to her planet as a 'souvenir', seemingly having affection for him after he helps her give birth. In the end however, she goes back alone, wanting Saruyama to be happy.
** When Lala finds out that Haruna also has a secret crush on Rito, she decides that Haruna and Rito need to be together so they will both be happy. Although that doesn't mean Lala has changed her plans for ''her'' and Rito to also be together.
** When Lala approaches during Rito's accidental confession to the rest of the gang (intended for Haruna alone), she's overjoyed at his (apparent) acceptance of the [[Tenchi Solution]].
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* In the seinen [[My Balls]], {{spoiler|Minayo has finally encountered someone}} who doesn't get freaked-out by her drunk {{spoiler|nymphomaniac}} side, however he's fallen in love with {{spoiler|Elyse}} at this point. For a comedy/ecchi/romance manga it's kind-of a Tearjerker to see {{spoiler|Minayo comes to work with her hair cut and Elyse arrives and admits she accepts Kouta's feelings in a stealthy love declaration. Kouta}} was after all the first person to accept this side of her.
* Volume 3 of ''[[Poor Poor Lips]]'' has Ren learning about the cause of Nako's debt and deciding to do something about it {{spoiler|at the cause of her own chance to live a happy life with Nako}}. She tells Nako {{spoiler|through her goodbye letter}} to take this opportunity to make all of her dreams come true. {{spoiler|However, what Nako really wanted in the end.... was Ren}}.
* In ''[[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof Zero]]'' Louise tries to do this {{spoiler|when she finds Saito kissing Princess Henrietta after she confessed her love for him and thought he felt the same way}}, it turns out she was mistaken and he deeply regrets his actions {{spoiler|going as far as saying that without Louise by his side his existence is pointless}}; so they get back together.
** Also pretty much every girl that was in love with Saito does this in the final episode of the anime {{spoiler|except Louise who's his bride}}.
* Elizabeth from ''[[Black Butler]]'' to the point where's she is willing to {{spoiler|give her own life away and drown}} just to see Ciel smile again.
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== Comic Books ==
 
* Zhantee in ''[[Elf Quest]]'' is hopelessly in love with Leetah even though she already has a lifemate, Cutter. When Zhantee develops the power to generate a protective shield he uses it on a number of occasions to save Leetah from attacks. The irony here is that the elves have open marriages and both Leetah and Cutter would have been happy to allow Zhantee into their relationship. Zhantee was just too shy to ask. {{spoiler|Zhantee later dies in Cutter's arms during a human-elf conflict, and as he dies he shows Cutter a vision of the child that he and Leetah could have had.}}
* David Qin in ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'' realizes that Katchoo loves Francine more than she could ever love him, and retreats to Japan. {{spoiler|When Tambi tries to confront David concerning why he hasn't gotten Katchoo pregnant (in order to produce a family heir), he proposes that Tambi could carry this heir, on the condition that she leave Katchoo alone with Francine.}}
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* Lemont's aiming for this in regards to Susan in ''[[Candorville]]''. Of course, he's completely unaware that Susan's attempting an [[Operation: Jealousy]].
* In the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Books]] Mystique's relationship to her son Nightcrawler and her adoptive daughter Rogue is often coloured by the non-romantic version of this trope. This is especially obvious in the case of Rogue, with whom she had a by all accounts happy family life. At first Mystique thought that Professor X had brainwashed Rogue into joining the X-Men, but once she found out in UXM #178 that this was what Rogue actually wanted, she came to accept her decision and never once tried to make her reverse it. In UXM #185 story Mystique seriously considers allowing Rogue to be shot be Forge's Neutralizer to strip her of her powers, which would enable her to touch people, lead a normal life, and, not least, to return to live with her adoptive parents. However in the end Mystique decides against this because this would have happened without Rogue's consent. And so she manipulates events so that Storm, not Rogue, is hit by the Neutralizer (Mystique is after all a villainess).
* Pictured above, Kitty Pryde and Caliban, one of the Morlocks, also from ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''. Short version: In one early encounter with the X-Men when most of the team was taken prisoner, Caliban fell in love with her, and she promised to stay with him forever if she helped them escape. He agreed, and they escaped, but she didn't keep her end of the bargain. Later, Calisto (the former leader of the Morlocks before Storm wrested that title away from her in ritual combat the first time) found out about the broken promise, and ordered Kitty kidnapped to make her own up to it. Eventually, Kitty decided she was bound to do as she promised and agreed to marry him, but he realized by then that she didn't love him, telling her he wouldn't hold her to that. They became close friends soon after. On a related note, Kitty was using the alias "Ariel" at the time, making this an unsubtle [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Tempest]]''.
 
== FanficFan Works ==
 
* {{spoiler|Micah to Shane}} in ''[[Dalton]]''.
== Fanfic ==
* {{spoiler|Micah to Shane}} in [[Dalton]].
 
 
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** [[Tear Jerker]] / [[Fridge Horror]]: Weebo treats her beloved better than he treats his own.
* Aggravating example in ''[[Bollywood|Jab We Met]]'' when Aditya tries to reunited Geet and Anshuman. Subverted because {{spoiler|Geet is in love with Aditya at this point, and lets him know it. They then get married and presumably live happily ever after.}}
* [[The Lord of the Rings|Aragorn]] encourages Arwen to go to the Undying Lands, claiming that they can't be together because he is mortal and she an elf and eventually, they will part in death. Keep in mind that humans and elves have a different afterlife. Even in death, they will not be together. But {{spoiler|in the end, Arwen chose to live as a mortal, meaning that when she dies, she will go to the human afterlife.}}
* Brotherly version: In ''[[Brother Bear]] 2'', Koda asks the spirits to turn Kenai back into a human, so he can {{spoiler|be with Nita, [[Interspecies Romance|who is human]]}}.
* Used in ''[[Prime]]''. While there's no "other person," Rafi breaks up with Dave, despite his desire to have a baby with her, knowing full well that it's not the right choice for him (he's only 23, much younger than she). Ironically, his willingness to take a step that he KNOWS he's not ready for (he loves her so much he's willing to make that sacrifice) makes her love him even more, but because she loves him so much, she doesn't want to tie him down like that and knows he'll eventually regret the decision.
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** In the second book, Clayton pulls this as well before he dies, having found out long ago who Tarzan is and why he denied it; his guilt over concealing it from Jane is what causes him to postpone their wedding.
* In ''The Iron Hand of Mars'' [[Marcus Didius Falco]] discovers that his patrician [[Love Interest]] Helena Justina is being courted by the Emperor's son Titus. Falco knows that she doesn't love Titus, but out of a belated sense of patriotism—and feeling that he can't stand in the way of her getting such a tremendous social advancement—urges Helena to accept. Helena calmly responds that she's already turned Titus down.
* In one of the sidestories of the ''[[Shared Universe1632]] that is the '' [[1632Shared Universe]]'' series side stories, Franz, a downtimer (from the 17th Century), tries to refuse a confession of love from Marla, an unptimeruptimer (from the future20th), even though he loves her back, on the grounds that his left hand is crippled. A minor injury by uptime sensibilities, but a major dealbreaker by 17th Century standards; especially for a former musician.
{{quote|'''Franz (thurstingthrusting his crippled hand at her face) :''' Because of this! Because I am crippled! I cannot hope for you or anyone to marry me. Your family would not allow it. I cannot support you. I cannot provide for a family, when all I can do is translate for one person here today, another person there on Thursday, or write two letters for someone next Monday. I cannot give you what you deserve, a husband sound in mind ''and body''. I cannot protect you from the ridicule that people will heap on you for marrying a cripple! I love you more than my life, Marla, and because of that I cannot do this!}}
* One of [[Alexander Pushkin]]'s most famous love poems ends with lines meaning "I loved you as sincerely and tenderly as I wish you would be loved by another man".
* Slote in The Winds of War. Later he ends up dying bravely and conveniently in battle. [[Death of the Hypotenuse|Of course he does.]]
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{{quote|Nicci: "It is because I love him that I could never betray his heart."}}
* ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'': [[Ho Yay|Basil to Dorian]].
* In the short story "Antinomy" by [[Spider Robinson]], Tom Higgins has spent decades trying to revive his lover Virginia Harding after she fell into a coma. When Virginia does eventually wake up, [[Amnesiac Lover|she initially doesn't remember him]]. Even worse, she develops an interest in his friend and younger co-worker Bill [[Mc Laughin]]—anMcLaughin—an interest that is reciprocated. Tom eventually has an epiphany after he is unable to tell a good joke—one of the things Virginia always loved about him was his sense of humor. His monomaniacal obsession with her over the years has made him someone far less than the man she once loved. When Virginia starts to recover her memories, Tom pretends not to know her so she can start a relationship with Bill, who is everything Tom was and more.
* In [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]]'s ''Hot Water'', when Packy recovers from [[Oblivious to Love]], he realizes it is his duty to help the woman he loves and her fiance.
** Wodehouse used this trope quite a bit. In ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Thank You, Jeeves]]'', Bertie and Pauline are being forced into marriage; Bertie appeals to her love interest Chuffy to help him, but Chuffy refuses, since circumstances have convinced him that Pauline loves Bertie instead. He even gives Bertie a speech about doing the right thing and not breaking Pauline's heart.
* In ''[[The Hunger Games (novel)|Catching Fire]]'', Peeta is afraid that Katniss will sacrifice her life to save his; he shows her a picture of her family and Gale, telling her that she has something to live for. The implication is that he assumes she'll eventually marry Gale if she survives.
* In the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' novel ''The Sign of Four'', Watson, ever the [[Nice Guy]], works hard to help Mary Morstan gain the fortune that is rightfully hers, even though he knows that having so much money will [[Uptown Girl|put her even more out of his league]] and prevent him from telling her how he really feels.
* Kerovan in ''[[Witch World|The Crystal Gryphon]]'' told Joisan he wasn't a "fit mate for any human woman"<ref>He's got [[Mark of the Beast|cloven hooves]] because his mother tried to make him the Witch World equivalent of [[The Omen|Damien Thorne]] (and she '''failed''').</ref> and tried to go off on a suicide mission once he'd got her to a safe haven. As she'd warned him, she [[Plucky Girl|tracked him down]], because she wanted them '''both''' to be happy.
 
 
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* ''[[iCarly]]'': Freddie for Carly in ''iSaved Your Life''. Quite an unusual example, because {{spoiler|Freddie himself pulls out of the relationship in order to make sure Carly would be happy, instead of potentially taking advantage of a situation where she might not really like him but just thinks she does.}}
* An interesting subversion occurs on ''[[In Plain Sight]]'' with one of the witness couples. They were a very unhappy but very devout Catholic couple when they see a priest murdered. Because of their faith they cannot get divorced, even though it is quite obvious they hate each other at this point. {{spoiler|1=To make a long story short she has found someone else that she likes and they both know this, but she wouldn't dare cheat. He ends up faking his death so that she can move on. She is not his beloved, but she is his wife and he admires her very much, and in order for her to be happy she can't be tied to him. So he fakes his own death and gets WitSec to help him get relocated again. At the end the man she really loves is comforting her as he sneaks out the back.}}
* On ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', Sam Anders does this, but Kara ultimately sticks with him.
** In "Rapture" Lee orders Dualla to undertake a risky rescue of Kara Thrace. Dualla knows perfectly well what motivates this order and is not happy about it, but obeys her husband and superior officer anyway.
* Patrick from ''[[Coupling]]'' almost does this to Sally: "You need Mr. Amazing, Mr. Incredibly-Superbly-Fantastic-Ness. In your heart, I'm sure you know I'm right." Subverted because {{spoiler|he was talking about himself}}.
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One night will remind you
How we touched and went our separate ways
[[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...|If he ever hurts you]]
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
Though we touched and went our separate ways }}
* "Just To See You Smile" by [[Tim McGraw]] has this trope.
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{{quote|Nevermind I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you two }}
* [[Celine Dion]]'s "I Love You, Goodbye."
{{Quote|Oh, I don't want to leave you
Baby, it tears me up inside
But I'll never be the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye
Baby, its never gonna work out
I love you, goodbye}}
 
== Mythology and Religion ==
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** Also deconstructed: This is basically Shirou's default state towards anyone. To clarify, unlike normal people who can somewhat create their own happiness, Shirou, thanks to his lack of any concept or sense of self, always places the need of others before his own and is completely unable to create his own happiness and has to live through others.
* Nayuki in ''[[Kanon]]''.
* Shima-kun from ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', who wishes for Misae to find her happiness, since he's worried about her.
** The Kyou route revolves around deconstructing this trope, showing just how awkward and painful it would be in reality.
* In almost all endings to ''[[Frozen Essence]]'', {{spoiler|Zareh}} helps Mina be with her chosen love interest and bids her farewell in spite of {{spoiler|having been in love with Mina for a thousand years and being the one who unsealed her from her prison in the first place}}. This is the most prominent in Rune's path where {{spoiler|he tells Mina that she will never be happy if she doesn't see Rune again, risks being captured and exposed to let Mina reunite with Rune, and tells Mina in the Light End to let go of him and focus on her future with Rune instead}}. What really makes this sad is that Mina doesn't even realize the full significance of this because {{spoiler|she's lost all her memories of her past - and by extension, Zareh - so she doesn't even know who this person comforting her in her dreams is}}. However, this is brutally subverted in {{spoiler|Zareh}}'s own Dark End where he [[:Category:Yandere|snaps]] after being rejected by Mina and keeps her captive to prevent her from leaving him.
* In ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'', this is the reason why {{spoiler|Misha helps Hisao get together with Shizune in the latter's route. The big twist here is that her beloved is not Hisao but [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Shizune]]. Eventually however, especially after the first time Hisao and Shizune have sex. He feelings start to come to the surface and put a strain on ''everyone's'' realtionships with each other.}}
* [[Blue and Orange Morality|Rather surprisingly]], {{spoiler|Saya}} in ''[[Saya no Uta]]'' displays this at one point: {{spoiler|she reveals to Fuminori that she has the ability to restore his distorted senses back to normal and offers to do so for him. If Fuminori says that he wants it, she willingly does it even though she's visibly saddened by how this will effectively force her to separate from the one human who she could truly connect to forever because his normal human senses wouldn't be able to bear the sight of her true [[Eldritch Abomination]] form.}}
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** And Gabby proceeds to go through it again , when she endures Jacinda's [[Anything That Moves]] attitude, before finally getting fed up with being taken for granted and breaking things off herself.
* Occurs fairly early on in ''[[Questionable Content]]'': [[The Reveal|Faye finally explains to Marten]] why she's been putting out such drastically mixed signals towards his romantic overtures and why she can't have a relationship with ''anyone'' right then, especially the kind Marten wants. She agrees to seek help for her issues, but only on the condition that Marten doesn't try to wait for her.
* Torg has had a crush on Zoe for most of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', but he never tells her how he feels, and at one point even resolves never to speak to her again, because he's worried that Oasis (a [[:Category:Yandere|crazy jealous]], immortal assassin) will kill Zoe for getting between her and Torg. Currently, Torg is actively searching for a way to permanently stop Oasis, in part so that he and Zoe can finally be together.
* In ''[[1/0]]'' {{spoiler|Ghanny}} helps Terra {{spoiler|break her self-imposed fourth wall and come out of the closet to confess her love for Zadok}} as talked about [http://www.undefined.net/1/0/?strip=685 here]
* ''[[Sabrina Online]]'': Zig Zag isn't so much in love with the title character as she's infatuated with her. And she knows it. There's also the fact that Sabrina is straight, a tad prudish, and is rather [[Squick]]ed by Zig Zag's [[Anything That Moves]] attitude. Zig would settle for getting Sabrina to come out her shell and enjoy life.
* In ''[[General Protection Fault]]'', {{spoiler|Nega-Ki}} is shown developing some feelings for Nick, having been repulsed by Nega-Nick's cruelty, and after {{spoiler|charging him to distract him and [[Redemption Equals Death|getting mortally wounded]] in the process}}, tells her counterpart to love him and promise her they will be happy together. Trudy also has this mindset for Nick, combined with being [[The Atoner]], in the To Thine Own Self arc.
* In ''[[Order of the Stick]],'' [[Half-Human Hybrid|Therkla]] confesses her love for [[Spoony Bard|Elan]], who's already dating [[Chaotic Good|Haley]], though she's been missing for months and may well be dead. Therkla says that if Elan will be with her now, she'll willingly step aside if Haley ever comes back into the picture. [[First Girl Wins|Elan still declines]], however.
* Happens twice in [[Something *Positive]] - Davan lets Branwen leave to go to Canada, even though they are very much in love, because he knows that she really wants the journalism job she was offered. [[Pee Jee]] actively helps Jhim go to D.C., lending him $1,000, despite the fact that it's tearing her up to watch him go. In the second case, however, [[Incompatible Orientation|Jhim is gay]], and [[Unrequited Love|oblivious to PeeJee's feelings]].
* It happens often in ''[[Sonichu]]'' where Chris-Chan and some other characters say that.
* In [[Nerf Now]], Heavy Weapons Guy and Heavy Weapons Girl compete for the Medic's attention during a battle. Then they are shot at by a soldier, and Medic uses the medigun on HWGirl first, basically choosing her over HWGuy. During the celebrations after the battle, HWGuy spies on them...and his only reponse to seeing them kiss is a small smile before he leaves so as not to come between them.
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** A variant happens in the ''[[Teen Titans Go!|Teen Titans Go]]'' comics continuing the series, when Terra's brother shows up looking for her. Beast Boy tells him about the Schoolgirl and he goes to look at her from afar, {{spoiler|recognizing her as Terra,}} he is amazed that she looks happier now than she ever did in her life. He leaves without speaking to her, but she notices him out of the corner of her eye and seems happy to see him.
** Also with Raven towards Robin. It is revealed that Raven had feelings for Robin. But after seeing how happy Robin is with Starfire she is glad that he is with someone that makes him happy.
* AndrAIa in ''[[Re BootReBoot]]'' couldn't leave her game world with the boy she fell for (that would be Enzo, in case you can't tell), so she created a copy of herself and hid her on him in icon form, making this a rare example of a character conceding their beloved to ''their self''.
** Hexadecimal does this too in season 4. She is the only one that can stop Daemon's infection from destoying the entire Net, but only goes through with it because destroying the Net means destroying Bob. She even tells Dot to take care of Bob right before performing her [[Heroic Sacrifice]].
* [[Dogged Nice Guy|Cody]] on ''[[Total Drama Island]].'' He liked Gwen, but was a bit oblivious to the fact that Gwen was clearly the [[Official Couple]] with his friend Trent. Once he figured it out, though, he decided to help set them up together.
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