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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 ''[[
* 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
** 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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* [[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]][[
* 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 [[
* In ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'', [[
{{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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* 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]]''.
== Fan Works ==
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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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* 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 [[
* 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 [[
* 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.
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