I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Difference between revisions

* 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]]).

** 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]].

One night will remind you

How we touched and went our separate ways

Though we touched and went our separate ways }}

* "Just To See You Smile" by [[Tim McGraw]] has this trope.

** 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]]''.

** 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 ''[[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.

* 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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