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{{quote|''"It's not fair, Ash! I don't even like girls! Why do I have to like you?!"''
|'''Missi Fuller''' to [[Even the Girls Want Her|Ash Upton]], ''[[Misfile]]''}}
{{quote|"''He is ''very'' handsome. [...] It's weird. It is just different. It's not men. It's just '''him'''.''"
|'''Ianto Jones''' to his sister [[Even the Guys Want Him|regarding Jack Harkness]], ''[[Torchwood]]''}}
Someone is mostly heterosexual (or homosexual, or [[Asexuality|asexual]]) with ''one'' exception.
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In settings resembling [[Real Life]], this trope is only about heterosexuality and homosexuality. In fantasy and Sci Fi settings, it can also be about variables that don't exist in real life, such as a person only being attracted to elves but making an exception for one very special human.
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== Anime
* General example: In the large majority of [[Yaoi|Boys' Love]] manga, the characters seem to follow the "We're Not Gay We Just Love Each Other" school of thought, since they're usually represented as being "completely straight" until they discover their 'true love' in the form of another guy.
** Zigzagged with Ryo in ''[[FAKE]]'', the one you'd ''expect'' to fit this trope, as he starts the series ''insisting'' that he's straight, as opposed to Dee's open declarations of bisexuality. By the end, though, Ryo thinks of himself as a gay guy even though he has loved at least one girl in the past.
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* ''[[Wandering Son]]'' has a variation. Nitori can best be described as a lesbian stuck inside a [[Transsexualism|boys body]], but a girl named Chiba has had an attraction to him since elementary school. Chiba apparently has [[Single-Target Sexuality]], since though she'd prefer if Nitori was a boy she doesn't mind much if he becomes a girl. Nitori's former girlfriend Anna dated Nitori, under the impression he was a masculine boy who likes crossdressing. They eventually break up after {{spoiler|Nitori goes to school in a [[Sailor Fuku]] and wig}}, though Anna obviously still likes him {{spoiler|to the point where they get back together quickly}}.
* Used in a series of one-shots in a [[Girls Love|Yuri]] anthology called ''Mermaid Line'', when her boyfriend decides to [[Transsexualism|transition into a girl]]. Ayumi even says she never thought a girl was cute before.
* This is played straight and subverted in ''[[Boku no Futatsu no Tsubasa]]'' where two people are okay with {{spoiler|Mako-chan's hermophrodite status}} while one other says they're okay with it but when it came down to the sex they couldn't do it. {{spoiler|Kanna, one of the two who accepts Mako-chan even goes out to say that Mako's cock is the only cock she'd ever accept inside of her.}}
* Possibly some of the guys from ''[[Princess Princess]]'', who get all excited (to the point of ridiculousness) about the "princesses"... even knowing that they're really guys dressed up in cute girly outfits.
* Kanda from ''[[D.Gray-man]]''. Probably his attitude towards Alma Karma after he learns the truth about him.
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* Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Zigzag the trope a little. Despite the Trope image above, they have ''always'' been depicted as bi. Still, in regards to each other, the Trope does still apply as far as Ivy is concerned, being a [[Misanthrope Supreme]] (at least as far as adults are concerned) who only truly cares for Harley, although the two are best described as [[Friends with Benefits]].
== Fan
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* Presumably any slash fic based on two obviously hetero, in universe, characters is built on this trope.
** This is how [[Slash Fic]] ''started'', with ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans deciding that, as far as the rampantly heterosexual Captain Kirk was concerned, If It's Spock It's Okay.
* ''[[My Immortal
** Actually it's stated that almost each main character is bisexual, hence [[Averted Trope|this trope is averted]]. Although Ebony later denies that she and Willow have [[Les Yay]] because [[Comically Missing the Point|that would be "gay"]].
* In the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' fanfic ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' adult!Mikuru Asahina claims not to be into [[Shotacon]] just before kissing Kyon.
** True, though, Kyon isn't young enough for that. [[Genius Ditz]]?
** Well, it may be hinting that [[Mayfly-December Romance|the age difference between Kyon and the adult Mikuru]] is [[Older Than They Look|much]] [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|larger]] than previously believed. Time travel is tricky.
* Sirius Black, in some corners of the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' fandom, often describes himself as a "lycanthrosexual", as the only guy he's interested in is Remus.
* In the ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' fandom, this is one of the most commonly used explanations for pairing [[Handsome Lech|confirmed skirt-chaser]] Ezio Auditore da Firenze with canonically gay Leonardo da Vinci.
* The ''[[Sherlock]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6435170/1/The_Heart_In_The_Whole The Heart In The Whole]'' is made of this trope - the normally asexual Sherlock Holmes begins a sexual relationship with John Watson, but still freaks out at the idea of anyone else touching him.
* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' spin-off fic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6954805/1/Marik_Bakura_Go_To_Censored_Town Marik & Bakura Go To Censored Town]'', Marik is completely straight except with Bakura. Whether this fic counts as part of the abridged canon is unclear, though, nor is it clear [[Transparent Closet|if he's being entirely truthful in that.]]
{{quote|'''Marik''': I mean, you know that I'm only gay for you! I'm very comfortable with my gayness where you're concerned. [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|But as far as anyone else goes, totally hetero!]]}}
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{{quote|'''Ranma:''' Akane... It will be soon... I will be a man again, soon.}}
** Alternately, Ranma/Ryoga pairings often follow this trope on both sides, regardless of the form Ranma's in.
** Explored in the 1990s-vintage fic series ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090809184619/https://www.sterman.org/ Thy Outward Part]'' by Richard Lawson, which tells the story of Ranma's years in and after college after being locked permanently in his female form. The trope is utterly averted for Akane -- but eventually ''Ranma'' invokes it, with regards to med student Kentaro, who falls in love with the brooding, moody martial arts mistress.
* A lot of
* A funny subversion offered by a third, observing party: The ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' fanfiction ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/374373/Maiden-of-the-Moon Skeletons]'' by Maiden Of The Moon
* The ''[[Death Note]]'' fandom has decided, as far as the otherwise [[asexual]] Light Yagami is concerned, if it's [[Foe Yay|L]] it's okay. Overlaps often with [[Single-Target Sexuality]] for both guys.
* With a good amount of ''[[Naruto]]'' [[Slash Fic]] Naruto will be otherwise straight except when he's around Sasuke as well as Sasuke for Naruto.
* In the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' [[Slash Fic]] ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5425602/1/Kiss-and-I-Will-Surrender Kiss and I Will Surrender]]'' by "Fifi
== Film ==
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* Played for laughs at the end of ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' ("Well, nobody's perfect!"), making this trope (arguably) [[Older Than Television]].
** A similar gag ends the 1944 [[Looney Tunes]] short ''I Got Plenty of Mutton'': A wolf, having disguised himself as a sexy sheep in order to distract a ram from guarding his flock, finds himself being pursued (a la Pepe le Pew) for most of the cartoon. Finally, the wolf tears his costume off: "I'm a wolf!" The ram's leering response: "[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|So am I]]!"
* ''Lammbock'': Stefan for Mehmet Scholl, a (former)
* In ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' It's possible to see {{spoiler|Christina's romance with Maria Elena}} as an example of this, since when she's asked if she's bisexual, she doesn't say yes.
* In ''[[True Romance]]'', the main character has a monologue centered around rationalizing the idea that he would have sex with Elvis Presley if given the opportunity. It's written by [[Quentin Tarantino]], naturally.
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* [[Kara no Shoujo|Mizuhara]] admits to herself early on that she's in love with Toko, but doesn't want to mention it because neither of them are lesbians and thus the relationship has no real chance.
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* A bit of a theme in T. Campbell's comics, especially the women - Liz for Trent Reznor, [[Rip and Teri|Teri for Tatanya]], Belinda for Liz, [[Penny and Aggie|Penny for Aggie]], [[Penny and Aggie|Stan for Rich]], [[Fans|Meighan for Tim, and]] [[Fans|Rumy for Ally]]. According to [[Word of God]], none of these characters (except possibly Stan and now definitely {{spoiler|Penny}}) are bisexual, so [[No Bisexuals|there's no need to go there]].
* Used to the point of ridiculousness in the otherwise excellent ''Arcana'', where two of <s>[[Uke]]</s> Holden's <s>[[seme]]s</s> love interests, Sloane and Dominic, both claim to be straight, and his former <s>seme</s> lover, Vincent, is only gay as a [[Our Vampires Are Different|side effect of his vampirism]]. I ''wish'' I were making this up.
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* The various [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|pony]] confession blogs have received numerous confessions from otherwise straight men being gay for Braeburn or Big Macintosh, otherwise gay men being straight for the Mane Six, otherwise straight women being gay for Rainbow Dash, and otherwise lesbian women being straight for Braeburn or Big Macintosh. This is to say nothing of the asexuals who find themselves attracted only to characters from the show.
* It's not that hard to find posts that more or less read: "I'm a lesbian, except for [[Chris Colfer]]."
** Similarly, [[
* A fair number of fans of Hannah Hart from ''[[My Drunk Kitchen]]'' identify as Hartosexuals.
* HLA Hart, widely considered one of the greatest Jurists of the 20th Century, was thought to be gay - at least until he fell desperately in love with his wife, Jennifer. It is stated by some of his biographers that Jenifer was the only woman whom he harbored sexual feelings for.
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