Ladykiller in Love: Difference between revisions

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Basically, [[Lovable Sex Maniac|the]] man(whore) ''genuinely'' [[Character Development|falls in love]].

It can be played for quite a lot of ~~angst -- how~~ will the [[Handsome Lech]] convince his [[Love Interest]] that he's being genuine? Usually this trope either [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|humanizes]] or [[Badass Decay|defangs]] the character. A staple for [[Romantic Comedy]]. Nine of ten male protagonists in hispanic ''[[Soap Opera|Telenovelas]]'' follow this trope and if the main character of a [[Chick Flick]] is male you ''will'' see this in action.

It can be played for quite a lot of angst—how will the [[Handsome Lech]] convince his [[Love Interest]] that he's being genuine? Usually this trope either [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|humanizes]] or [[Badass Decay|defangs]] the character. A staple for [[Romantic Comedy]]. Nine of ten male protagonists in hispanic ''[[Soap Opera|Telenovelas]]'' follow this trope and if the main character of a [[Chick Flick]] is male you ''will'' see this in action.

Most of the time, the character gives up their perverted ways for love; however, it's becoming more common for them to maintain their flirtatiousness, if toned down for the sake of his girlfriend.

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== Comic Books ==

* Gambit and Rogue of ''[[X-Men]]'' are a little different than the ~~standard -- she~~ accepts that he has genuine feelings for her, but since her powers mean they [[Can't Have Sex Ever|can't touch each other ever]], she wishes he'd stop pursuing her and reminding her of what she can't have.

* Gambit and Rogue of ''[[X-Men]]'' are a little different than the standard—she accepts that he has genuine feelings for her, but since her powers mean they [[Can't Have Sex Ever|can't touch each other ever]], she wishes he'd stop pursuing her and reminding her of what she can't have.

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* Vico's romance arc in [[A Dance With Rogues]]. Also possibly gender-flipped with the player character.

* A possible outcome in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' for the [[Depraved Bisexual]] elf Zevran, if the PC (male or female) can get Zevran's approval meter high enough.

* Pretty much the whole deal behind [[Chivalrous Pervert|Yuushi]] [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Oshitari]]'s paths in the ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'' [[Dating Sim~~|Dating Sims~~]]. Specially in ''Gakuensai no Oujisama'', where the main girl Shizuka even gets to see him get bitchslapped by an old girlfriend.

* Pretty much the whole deal behind [[Chivalrous Pervert|Yuushi]] [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Oshitari]]'s paths in the ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'' [[Dating Sim]]s. Specially in ''Gakuensai no Oujisama'', where the main girl Shizuka even gets to see him get bitchslapped by an old girlfriend.

* Zidane Tribal, the protagonist of ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', has this as a major part of his [[Character Development]]. He starts out as a fairly open skirt chaser (at the age of [[Artistic Age|16]], no less), but then he falls for Garnet/Dagger, causing some emo-ness to ensue. Of course, in his case, it's made worse by the fact that Garnet's a princess, therefore supposedly not "reachable" for him even if he changes his ways. {{spoiler|Doesn't stop them from getting together in the end, though.}}

* Derek in ''[[RE: Alistair]]'', if you get his ending. He gets bonus points for {{spoiler|initially flirting with Merui solely to play with and emotionally string her along, only to admit [[Becoming the Mask|developing genuine feelings for her]] when she confronts him about this}}.

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== Real Life ==

* [[Real Life]] case: [[wikipedia:Warren Beatty|Warren Beatty]], aka "Warren Beauty", and his wife Annette Bening.

* Gene Simmons from [[Kiss]] had a reputation of having sex with thousands of women, but is deeply in love with his current companion Shannon Tweed. They even have a pretty stable family with a couple of kids, and finally tied the knot on October ~~1st~~, 2011.

* Gene Simmons from [[Kiss]] had a reputation of having sex with thousands of women, but is deeply in love with his current companion Shannon Tweed. They even have a pretty stable family with a couple of kids, and finally tied the knot on October 1, 2011.

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article6957268.ece This]

* [[wikipedia:Julio Iglesias|Julio Iglesias]] was known as a jet set man ever since his divorce from Filipina [[Hot Scoop]] Isabel Preysler. However, he met the model Miranda Rijnsburger in [[The Eighties]], and they've remained together (though it's only recently that they got [[Happily Married]].)