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** Right, this is because Austen specialized in courtship plots. The whole point of a courtship plot is that it follows a couple from the beginning of the relationship to a successful conclusion, which in Austen's time meant an engagement or wedding. You can't have the couple getting together in the middle of the novel, because then the plot would end.
* ''[[War and Peace]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Pierre and Natasha getting hitched}}. The [[Distant Finale|epilogue]] shows them [[Happily Married]].
* Done surprisingly well in ''[[The Last Light of the Sun]]''. At the start of the story, Bern Thorkellson is saved by witch-in-training Anrid. He then goes off to have numerous adventures, while she stays behind and eventually becomes the head witch on her island. Neither of them ever forgets the other though, and when Bern returns home at the end of the novel, Anrid is waiting for him. She explains that he has been pardoned and is allowed to come home to the family farm, while dropping some not-so-subtle hints that she would like to go with him.
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* ''[[Friends]]'': The final episode ended along similar lines: Ross and Rachel had already been together and broken up in various capacities, but only in the series finale did they get to hook up For Real, presumably to be together happily ever after.
** And even within the finale, the [[Will They or Won't They?]] theme was dragged out to the very. Last. Moment.
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'': The very last scene of the finale has Lorelai running into Luke's arms and kissing him. A bit of a variation, as it wasn't a matter of [[Will They or Won't They?]]
* ''[[JAG]]'': After ''nine seasons'' of [[UST]], Harm and Mac get together in the ''last five minutes'' of the series finale.
* ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'': Akiko and Ryu hook up six episodes (plus a movie) before the end of the season. Akiko started with a vague interest in each of the three male leads, though definitely leaning towards Ryu, who on the other hand, didn't seem interested in a relationship at all. Despite Akiko never overtly pursuing Ryu on-screen, they show they've for some reason hooked up via a prank on Shoutarou. Sadly, they barely advance the pairing at all within the confines of the last episodes beyond a handful of superficial lines and gestures, (one being concern when she accompanies the heroes on a raid at the enemy HQ, another being a hug Ryu doesn't return in the finale, and a small moment in [[The Movie]].) but many fans rejoiced all the same. Publicity material reveals that by the time of the [[Crossover Movie]] with [[Kamen Rider OOO]] they are married.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Aveyond]]: The Darkthrop Prophecy'' has a [[Playable Epilogue]] that's just choosing and wooing a bride for male lead Edward. It's also an in-universe
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'': You can make this happen if you put off getting an A support between two characters until the final battle.
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'': Just before heading through the Mu Mass Relay in pursuit of {{spoiler|Saren}}. In [[Mass Effect 2]], during the hours leading up to the suicide mission through the Omega-4 Mass Relay. In both games, this trope applies only if you sufficiently nurtured a relationship with a romanceable character throughout the course of the game. Something about uncharted Mass Relays seems to heighten hormone levels in organic species...
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