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** The Hooded One, his player and unofficial "press secretary" on the fan forum, acts like this, too. As to his fangirls:
{{quote|'''Ed''': My wife didn't believe half of what used to go on, in the early bloom of popularity for the Realms... until the time I was propositioned at a con by a ''very'' beautiful lady, while standing with my wife on my arm. I gently pointed out that said attached glowering female was my wife, whereupon the ardent fan said brightly, "Oh, that's okay: the bed is plenty big enough for three." <nowiki>:</nowiki>} }}
* Zelda Fitzgerald was this for her husband, [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]. She was his muse and the inspiration for many of the heroines in his novels and short stories, and they lived the ideal [[Roaring Twenties]] lifestyle together, but she had a fragile grip on reality and eventually ended up in a mental institution.
* CheerfullCheerful young women with a sunny outlook at life are all too often mistaken for this trope by guys who only glance at them briefly.
** The other way around is not unheard of.