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{{quote|''"If I do marry, I want it to be for love."''|'''Princess Jasmine''', ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''}}
Not for money, power, political alliance, social standing, compatibility, [[Hot Consort|looks]], children.... but because s/he is attracted to the person, feels a bond with the other and wants to be with him or her for as long as possible. Of course those things might end up being part of the package anyway.
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== Film ==
* The plot to ''[[Coming to America]]'' is Eddie Murphy's prince looking for love to marry.
* ''[[The Princess Bride (
* Subverted in ''[[
* Marrying for love is Jaya's and Lalita's goal in ''[[
== Literature ==
* Every [[
** The titular ''[[Emma]]'' states that she will only marry for love.
** Lizzie in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' says she won't marry anyone unless it's for love. This causes her to turn down two marriage proposals, one from a well-off pastor and one from a filthy rich gentleman. {{spoiler|She eventually marries the rich guy anyway, out of genuine love.}}
** The Dashwood sisters of ''[[Sense and Sensibility (
** Catherine Moreland of ''[[
** Anne Elliot of ''[[Persuasion]]'' realizes she can't even entertain the thought of marrying her rich cousin because she is in love with Captain Wentworth, and as far as she is concerned, whether they ever marry or not, she is forever separated from other men.
** Fanny Price of ''[[Mansfield Park]]'', in her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|first major act of independence and defiance]], refuses to marry the despicable Henry Crawford because she does not love him and knows his [[True Colors]]. Interestingly, Austen's use of this trope should [[Jossed|Joss]] the theory that [[Romantic False Lead]] Mary Crawford is the more Typical Jane Austen Heroine, as Mary falls in love with Edmund but refuses to marry him unless he's richer <ref>
* In ''Deltora Quest'', Lief states that "when the time comes, [he] will follow Adin's example and marry for love."
* In ''[[Bread Givers]]'', Sara declares that she will do this after she sees her father marry off her sisters to wealthy men who were cads and in at least one case, lied about his wealth.
* In a book from ''[[The Royal Diaries]]'', Isabella I of Castile went behind her brother's back to marry the young, handsome, kind and intelligent heir of Aragon after he stole her heart.
* In ''Cursor's Fury'' of the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', Lord Placida gives this as his reasoning for complying with the villain's ransom demands when the villain reveals he kidnapped Placida's wife. This leads him to {{spoiler|immediately get his armies into fighting ''position'', on the logic that either his wife will be freed soon by the First Lord's agents, or killed, and in either case there would be nothing holding him back from kicking the guy's arse up between his ears.}}
* Harshly deconstructed in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. Robb Stark breaks off a politically important [[Arranged Marriage]] when he falls for the [[Florence Nightingale Effect]] after he's wounded in battle. He hastily [[Why Waste a Wedding?|arranges for his uncle to marry his fiancee in his place]] in an effort to uphold the alliance, {{spoiler|but at the wedding feast he, his mother and many of his high command are murdered by their hosts, who took the snub as an excuse to change allegiance.}}
* An issue in the film and miniseries of [[The Feast Of All Saints]]. The patriarchs/matriarchs of both the wealthy white families and the Colored gentry insist on marriages/relationships based on status and wealth, not love. This leads to loveless marriages, cold and distant wives, and white men participating in placage as an escape.
* Most, of [[Georgette Heyer]]'s heroines will only marry for love. But even those who don't find a happily ever after somehow.
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Prince Arthur from ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' defies his father and breaks off an [[Arranged Marriage]] due to the importance he places of marrying for love, stating that: "I'll be a much better king for the strength and support of a woman I love."
* The [[Beauty and The Beast]] episode of [[Faerie Tale Theatre]] has Beauty telling her suitor that when she does marry it will be out of love, not need.
== Musicals ==
* In ''[[Fiddler
* The musical ''Call Me Madam'' had the song "Marrying For Love." In it the [[Silver Fox]] describes how arranged marriages have been unhappy in his aristocratic family. He won't make the same mistake they did, even if he's getting up there in years.
* In Cole Porter's [[Musical]] ''The Pirate'', Serafin tells Manuela (who has been engaged to the Mayor of her tiny Caribbean village in an arranged marriage), "In England and America, they have a different custom. There the women marry for love," to which Manuela replies, "I know. That's a very stupid custom."
* In the Cinderella movie musical ''[[
** In the unabridged version, the king and queen answer him with the song "What Has Love Got to Do With Getting Married?"
** With the song "Position and Positioning", the Edward's valet and friend John explains that all people are limited to marrying within their own social stratum, and so lack freedom to
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Persephone did this with Hades in ''[[
** Aphrodite resents not being given this option and feels trapped in her [[Arranged Marriage]] to Hephaestus.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Princess Jasmine in Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', quoted above.
** Heck, this trope is pretty much what Disney is famous for.
* Don Bluth's ''[[Thumbelina]]''.
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