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{{quote|''"If I do marry, I want it to be for love."''|'''Princess Jasmine''', ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''}}
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** Catherine Moreland of ''[[Northanger Abbey]]'' makes it clear she has no intention of marrying John Thorpe before he can propose; she's already falling in love with Henry Tilney.
** 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.
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== 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 ''[[The Slipper and The Rose]]'', Prince Edward objects to having to choose from an array of loathsome princesses for a political match, and wishes he could
** 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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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Persephone did this with Hades in ''[[
** Aphrodite resents not being given this option and feels trapped in her [[Arranged Marriage]] to Hephaestus.
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