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* In ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', the title character has more moral strength and self-worth than Mr. Rochester. His feminine side comes out in the course of the relationship.
* At first sight, King Verence II and Queen Magrat in ''[[Discworld]]'' are more Feminine Boy, Feminine Girl. But when push comes to shove Magrat has [[Hidden Depths]] and can [[Beware the Nice Ones|transform]] into an [[Action Girl]]. Verence ... not so much.
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* In the ''Warhammer 40k Ravenor'' novels, Patience Kys and Carl Thonius are described this way. Hyper intelligent, scholarly dandy Thonius is frequently referred to as a pussy, frequently by Patience herself, a vicious battle telekine. This might be entirely fair, as the novel mentions that anything short of an Astartes in full battle plate is a pussy compared to Patience Kys.
* ''[[Animorphs]]'':
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* Eric and Donna from ''[[That '70s Show]]''.
** Friendship example: Fez and Donna. He and his girlfriend Big Rhonda subvert it, since she's bigger and stronger than he is but is also an awkward [[Huge Schoolgirl]].
* Wash and Zoe from ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''. He's not ''girly'', but less masculine by comparison.
* Lee "Apollo" Adama and Kara "Starbuck" Thrace from the rebooted ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' are an interesting example of how to flip a gender dynamic: it's not so much about the way they look and dress as how they behave with each other. Apollo tends to be the softer, more introspective of the two, while Starbuck is louder, brasher, and more of an alpha than he is. Despite this, no one in-universe sees them as less masculine or less feminine for it.
* J.D. and Elliot from ''[[Scrubs]]''. Elliot seems to have this in most of her relationships. Kelso once commented on she and Keith's relationship:
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* [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but a Female [[Player Character|Shepard]] and either Thane or Kaidan can come across like this, especially if Shepard is a hardass renegade. Shepard has to be the strongest human in existence, can drink anyone under the table, headbutts krogan like it's nothing, and generally is a stoic character. Thane and Kaidan meanwhile are sensitive and fairly soft-spoken, very moral, and the former waxes philosophical every so often. As a bonus, at the beginning of [[Mass Effect 2]], Shepard will be clad in the black N7 armour, whilst Kaidan is in the pink and white Phoenix armour.
* ''[[Lost Odyssey]]''. Possibly [[Action Girl|Seth]] and the husband who encouraged her to settle down and {{spoiler|have a child}}. Whether or not he was an 'Action Guy' himself, we don't find out.
* Saki and Kojirou from ''[[Danball Senki]]'' are alike in many different ways, but you can tell who's the man in the relationship by how they dress. Saki wears a bandana and a tube top that exposes her midriff, and Kojirou wears an apron. It's not hard to see why they love each other so much, though.
* The short story included in ''[[Mount & Blade]] II: Bannerlord: Digital Companion'' follows protagonist and narrator Asaios the scribe, whose writings are not shy about how (regardless of his extensive travels) he is a [[Non-Action Guy]] whose primary value is his literacy. At one point in his journey he is accompanied by Atun of the Khergit, a nomadic horsewoman that has killed two soldiers. While prideful of her tribal traditions, Atun notes she's unlikely to find a good man that has fulfilled the traditional requirement of marriage (killing an enemy) to be her husband let alone one that exceeds her two kills (and thus won't resent a wife of superior score). {{spoiler|At the end Asaios, a bit too full of himself after having come into enough money to buy a reasonable plot of land, proposes to Atun when the two run into each other again by chance. She enjoys the offer and says she'll consider it, with the story ending before the audience learns what happens.}}
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* There are several animals that exist where the females are dominant over the males, such as hyenas and spiders.
* [[Harper Lee]] and [[Truman Capote]].
* [[Zig Zagged]] with autistics. While autistic have traits stereotypically associated with their gender, it's the other way around when it comes to being frank. Girls are more likely to speak their mind & boys often are more likely not to.
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