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* {{spoiler|Alec Lightwood}} from [[Mortal Instruments|The Mortal Instruments]] is a rather... odd example. Despite the fact that he and {{spoiler|Magnus}} were dating, he is caught completely by surprise by {{spoiler|Magnus's [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] in ''City of Glass''}}. In his defense, {{spoiler|he was still hung up on [[Incompatible Orientation|Jace]], and his relationship with Magnus was just supposed to be a casual thing. He gets over both Jace and his obliviousness by the end of the third book, though.}}
* Mutual obliviousness in ''[[Discworld/Mort|Mort]]''. Mort himself spends most of the book under the impression he's in love with Princess Keli, what with the [[Rescue Romance]] and everything. He's wrong. Ysabell spends most of it under the impression she wouldn't marry Mort if he was the last man on the Disc. She's wrong as well.
* In Elizabeth Peters' [[Amelia Peabody]] mysteries, Amelia spends a whole book completely oblivious to the fact that the 'master criminal' she is tracking down is in love with her. Her husband Emerson, however, is ''not'' so clueless and gets increasingly annoyed at both the criminal and his oblivious wife. [[Hilarity Ensues
** It runs in the family, too. Their son, Ramses, spends a not inconsiderable amount of time pining after their adopted daughter, Nefret, who thinks they are [[Like Brother and Sister]] — even when she's starting to feel jealous.
* As a perpetual child, [[Peter Pan]] is literally unable to understand the concept of romantic love, and regards all female characters either with indifference or as potential mother figures. This wouldn't be much of a problem...except that ''every'' female character, be it fairy, mermaid, girl or mother, is attracted to him in some way.
* In [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]]'s ''Hot Water'', Packy sees Jane after his engagement is broken and realizes he's been in love with her all along.
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