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{{quote|'''Marge:''' It's about time Mr. Burns found a woman. I can't stand to see a man single.
'''Lisa:''' Some people enjoy being alone, Mom.
'''Marge:''' No, everyone should be paired up.|''[[The Simpsons]]'', "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"}}
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== General ==
* This is more or less described in [http://www.thalia.org/truelove.html The True Love List], [[The Universal Genre Savvy Guide/Just for Fun|the Love Interest's counterpart]] to the [[Evil Overlord List]]. Rule #32 as follows:
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** Oddly enough in the musical version the assistant has a crush on him for the entirety of the play.
** Shown absolutely no interest in each other? It's pretty clear that Mike and Liz are in a relationship in ''The Philadelphia Story''.
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'''Mike:''' None. ''(looks at Liz, scrambles to recompose)'' I mean--us--
'''Tracey:''' How sweet. }}
* Done for laughs at the end of ''[[Baseketball]]''. Coop ends up with his love interest Jenna, and Squeak embraces the possible transsexual he has been sharing looks with. Remer on the other hand looks despondent until he meets gazes with Yvette, a character he has had no interaction with throughout the movie. They immediately begin making out.
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* In Kander and Ebb's Musical, ''[[Curtains]]'', after Bobby finds his love, Georgia, is back with her ex-husband, he starts a romance with Bambi, the last single female role.
* Even [[William Shakespeare]] got into the act on occasion. In ''[[As You Like It]]'', after Orlando's brother Oliver does a [[Heel Face Turn]] when Orlando saves his life, he hooks up with Rosalind's cousin and best friend Celia.
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** Also, to a lesser extent, in ''[[Measure for Measure]]''. {{spoiler|Vincentio}} and Isabella are paired off together, though Isabella had intentions of becoming a nun and he's obviously way too old for her. There is also Lucio, and Random Prostitute A, but [[Your Mileage May Vary]] about this one...
* Subverted in Sheridan's ''[[The Rivals]]'', in which all the major characters but two are already paired by the end as part of the story. This leads another character to suggest that spares Sir Lucius O'Trigger and Mrs. Malaprop pair up, but Sir Lucius responds with disdain.
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