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[[File:Aladdin Rules Achmed Drools..png|350px|thumb|right|link=Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Above left to right; [[Jerkass]] Prince Achmed get rejected by the princess. Below left to right; A poor street rat gives bread he stole to less fortunate children and gets the princess. <ref> Source: [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)]] </ref>]]
{{quote|'''Eddie Valiant:''' Seriously, [[What Does She See in Him?|what do you see in that guy]]?
'''Jessica Rabbit:''' He makes me laugh.|''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''}}
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* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' plays this trope straight, with the [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Tsundere]] [[Action Girl]] Rosette and the [[Shrinking Violet]] [[Nice Guy]] Chrono, who also qualify as a mild example of [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]].
* ''[[One Piece]]'':
** Boa Hancock falls in love with Luffy [[Because You Were Nice to Me|Because He Was Nice To Her]]. Well, that, and him being [[I Love You Because I Can't Control You| the only man able to resist her powers]], ''and'' because he punched out a [[Aristocrats Are Evil|World Noble]], one of only two people in the world with the guts to go through with it.<ref>The other being Saint Donquixote Mjosgard, [[Token Good Teammate| who is himself a World Noble]].</ref> {{spoiler|And the World Nobles were those who actually enslaved and tortured Hancock and her sisters nearly into insanity, making her the... really troubled person she is.}}
** It is unlikely that ''any'' fictional character has tried harder to find a husband than Charlotte Lola has, having asked - at last count - 4452 men to marry her, including all of the male members of the Straw Hats, even the non-human Chopper and the undead Brook. They all said no. If [[Gonk| her appearance]] doesn't turn them away, her habit of coming on too strong will; it tends to be the first thing she asks upon meeting men. Luckily, she takes rejection in stride, and she still shows no signs of giving up.
*** Ironically, Charlotte left her mother's employ in order to escape an [[Arranged Marriage]], something Big Mom did with many of her daughters to extend her family's influence. Charlotte's attitude is, if she ''ever'' marries, it will be to someone ''she'' chooses.
*** And {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending| she ''finally'' succeeded on the 4453rd try]], with Goti (a member of Capone Bege's crew) falling in love with her, and their wedding illustated on the cover of chapter 993.}}
* ''[[Naruto]]'': While all the other girls like Sakura and Ino were drooling over "[[All Girls Want Bad Boys|bad boy]]" Sasuke, Hinata Hyuuga never even noticed him, preferring the nice, cheerful, neglected titular character, Naruto Uzumaki.
** Asuma Sarutobi is a [[Former Teen Rebel]], but by the time he got together with the local [[Team Mom]] Kurenai, he had matured into a well-loved [[Team Dad]].
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* Shiranui Hansode in ''[[Medaka Box]]'' loves Zenkichi because he is [[Nice Guy|"too sweet to stomach"]]. He is the one person she would never truly betray. [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|She's even willing to support his attempts to woo Medaka]] even though she ''hates'' Medaka.
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' has every female fall for the phantom thief Dark, with the exception of {{spoiler|Riku Harada}} who falls in love with the [[Nice Guy|sweet, good-natured Daisuke.]]
* ''Gakuen Babysitters'': The protagonist Ryuuichi Kashima is shown to be incredibly popular with girls due to his [[Nice Guy]] behavior and [[Friend to All Children|fondness for kids]]. In particular, [[Shrinking Violet|Ushimaru]] is shown to be smitten with him, and [[Tsundere|Inomata]] [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosts]] upon seeing his hard work in taking care of the kids at the academy.
* This trope is consistent regarding all the couples in ''[[Junjou Romantica]]'', be it for one or both parties.
* ''Osomatsu-san'': In "Jyushimatsu Falls in Love", [[Broken Bird|The Country Girl]] fell for [[Keet|Jyushimatsu]] because [[Must Make Her Laugh|he made her laugh]] and thus [[Rescue Romance|saved her]] from [[Driven to Suicide|committing suicide]]. {{spoiler|[[Did Not Get the Girl|They didn't end up together]], sadly, but that was more because of personal circumstances keeping them apart.}}
** Really, this applies to all the brothers: The main reason they can't get a girlfriend is because they're [[Jerkass|rude]], [[No Social Skills|socially inept]], and all around [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|terrible people]].
* Despite her dislike of muscular guys, Hibiki Sakura from ''[[How Heavy Are the Dumbells You Lift?]]'' falls in love with the bodybuilder Naruzo Machio because of his good nature.
* Despite Souma Mizuno from ''[[Fire in His Fingertips]]'' being [[A Man Is Always Eager|quite assertive when it comes to sex]], Ryo Fujihashi falls in love and eventually becomes his girlfriend because of his reliability and likes her for who she is unlike her last boyfriend who broke up with her [[Toilet Seat Divorce|just because she wanted to go to the same college as him.]] Likewise when he tried to change himself to be good enough for her, she changed him back, liking him the way he is.
== Comic Books ==
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== Fairy Tales ==
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131204113312/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/57goldenbird.html The Golden Bird]'', the prince who brings back the golden bird for his father also brings back a princess; when his brothers try to kill him and threaten her, she does not stop grieving until the prince returns alive. Similarly in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718151331/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/firebird/stories/birdgrip.html The Bird Grip]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060523212750/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/firebird/index.html Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gray Wolf]''.
** In some versions, the other brothers try to force the princess to marry one of them. She keeps them away by clawing at the eyes of whoever comes near her, but quickly recognizes the youngest brother when no one else does and welcomes him back.
* In ''[http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/392.htm The Golden Mermaid]'', the mermaid refuses to leave the body of the murdered youngest son, who actually carried out [[The Quest]], even when his older brothers threaten her.
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* In ''[[The Whole Nine Yards]]'', Jimmy "The Tulip's" wife Cynthia falls for Oz mostly because he's a really nice guy.
* In ''[[The Mask]]'', Tina falls in love with [[Nice Guy]] Stanley Ipkiss. At the end, when Stanley asks her if she really wants him to get rid of the Mask since that means she'll be stuck with just him, she promptly throws the Mask into the river herself.
* Victor and Ilsa in [[Casablanca]]. Rick counts too, [[
* ''The World's End'': [[The Chick|Sam]] proves to have outgrown her teenage [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] mentality when she chooses [[Nice Guy|Steven]] over [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Gary]].
== Literature ==
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== Music ==
* The premise of the Joan Baez song "If I Knew" which is
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* Colette and Sheena, the two female leads in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', are both in love with [[Nice Guy]] [[The Hero|Hero]] Lloyd Irving for this very reason.
* Pretty much any girl that falls for [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], considering that most of them only know him because he saves their butts from whatever evil is at hand.
* In the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, the kinder, the more affectionate, and the more attentive you are towards basically all the winnable girls of the series, the deeper they will fall in love with you. But this is especially true with the [[Broken Bird]] characters of the lot, {{spoiler|Mira Kagami}}, Kaori Yae, and {{spoiler|Hotaru Izumi}}, who have been burned by [[Love Hurts|previous painful experiences with others]] (the first being on a {{spoiler|[[Revenge of the Nerd]]}} crusade after continuous heartbreak, the second having suffered of {{spoiler|[[Et Tu, Brute?]] after [[Taking the Heat]]}}, and the third still suffering of
* All of the [[Love Interests]] for the Female Protagonist in ''[[Persona 3]] [[Updated Rerelease|Portable]]'' are this. To wit, Akihiko Sanada is standoffish and [[Oblivious to Love]] but mostly is because he's still hurting from his [[Dead Little Sister]], Shinjiro Aragaki has a [[Badass]] exteror but has a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]], Ryoji Mochizuki is a [[Casanova Wannabe]] but is kind hearted and Ken Amada is a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] with a [[Precocious Crush]]. (And if you count [[Mission Control|Theodore]] as a love interest of sorts, he also qualifies here.)
* Similarly, in ''[[Persona 4]]'' the [[Silent Protagonist]] will get the affections of the girls with more ease when he shows them kindness and understanding, thus helping them resolve their issues.
* The trend is repeated in ''Persona 5''. The protagonist may be a cocky [[Phantom Thief]] with a (albeit undeserved) criminal record, but the reason the girls fall for him is because he's a [[Nice Guy|sweet, compassionate person]] who goes his way and beyond to help them with their issues.
* In [[Guilty Gear]], Elphelt's entire theme suggests she's trying to find a husband. She dresses like a bride, and many of her attacks have a wedding-theme, like a bouquet used as a sword, popping champagne like a projectile, and placing the opponent on wedding cake, which she slices in two. Her OTK move is a shotgun version of a [[Love Potion]], forcing the opponent to fall in love with her. Sadly, while this last move assures victory, it does not assure capitulation, especially with characters like Venom and Zato, who are in love with someone else.
== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'', Jean has said that the reason she fell for Bob is that he is a "genuinely nice guy,'' although she does frequently complain that he's not very bright.
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', Fuschia's attraction to Criminy is due to [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629031640/http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3077 his kind hearted nature]. That and [[What Beautiful Eyes!|his eyes]].
* Haley Starshine's love for Elan in ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', very much so. She describes him as [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0772.html "the best man [she's] ever met"], and him being so good makes her want to be a better person.
** Inverted and lampshaded [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0794.html here], with [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]].
{{quote|'''Sabine:''' Sure, women like me swoon for a hero, but that's only because deep down, [[I Can Change My Beloved|we think we can change them]]. But me, I'm done with that now. I want a nice, safe, reliable mass-murderer that I can depend on.}}
* In ''Long Exposure'', this is the basis for [[Official Couple|Mitch and Jonas]]'s relationship. [[Loving Bully|Mitch]] fell for Jonas when he told him he liked him [[All of the Other Reindeer|when no one else did]]. [[Lovable Nerd|Jonas]] was put off by Mitch's bullying behavior, and only started reciprocating when Mitch [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|showed his inner kindness underneath his mean exterior]].
* ''[[Sakana]]'' has these examples:
** A guy-guy example: {{spoiler|After [[Nice Guy|Taisei]] treats him as his friend despite his [[Jerkass]] behavior and shoves him with genuine compliments, [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Yuudai]] finds himself attracted to him in less than a day, enough to defend him when someone treats him rudely. And like [[One Piece|Boa Hancock]] above, there is a [[Because You Were Nice to Me|sad]], [[Domestic Abuse|sad]] [[Dark and Troubled Past|reason]] [[Tear Jerker|for this]].}}
** If there's one thing the local [[Town Girls]] have in common, is that they subscribe to this trope. "Cashier Girl"/{{spoiler|Chie}} has been interested in [[Nice Guy|Jiro]] {{spoiler|ever since she was a kid}}. Her sister "Angry Lady"/{{spoiler|Mori}} broke up with her [[Your Cheating Heart|cheating]] [[Disposable Fiancé|fiancé]] and is [[Ship Tease|frequently shipped]] with Jiro's brother [[Hot-Blooded|Taro]] who, [[Hair-Trigger Temper|issues aside]], is a [[Nice Guy]] [[Birds of a Feather|who has a lot in common with her]]. The sisters' friend Sango, meanwhile, has a very evident crush on the [[Nice Guy|lovable]] [[Funny Foreigner]] [[Significant Green-Eyed Redhead|Jan]].
== Western Animation ==
* There was an episode of ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' where Betty said something along the lines of "All girls date a Z, but then they settle down and marry a Howie."
** Though this episode was a subversion overall-everyone but Kimi thought Z was a badboy, but he was a genuinely nice, if quiet, guy who just liked to dress a
* ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' hints that Jenny will eventually pick Sheldon because she's sick of smooth operators, and wants someone sweet and sincere. Sheldon walks by, and she greets him, still wondering where she can find someone like that. Confirmed by [[Word of God]] after the series' cancellation.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' dated the nice guys. [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|The two of them]].
* The reason Aelita fell for Jeremie in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' seems to be his persistence in helping and trying to make her happy without seeking thanks or reward.
* Heloise, the sadistic [[Mad Scientist|girl genius]] who works for a company that brings misery to others in Miseryville; falls for the sweet, [[The Pollyanna|optimistic]], ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''. According to [[Word of God]], one reason is that there's "something about sweet, innocent guys that appeals to the last shred of humanity in her". [https://web.archive.org/web/20111225030519/http://edwardkay.net/blog/2009/04/30/illustrator-wanted-jimmy-two-shoes-goes-to-asia-oz/comment-page-1
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
** Also Mai seems to have been attracted to Zuko in the first place, exactly because he was not a megalomanic [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil aristocrat]] like his father and his sister. They only get back together after he gets over his anger issues (during the [[Troubled but Cute]] phase he is in for the early half of the series) and returns to being a nice friendly young prince. While she's seriously pissed about him leaving in the dark of the night to join the Avatar, she's impressed enough by his descision to do the right thing that she fights Azula to cover his escape.
** Ty Lee, who was also inspired by Mai's aforementioned turn to finally revolt against Azula as well, has typical Fire Nation college party dudes dreaming about being with her. Yet who's she got a crush on? [[Plucky Comic Relief|Sokka]].
** In ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', both [[The Hero|Korra]] and [[The Ojou|Asami]] settle for this after their failed relationships with [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Mako]]. {{spoiler|Uniquely, this makes [[Bi the Way|both girls]] [[Official Couple|fall for each other and become a couple]].}}
* In ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', there are three examples of this:
** [[Genki Girl|Numbuh 3]] gets exasperated whenever [[The Napoleon|Numbuh 4]] acts like a [[Jerkass]]. Instead, she loves him for his [[Hidden Heart of Gold|inner]] [[Tsundere|kindness]] and [[Pet the Dog|sweetness]] towards her. It goes also the other way around: He loves her because she's a [[The Cutie|cute]], [[Kawaiiko|adorable]] [[Nice Guy|sweetheart]], fully confirmed when he shows nothing but scorn at her [[Jerkass]] [[Evil Counterpart|Negative Counterpart]]. {{spoiler|They end up [[Happily Married]], obviously.}}
** [[The Quiet One|Numbuh 5]] had a slight [[Precocious Crush|crush]] on [[Nice Guy]] Maurice. Also, [[Ship Tease|subtle hints]] indicate {{spoiler|she loves [[Pungeon Master|Numbuh 2]], an [[Adorkable]] [[Nice Guy]] who also fits this trope by going after her after pinning up for her evil older sister. They end up [[Happily Married]] too.}}
** Both his {{spoiler|ex-}}girlfriend [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Lizzie]] and [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Numbuh 362]] love [[The Hero|Numbuh 1]] very much, who is an [[Sugar and Ice Personality|aloof sweetheart]]. {{spoiler|In his case, he ends up with [[Did Not Get the Girl|none of them]], since he was in space at that point.}}
* The only problem that ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' fans can find with Candace's [[Love Interest]] Jeremy is that he's so ''ridiculously'' nice that he seems ''too'' perfect. Which is probably good, because a less calm and understanding guy might not be able to handle a girl as neurotic and excitable as her.
** For that matter, we could probably count [[The Chick|Isabella]] and [[Oblivious to Love|Phineas]] for the [[Toy Ship]] version, or Linda and Lawrence for a [[Happily Married]] take on this.
* In ''[[Winx Club]]'', Bloom, Flora, Tecna, Layla/Aisha, and even Stella's [[Love Interest]]s have been shown to be really decent guys. [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|Musa... not so much.]] (Though he ''does'' go through [[Character Development]].) The series seems to support this trope, {{spoiler|as seen when Musa and Riven [[Reality Ensues|inevitably break up]] while the rest of the girls enjoy long, steady relationships by comparison.}}
* In ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Helga]] [[Tsundere|Pataki]]'s relationship with Arnold plays this trope. Her crush started when, after [[Parental Neglect|her parents]] forget to get her to kindergarten (due to them being busy [[Parental Favoritism|wooing]] her [[Stepford Smiler|seemingly perfect sister]] [[Broken Ace|Olga]]) on a rainy day, [[Nice Guy|Arnold]] [[Because You Were Nice to Me|gave her an umbrella, complimented her trademark bow, and gave her his snacks for lunch, giving her the attention she needed for the first time]]. From them on, she has adored him, but [[Broken Bird|her massive issues]] prevent her from showing it, resorting to [[Loving Bully|bullying him]] to cover it.
** Arnold himself is an example of the gender-flipped version. He had many crushes on seemingly lovely girls, and he grew out of them when they showed either [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|they're not as nice as they seemed]] (Summer) or simply [[All Love Is Unrequited|don't reciprocate his feelings]] (Lila). More to the point, it's seen in many episodes he would return Helga's affections if she just stopped to be so bullying and mean to him and showed her [[Hidden Heart of Gold|sweet, kindhearted true self]] to him. {{spoiler|Which is fully confirmed in ''The Jungle Movie'', as Arnold finally reciprocates her feelings when she fully shows her noble personality, and they become an [[Official Couple]] at last.}}
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