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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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* ''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'':
** 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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== 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,
* 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.
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