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This is the supertrope for [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]], [[Beast and Beauty]], [[Hollywood Homely]], [[Non-Action Guy]]. See also [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]], and the unequal application of [[Dirt Forcefield]].
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▲=== General Examples ===
* In [[Romantic Comedy|romantic comedies]], an undesirable woman can easily remedy her faults with a makeover, and, surprise, surprise, discover that [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]. An undesirable male's transformation is less of a physical one, and more about [[Coming of Age Story|growing up]] and accepting responsibility for his actions.
* The tropes [[Cute Monster Girl]] and [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]]: Even non-human creatures must be conventionally attractive to human males.
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* [[Bury Your Disabled]], [[Inspirationally Disabled]]: Disabled men are always seen as sexually undesirable and forcibly chaste. Being unable to take physical action to advance the plot, they can only hope to be [[Mission Control|supportive characters]], or brainy ones, but romance is definitely off the table, ''unless'' the story wants to [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|drop an anvil]] about accepting people for who they are.
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=== [[Live Action Television]] ===
* Invoked in ''[[Who Wants to Be a Superhero]]'', where the comic covers for the potential contestants had the men with bigger muscles than the real ones, and the women are likewise depicted with [[Most Common Superpower|bigger breasts]].
=== [[Comic Books]] ===▼
▲== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'': The central cast is a badass secret agent and bodyguard, an [[Insufferable Genius]] cloning expert and the crucially important survivor. The first two are both women, the last is a [[Non-Action Guy]].
=== Film ===
* In [[WALL-E]], while pretty much every robot featured is ''adorable'', EVE is the one who does a whole lot more for the sake of her boyfriend and her directive/career, while WALL-E himself is pretty much thrust into situations he shouldn't be in for the sake of a romantic partner.
=== [[Live Action Television]] ===
* The eponymous protagonist of ''[[Chuck]]'' is a sensitive, [[Hollywood Homely]] [[Nerd]] who helps his [[Action Girl]] bodyguard deal with her inner demons.
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] tends to kick much more ass than any of her boyfriends (master vampires included).
* ''[[Firefly]]'' has tough soldier Zoe married to sensitive pilot Wash.
=== [[Radio]] ===
* ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'': In Lake Wobegon, all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* In [[The Order of the Stick]], it is Elan (the man) that is constantly being referred to as physically attractive; his female love interest, Haley, is more skilled at battle and never mentioned as being especially good-looking. (Since this is a [[Stick Figure Comic]], looks are strictly an [[Informed Attribute]].)
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