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{{quote|''"Honestly, any guy with [[Badass Biker|a motorcycle]] that has this much trouble getting a woman to talk to him might just have to give up, but I understand this is Hollywood dramatics."''|'''[[The Agony Booth]]''' [http://www.agonybooth.com/movies/Ghost_Rider_2007.aspx?Page{{=}}3 recap] of ''[[Ghost Rider (film)|Ghost Rider]]''}}
Closely related to [[Hollywood Homely]], and a subtrope of [[Informed Ability]]. This trope is a reference to those [[Sitcom]] characters who are [[Informed Flaw|constantly referred to as being totally inept with their preferred sex and never scoring]], when [[Chick Magnet|we've seen them with more beautiful people on their arm than most people have ever met]], and are sometimes quite attractive themselves. (A 2007 survey indicated that the average American man has seven sexual partners in his entire lifetime. The average American woman? Four.)
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The flip side of the [[Cool Loser]] and [[Attractiveness Isolation]]. Often results from [[Negative Continuity]]. Contrast [[Urban Legend Love Life]]. Can be used quizzically in combination with [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]], [[Failure Is the Only Option]], [[Moment Killer]], [[Derailing Love Interests]] and [[This Loser Is You]].
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== Comic Books ==
* Peter Parker (a.k.a. [[Spider-Man]]). He was married to one of the most beautiful women in the Marvel Universe (before [[Executive Meddling]] kicked in). And before MJ, he dated Gwen Stacy and the Black Cat. This despite him being a poor nebbish nerd. His friend the Human Torch even called him on it, as did the Chameleon while impersonating him ("Does Parker know anyone who ''isn't'' a stunningly beautiful woman?").
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* Carlton in ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''.
* Ted Mosbey's love life in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' is generally unsatisfactory to him (to be fair, he is looking for true love, so it'll take a lot to satisfy him), and is often teased by his friends as being awkward and shy around women. Still he has several hot women per season, (minus season II when he's in a committed relationship with Robin).
* [[Brooke Shields]] (!) in ''[[Suddenly Susan]]''.
* "Lowered Expectations" on ''[[Mad TV]]'' their video library allows you to choose from thousands of [[This Loser Is You|chronically rejected singles just as hard up and pathetic as you]]. Their motto: "Lowered Expectations, when you've been blown off by the rest, settle for what you can get!"
* Rachel Berry on ''[[Glee]]''. It sort of makes sense at first since she's established as very obnoxious and the two guys she is romantically involved with in the first half of the season are in a [[Love Triangle]] over a more popular girl. But by the second half she's in the center of her own [[Betty and Veronica]] and throughout the entire series she's had a huge [[Stalker with a Crush]] in the form of a nerd who even at one point blackmails her for her panties.
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