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Some ladies (or men) are just special. With no conscious action on their part, they are able to create an almost inescapable devotion in would-be suitors. Neither time nor distance can tame this obsession, and in the unlikely event that it does fade, the slightest contact with the woman will bring the obsession back, often stronger than it was before. Often there is no real explanation given for this level of obsessed devotion in comparison to other women (or men) in the series.
Usually a woman, and can come from almost any background: An [[Ordinary High School Student]], a [[Girl Next Door]], an [[Action Girl]], [[Idol Singer]], [[Tsundere]], [[Beautiful All Along]], or a [[Romancing the Widow|recent widow]], [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]], [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], [[Unlucky Everydude]].
Related to the [[Chick Magnet]], with a few key differences:
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Romance writer Lani Diane Rich refers to this sort of thing as having a [http://www.arghink.com/2007/04/09/the-glittery-hooha-an-analysis/ Glittery Hoo-Ha].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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** Ultimately subverted when Hikaru moves on and ends up marrying the other vertex of the [[Love Triangle]], Misa Hayase.
* Myung Fang Long from ''[[Macross Plus]]'' is obsessed over by Guld and Isamu after a several year absence. Isamu even leaves behind his new girlfriend, because of her.
* Belldandy of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', justified in that she is ''literally'' a Goddess.
** Everyone is devoted to Belldandy. You'd be crazy not to be.
* In ''[[Yume De Aetara (Manga)|Yume De Aetara]]'', the [[Official Couple]] of Masuo and Nagisa manage to catch each one some suitors of this kind. In fact, Masuo was one of these for Nagisa, but ascends to real [[Love Interest]] because his devotion and interest are proven as more genuine than his rival's.
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* Lana Lang of ''[[Smallville]]''.
* Rory of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''.
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* Sookie Stackhouse from ''[[True Blood]] ''comes to mind. She's attractive, and can read minds, but Vampire Bill and Sam pretty much can't go for 30 seconds without thinking about her.
* Olive from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' even sings ''I'm Hopelessly Devoted To You!'' once.
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