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** Possibly lampshaded when Gambit said his actual motivation for dating Rogue was to [[The Atoner|punish himself]] for his (rather small and inconsequential and blameless) role in the Morlock Massacre.
* The relationship between the Joker and his "girlfriend" and gun moll Harley Quinn. It's an interesting study in dependent and abusive relationships, whereby Dr Harleen Quinzel, the Joker's psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum, finds herself falling for the psychopathic supervillain as he mentally manipulates her into taking his side. It's a variation of the [[Stockholm Syndrome]]; here the Joker didn't kidnap Harley, and Harley imagines that she came to love the Joker of her own accord (or if she acknowledges his manipulation playing a part, he clearly did it because he was in love with her).
* Apparently quite standard for the titular protagonist's race on ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire]]'', as seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428210046/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080124 here]. Of course, being [[Heavyworlder]]s, they do seem to be [[Made of Iron|rather durable]], too. [[Say It with Hearts|And high explosives are very romantic.]]
* Matt and Kayleigh from ''[[Dork Tower]]''. They remain an off-again, on-again couple, even though she belittles all of his interests and friends, and he is torn between staying with her and dropping her for Gilly the [[Perky Goth]]. Screaming matches and [[Slap Slap Kiss]] often occur.
* Goldie and Scrooge in ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''. [[Carl Barks]] wrote 'em that way, [[Don Rosa]] made 'em ''awesome'' at it.
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