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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"They are making ready this very day," said the Eagle, "for the marriage of the daughter of the King of the Blue Mountains. For three years now she has refused to marry anyone whatsoever, until she should give up all hope of the coming of the man who released her from the spell. Now she can wait no longer, for three years is the time that she agreed with her father to remain without marrying."''
|'''The Blue Mountains'''}}
Your true love promised [[I Will Wait for You]], but you've just heard she's getting married! [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder|Is she really that fickle]]?
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Compare [[The Mourning After]]. Contrast [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]], [[Second Love]].
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== Ballads ==
* [[Child Ballad]] ''[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch017.htm Hind Horn]''
{{quote|''The bridegroom he had wedded the bride,
''But young Hind Horn he took her to bed.'' }}
* [[Child Ballad]] ''[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch053.htm Young Beichan]''
{{quote|''Tak hame, tak hame your daughter dear,
''A blessing gae her wi,
''For I maun marry my Burd Isbel,
''That's come oer the sea to me.'' }}
== [[Fairy Tales]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In BBC's ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'', Marian has put off getting married for an inordinately long period of time, to the point where the Sheriff can make snarky comments about her being "still a maid" at the grand old age of twenty-one. Robin notes her unmarried status with interest when he returns back from five years fighting in the Holy Land, and even Guy of Gisborne (who coerces a promise of marriage from her) isn't immune to the fact that her singleness is due to the fact that "[she was] once betrothed to Robin Hood".
* In ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'', there is an alternate future episode in which Kahlan marries Darken Rahl because Richard is trapped fifty-eight years in the future, with no other way to return.
** In the book, she was about to take a man as her mate, because Richard wasn't supposed to return home for about three centuries, and the magic of the Confessors had to live on. Right before she does, she learns Richard is back.
== [[Theater]] ==
* In ''[[The Winter's
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', the opera that Celes is forced to take part in is about a Princess, Maria, forced to marry the prince of the conquerors of her homeland, for her people's good even though she still pines for her lover, the Knight Draco, who is presumed dead. During a ball, Draco turns up, duels the suitor (who dies claiming he did truly love Maria as well) and then the lovers are reunited. [[The Show Must Go On|Then the prince and knight are knocked out by the adventurous treasure hunter and the octopus king, who proceed to also duel for princess Maria's hand. And then the princess gets kidnapped by a sky pirate.]]
* In one of the endings for ''[[Romancing SaGa]]: Minstrel Song'', Farah's mother attempts to convince her to move on with her life rather than keep waiting for her missing [[Love Interest]], and tries to hook her up with another guy. Farah refuses, and the very last scene implies {{spoiler|Jamil survived the final battle after all and will come back for her}}.
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