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** This pays Spike back for his earlier relationship with Harmony, whose final speech to him is roughly "[[LoveMartyr I thought if I gave and gave and gave you'd come around.]] Maybe be a little nicer, instead of treating me like your dog. But then I realized you're the dog."

* A bit of a disturbing one from ''{{Bleach}}'' is Orihime's relationship with her dead brother. First, it started as the first type, where Orihime was the Taker, while her brother was the Giver, though it is justified, with her brother dying when she was young and she had no other family or friends. But when she became friends with Tatsuki and developed a crush on Ichigo, their roles switched and he thought Orihime didn't pay as much attention to him as she used to. He wasn't pleased at all.

* In StephenKing's ''TheStand'', his own mother calls Larry Underwood a "taker", which he remembers many times.

The other variant is a bit more disturbing. Rather than the Taker being in charge, it's the Giver who is in control. It's not that they're [[ChronicHeroSyndrome pathologically compelled]] to [[GoodSamaritan generosity]], but a deep desire to [[ControlFreak control]] and even ''own'' the Taker... so they work to make them completely psychologically and physically dependent, and may in fact cripple their ability to do some (or all) things. This is the hallmark of MyBelovedSmother, who may impair or retard their child's growth to keep them [[MommasBoy dependent.]] If romantic, the Giver may be a StalkerWithACrush who has managed to start a relationship with their target and then proceeded to demolish their self esteem in the guise of "helping" them. Expect them to say "I did it AllForYou". If the Taker should realize this and work up the resolve to break the cycle, the Giver [[AxeCrazy will not be pleased]].

The middle ground is akin to TheMasochismTango, both the Giver and the Taker are in a deeply co-dependent relationship they can't break out of. Maybe they're a Sugar Daddy and a shop happy floozy, a parent who can't stand to say "no" and an emotionally needy SpoiledBrat, or an indulgent monarch raising RoyalBrats. In all variations, both participants will be unwilling or unable to identify and leave or change the relationship.

* This is basically ''TheGivingTree'' in a nutshell, plus some ''{{Glurge}}''.

** This pays Spike back for his earlier relationship with Harmony, whose final speech to him is roughly "I thought if I gave and gave and gave you'd come around. Maybe be a little nicer, instead of treating me like your dog. But then I realised you're the dog."

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': "Take what you can!" "Give nothing back!"
** That one's actually justified, considering that they're pirates.

* A bit of a disturbing one from ''{{Bleach}}'' is Orihime's relationship with her dead brother. First, it started as the first type, where Orihime was the Taker, while her brother was the Giver, though it is justified, with her brother dying when she was young and she had no other family or friends. But when she became friends with Tatsuki and developed a crush on Ichigo, their roles switched and Orihime didn't pay as much attention to her brother. He wasn't pleased at all.

* Bella Swan in ''Twilight'' swerves between both of the examples. On one hand, she seems to depend on Edward as her source of livelihood (bribing her into college, getting her expensive stuff, etc) as well as a way to become a beautiful and immortal vampire. On the other hand, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation some could see]] it as Bella ''using'' Edward as a means to become rich and beautiful and immortal.

-->'''King K.Rool''': "It's great to be a king. I seem to have a knack for taking everything I want and giving nothing ---->back!"

**King K.Rool: "It's great to be a king. I seem to have a knack for taking everything I want and giving nothing back!"

--> King K.Rool: "It's great to be a king. I seem to have a knack for taking
-----> everything I want and giving nothing back!"

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->"It's great to be a king. I seem to have a knack... for taking everything I want and giving nothing back!"

* One line from a song in [[Series/DonkeyKongCountry]] pretty much says it all.

* One line from a song in [[Series\''DonkeyKongCountry'']] pretty much says it all.

* One line from a song in [[Series/''DonkeyKongCountry'']] pretty much says it all.

* One line from a song in [[Series: ''DonkeyKongCountry'']] pretty much says it all.