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:: Which makes that a ''hell'' of a time to stop and have a relationship talk. But one which makes him duly compliant in promising to love her 'til the end of time -- and, in due course, praying for that very same end of time to be released from his promise.

* One Creator/AgathatChristie novel has a serial womanizer artist murdered, with his wife having been overheard to say that "he's too cruel". She was jailed for his murder despite claiming her innocence, and it turns out [[spoiler: in spite of his numerous affairs with his latest model, he always returned to his wife and never considered abandoning her. The latest girl was madly in love with him, and didn't take it well when she found she was just a toy to him (the "too cruel" referred to the man's imminent behavior towards the girl, not his wife). So she killed him and framed his wife... but has found her life dreary and boring ever since.]]

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--> '''Subordinate''': I don't believe he would do that to you, sir. Not after all you went through together.\\
'''Pellaeon''': You don't believe that any more than I do. Thrawn wasn't human, you know, no matter how human he might have looked. He was an alien, with alien thoughts and purposes and agendas. Perhaps I was never more to him than just one more tool he could use in reaching his goal.
* In the ''WheelOfTime'' series, Mat gets used as a "doll" by Queen Tylin. He gets a bit of teasing for this, even [[DramaticIrony before the rest of the cast knows what's actually going on, since he has a reputation as a womanizer]].
* One AgathatChristie novel has a serial womanizer artist murdered, with his wife having been overheard to say that "he's too cruel". She was jailed for his murder despite claiming her innocence, and it turns out [[spoiler: in spite of his numerous affairs with his latest model, he always returned to his wife and never considered abandoning her. The latest girl was madly in love with him, and didn't take it well when she found she was just a toy to him (the "too cruel" referred to the man's imminent behavior towards the girl, not his wife). So she killed him and framed his wife... but has found her life dreary and boring ever since.]]

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* In the ''[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]'' episode "Hush," Anya complains that Xander doesn't have any strong feelings for her and believes the only thing he cares about is "lots of orgasms." She's proven wrong when Xander assaults Spike, believing him to be attacking her and drinking her blood.

* In ''{{Cheers}}'', Diane mulls over this subject often, regarding Sam's feelings towards her.
* In ''{{Spaced}}'' Twist asks Brian that she wants him to see her as a whole. When he assures her he does, she stresses "A ''whole'' Brian, with a ''w''."
* In the ''MyNameIsEarl'' {{Flashback}} episode "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy," Joy has been cheating on Earl with Darnell. She suggests getting down in the freezer at the Crab Shack, which does not appeal to Darnell. He then asks her, "Why's it always gotta be just sex with us? I want to go to the movies, like a normal couple!" The two proceed to argue, and (temporarily) end their relationship.
* In ''GossipGirl'', Blair wonders if the only reason Chuck has been pursuing her so tenaciously is because he can't stand losing. He confirms that it was all just a game to him. He's lying through his teeth.

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-->safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base!
-->He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost
-->daring him to try and pick him off. The pitcher
-->glance over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted
-->down the third base line, the suicide squeeze in on!
-->Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close,
-->here's the throw, there's the play at the plate,
-->holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!
** Which makes that a ''hell'' of a time to stop and have a relationship talk.
*** But one which makes him duly compliant in promising to love her 'til the end of time - and, in due course, praying for that very same end of time to be released from his promise.

-->You're hard to hug, tough to talk to, and I never fall asleep
-->When you're in my bed, all you give me is a heartbeat
-->I've turned into a statue, and it makes me feel depressed
-->'Cause the only time you open up is when we get undressed
** But that's just the "best" part of it, more or less everything else reminds one of this trope.

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* Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Hanako]]'s path in ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' inverts this. [[spoiler:Hanako]] allows Hisao to have sex with her because [[spoiler:she doesn't want him to keep seeing her as [[DontYouDarePityMe a child that needs to be protected]]]].

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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}:'' Casca seems to imply this after she and Guts [[spoiler: made love]] when he returned to aid the Hawks one year after he had left. He told her his plans of leaving again after their leader Griffith was rescued, which left Casca thinking of Guts as a selfish bastard who was ready to leave and forget about her in a pin drop. Then [[spoiler: he told her to come with him.]] Cue in dumbfounded expression on Casca's part.
** This trope was then deconstructed and played for horror during the Eclipse when [[spoiler: Casca is being horrifically raped by Griffith, and it is done so right in front of Guts. While Griffith, now as his demon alter ego Femto, [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty is molesting and raping her]] in nearly ''every way possible'', he is not actually looking at Casca at all - rather, [[KubrickStare he's staring at Guts THE ENTIRE TIME]], as this horrible act was aimed at hurting Guts the most. After he's finished with Casca, he merely lets her drop to the ground as [[BreakTheCutie an exhausted and defeated woman]].]]

* It's ''[[{{HoYay/StarWarsExpandedUniverse}} probably]]'' completely platonic [[PotHole Or at least as platonic as any two characters based on Holmes and Watson can be]], but something very similar to this trope happens in the ''Literature/HandOfThrawn'' duology. Supreme Commander Pellaeon, hearing the rumors of his mentor and leader Grand Admiral Thrawn coming BackFromTheDead, talks to a subordinate, trying to work out why Thrawn wouldn't have contacted him. He considers that maybe Thrawn just wants him where he is, out of the way.

* It's ''[[{{HoYay/StarWarsExpandedUniverse}} probably]]'' completely platonic, but something very similar to this trope happens in the ''Literature/HandOfThrawn'' duology. Supreme Commander Pellaeon, hearing the rumors of his mentor and leader Grand Admiral Thrawn coming BackFromTheDead, talks to a subordinate, trying to work out why Thrawn wouldn't have contacted him. He considers that maybe Thrawn just wants him where he is, out of the way.

* Satan and Saddam in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' movie.

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* Played straight but with an interesting spin in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/106068/1/relax/intimacy Relax.]] The soldier asks the prostitute if he's just another customer to her. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/106068/1/relax/intimacy What happens next]] is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

->'''Shuichi:''' Yuki... I know it's unlikely, but do you ever get [[GreenEyedEpiphany jealous]]?
->'''Yuki:''' Of course. You're ''my'' hole.
->'''Shuichi:''' Bastard. I know you like my ''ass'', but what about my ''heart''?
-->--''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'' manga

* In ''{{Cheers}}'', Diane mulls over this subject often, regarding Sam's feelings to her.

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* It's ''[[{{HoYay/StarWarsExpandedUniverse}} probably]]'' completely platonic, but something very similar to this trope happens in the HandOfThrawn duology. Supreme Commander Pellaeon, hearing the rumors of his mentor and leader Grand Admiral Thrawn coming BackFromTheDead, talks to a suboordinate, trying to work out why Thrawn wouldn't have contacted him. He considers that maybe Thrawn just wants him where he is, out of the way.
--> '''Suboordinate''': I don't believe he would do that to you, sir. Not after all you went through together.
--> '''Pellaeon''': You don't believe that any more than I do. Thrawn wasn't human, you know, no matter how human he might have looked. He was an alien, with alien thoughts and purposes and agendas. Perhaps I was never more to him than just one more tool he could use in reaching his goal.

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* In ''[[HeroSeries Heroes Adrift]]'' Lee finally gets sexually involved with her UrbanLegendLoveLife partner Taro. This scene is definitely likely to happen in the next book, seeing as she went into it expecting to get dumped when he finds other women to boink.

* The hentai '' Hatsu Inu'' (or ''Strange Kind of Woman'') has an ''[[CuteMute adorable]]'' [[CuteMute almost-mute heroine]] who enjoys "collecting toys". Her new boyfriend is in the dark about whether he's just another toy or someone special to her. She won't say, being nearly mute, but towards the end of the anime [[spoiler: she chooses him over her favorite vibrator, which ends up being crushed by a truck.]]

A situation common in works that aren't bound by NoHuggingNoKissing standards. Allison is being flirted with by Bruno in such a manner that it's unambiguously clear that he has an interest in her. This interest can range from playful teasing to kissing or even going all the way.

However, Bruno has a reputation as TheCasanova or HandsomeLech with a penchant for going through girlfriends faster than a box of tissues, which makes Allison believe that he only views her as another GirlOfTheWeek. This depresses Allison because she really does like Bruno, but dreads the inevitable day when he will grow tired of her and move on to a new conquest.

Eventually Allison will have to ask Bruno the titular question. Inevitably, the answer is no; Bruno's interest in Allison is more than sexual desire (which is implicitly shallow) and [[LadykillerInLove on a deeper emotional level]].

Sometimes Bruno will be so used to LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces that he [[ObliviousToLove doesn't realize his deeper feelings]] for Allison at first, and will have to learn that [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove there is a difference between lust and love.]]

Note that if Allison instead believes wholeheartedly that she's "different" to Bruno, Bruno will almost always live up to his womanizing reputation and leave her heartbroken.

However, Bruno has a reputation as a {{Casanova}} or HandsomeLech with a penchant for going through girlfriends faster than a box of tissues, which makes Allison believe that he only views her as another GirlOfTheWeek. This depresses Allison because she really does like Bruno, but dreads the inevitable day when he will grow tired of her and move on to a new conquest.

* In ''{{Spaced}}'' Twist asks Brian that she wants him to see her as a whole. When he assures her he does, she stresses "A ''whole Brian, with a w.''"

* After a date full of awkward small talk, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic screams this at the Chick, asking if she even cares about him before storming off. We find out later that he's one of the very few people who she ''does'' give a damn about.

* The hentai ''[[{{Strange Kind Of Woman}} Hatsu Inu]]'' (or ''{{Strange Kind of Woman}}'') has an ''[[CuteMute adorable]]'' [[CuteMute almost-mute heroine]] who enjoys "collecting toys". Her new boyfriend is in the dark about whether he's just another toy or someone special to her. She won't say, being nearly mute, but towards the end of the anime [[spoiler: she chooses him over her favorite vibrator, which ends up being crushed by a truck.]]