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* In the Series/ThirtyRock~=] episode Plan B, Pete Hornberger mentions he used to be a substitute teacher, and talks about his frustrations of being attracted to sexually mature students. Mostly cause his students were apparently a bunch of teases.

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* In the Series/ThirtyRock~=] Series/ThirtyRock episode Plan B, Pete Hornberger mentions he used to be a substitute teacher, and talks about his frustrations of being attracted to sexually mature students. Mostly cause his students were apparently a bunch of teases.
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* In the [=~30 Rock~=] episode Plan B, Pete Hornberger mentions he used to be a substitute teacher, and talks about his frustrations of being attracted to sexually mature students. Mostly cause his students were apparently a bunch of teases.

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* In the [=~30 Rock~=] Series/ThirtyRock~=] episode Plan B, Pete Hornberger mentions he used to be a substitute teacher, and talks about his frustrations of being attracted to sexually mature students. Mostly cause his students were apparently a bunch of teases.
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* Slade of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' is seen as this. Having canonically had sex with Terra in ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans the comics]], his obsession over Robin and the um...[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything scene where he tore off Raven's cape]] in "Birthmark" and how every time he grabbed her in the same episode her clothes would disappear, don't do anything at all to discredit it.

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* Slade of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' is seen as this. Having canonically had sex with Terra in ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans [[ComicBook/TeenTitans the comics]], his obsession over Robin and the um...[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything scene where he tore off Raven's cape]] in "Birthmark" and how every time he grabbed her in the same episode her clothes would disappear, don't do anything at all to discredit it.
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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', the crime lord [[{{Gayngster}} Galeras Matheson]] likes to have sex with teenager boys. [[DeterminedWidow Marya]] ends up boinking her student, the 16-year-old [[TheEvilPrince Geraden]], in order to control him, fully knowing that he is in fact her direct descendant. In Marya's case there's no attraction involved; she only manipulates Geraden's feelings with the intention of turning him into a strong enough man who can put Marya's plans in motion when the time is right.
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* Though obviously non-canon, IronMan shows signs of this is VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 : his pre-fight quote against female characters is "So, you doing anything after this ?", and his winning quote against female characters is "Told you : a nice candlelight dinner would've been better.". The thing is that he also says it to Tron Bonne, who's only ''fourteen years old''.
** Admittedly, he may not be aware of her age, she IS older than she looks in my humble and possibly incorrect opinion.

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* Though obviously non-canon, IronMan shows signs of this is VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 : in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'': his pre-fight quote against female characters is "So, you doing anything after this ?", this?", and his winning quote against female characters is "Told you : you: a nice candlelight dinner would've been better.". The thing is that he also says it to Tron Bonne, who's only ''fourteen years old''.
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ANOTHER NAME FOR PEDOPHILIA THAT PEDOPHILES USE BECAUSE THEY DESPERATELY WANT TO BELIEVE IT IS NOT PEDOPHILIA.

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ANOTHER NAME FOR PEDOPHILIA THAT PEDOPHILES USE BECAUSE THEY DESPERATELY WANT TO BELIEVE IT IS NOT PEDOPHILIA.
A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.

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A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.

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A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.
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ANOTHER NAME FOR PEDOPHILIA.

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ANOTHER NAME FOR PEDOPHILIA.
A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.

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A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.

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A person sexually attracted to late-adolescent minors. [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Not to be confused with]] (and it invariably will be) a pedophile, who is attracted to prepubescent minors (or hebephile, who is attracted to early adolescent minors). Partly this is because pedophiles like to use this term to defend themselves by deliberately blurring the lines between discussion of pedophilia and issues relating to [[JailBait age of consent]] (see also {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}}).

Very controversial, unsurprisingly, especially when it involves adults and teenagers (teenagers running into age of consent issues in relationships with other teens is a different issue). It should be noted that the term Ephebophilia refers to a ''preference'' for late adolescents, so attraction alone does not necessarily make a person an ephebophile. Many people will admit attraction to a teenager or two without acting on it or making a whole lifestyle out of it.

The age of consent varies from country to country and often region by region within a country, which further [[ValuesDissonance muddles the issue]]. However, even in countries where statutory rape laws do not exist or apply only for much younger age groups, some claim the difference is just sophistry. Also, keep in mind there are plenty of teens who can pass for being older, and it's hardly uncommon for people in their 20s to get mistaken for teenagers. [[DawsonCasting Most teenagers in Hollywood are that age anyway]].

If the target is under the age of consent, they're JailBait. Can often lead to TheJailBaitWait.
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* ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'': In a sense, Almanzo Wilder, who was 10 years older than 15-year-old Laura Ingalls when they consummate their relationship, although he always views her as a headstrong, mature woman. Charles, playing up his PapaWolf persona, believes at first that Almanzo is preying on his daughter, but various situations during the course of the sixth season help him realize otherwise.
** The real-life age difference between Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls was also 10 years. In the TV series, Laura is 16 when she marries, two years younger than when she and Almanzo were wed in real life.
* ''AllInTheFamily'' and ''ArchieBunkersPlace'': Late in the final season of ''All in the Family'', Archie's 53-year-old brother, Fred, marries an 18-year-old woman, who is barely older than his eldest daughter, then-teenager Billie. Billie – who objected to her father's choice of a child bride – ironically would begin at age 18 dating a man almost twice her own age in 1981, that man being Gary Raboniwitz. The Gary-Billie relationship was a recurring one, allowing for stories to explore the situations and problems that might arise in April-September relationships.
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* Monty in ''Waiting...'' will only go after high school girls, despite being in his mid-twenties. He pursues 17-year-old greeter Natasha throughout the movie.

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* Monty in ''Waiting...''{{Waiting}}...'' will only go after high school girls, despite being in his mid-twenties. He pursues 17-year-old greeter Natasha throughout the movie.
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**Admittedly, he may not be aware of her age, she IS older than she looks in my humble and possibly incorrect opinion.
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* In both film adaptions of {{Lolita}}, the eponymous character's age is changed from twelve to fifteen, in order to make the film tamer. Nabokov supported this change, saying that it would be inhumane to use such a young actress to tell the story.

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* In both film adaptions of {{Lolita}}, ''{{Lolita}}'', the eponymous character's age is changed from twelve to fifteen, in order to make the film tamer. Nabokov VladimirNabokov supported this change, saying that it would be inhumane to use such a young actress to tell the story.



* Subtext (with ShipTease) in ''TrueGrit'' with Mattie and La Boeuf. Nothing actually happens although some scenes seem to move from BelligerentSexualTension at first and then a milder UnexpressedSexualTension. [[ValuesDissonance Keep in mind that in the 1800s fourteen was not considered un-marriageable]].

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* Subtext (with ShipTease) in ''TrueGrit'' with Mattie and La Boeuf. Nothing actually happens although some scenes seem to move from BelligerentSexualTension at first and then a milder UnexpressedSexualTension. [[ValuesDissonance Keep in mind that in the 1800s fourteen was not considered un-marriageable]].
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* Aschenbach in {{Death In Venice}} is a textbook example.

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* Aschenbach in {{Death ''{{Death In Venice}} Venice}}'' is a textbook example.
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* {{American Beauty}}, the protagonist has some pretty intense feelings for his teenaged daughter's friend, Angela. [[spoiler: Though it should be noted that although he's strongly attracted to her physically, he stops being able to see her that way once he realizes she's as ''emotionally'' as mature as a teenage girl, too.]]

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* {{American Beauty}}, ''{{American Beauty}}'', the protagonist has some pretty intense feelings for his teenaged daughter's friend, Angela. [[spoiler: Though it should be noted that although he's strongly attracted to her physically, he stops being able to see her that way once he realizes she's as ''emotionally'' as mature as a teenage girl, too.]]
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* Akio in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. Akio is a lot older than Utena who's thirteen/fourteen. In episode 33 Utena is lying on a bed but we only see her face, her bare shoulder, and her hand as she babbles about food and what she should make for lunch tomorrow. At some point she bites on her knuckle, then keeps speaking about the meal in an increasingly desperate and moaning tone. She shudders and shivers repeatedly, then goes still for a millisecond and breathlessly gasps "Tell me..." while the screen goes to black. Soon we see her hand... which holds on a man's dark skinned own. Oh yeah, Utena just had sex with Akio, on-screen.


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* Akio in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. Akio is a lot older than Utena [[spoiler:Utena who's thirteen/fourteen. In episode 33 Utena is lying on a bed but we only see her face, her bare shoulder, and her hand as she babbles about food and what she should make for lunch tomorrow. At some point she bites on her knuckle, then keeps speaking about the meal in an increasingly desperate and moaning tone. She shudders and shivers repeatedly, then goes still for a millisecond and breathlessly gasps "Tell me..." while the screen goes to black. Soon we see her hand... which holds on a man's dark skinned own. Oh yeah, Utena just had sex with Akio, on-screen.

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** Moral of the story is: while [[YourMileageMayVary ephebophilia is bad]], it could be much, much worse.
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* Akio in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. Akio is a lot older than Utena who's thirteen/fourteen. In episode 33 Utena is lying on a bed but we only see her face, her bare shoulder, and her hand as she babbles about food and what she should make for lunch tomorrow. At some point she bites on her knuckle, then keeps speaking about the meal in an increasingly desperate and moaning tone. She shudders and shivers repeatedly, then goes still for a millisecond and breathlessly gasps "Tell me..." while the screen goes to black. Soon we see her hand... which holds on a man's dark skinned own. Oh yeah, Utena just had sex with Akio, on-screen.

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* Though obviously non-canon, IronMan shows signs of this is MarvelVsCapcom3 : his pre-fight quote against female characters is "So, you doing anything after this ?", and his winning quote against female characters is "Told you : a nice candlelight dinner would've been better.". The thing is that he also says it to Tron Bonne, who's only ''fourteen years old''.

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* Though obviously non-canon, IronMan shows signs of this is MarvelVsCapcom3 VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 : his pre-fight quote against female characters is "So, you doing anything after this ?", and his winning quote against female characters is "Told you : a nice candlelight dinner would've been better.". The thing is that he also says it to Tron Bonne, who's only ''fourteen years old''.
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* In both film adaptions of {{Lolita}}, wherein the titular character's age is changed from twelve to fifteen, in order to make the film tamer. Nabokov supported this change, saying that it would be inhumane to use such a young actress to tell the story.

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* In both film adaptions of {{Lolita}}, wherein the titular eponymous character's age is changed from twelve to fifteen, in order to make the film tamer. Nabokov supported this change, saying that it would be inhumane to use such a young actress to tell the story.
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* ''[[Game/ClockTower Clock Tower 2/USA]]'' has both Harris and Nolan. Nolan doesn't take it quite as far as [[StalkerWithACrush Harris]], though.

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* ''[[Game/ClockTower ''[[VideoGame/ClockTower Clock Tower 2/USA]]'' has both Harris and Nolan. Nolan doesn't take it quite as far as [[StalkerWithACrush Harris]], though.
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* Though obviously non-canon, IronMan shows signs of this is MarvelVsCapcom3 : his pre-fight quote against female characters is "So, you doing anything after this ?", and his winning quote against female characters is "Told you : a nice candlelight dinner would've been better.". The thing is that he also says it to Tron Bonne, who's only ''fourteen years old''.
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* Blanche Dubois in ''AStreetcarNamedDesire''. This is why she was fired from her teaching job.

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* Buddy Bradley's 36-year-old pal Jay:
--> "...I know what you're thinking: that I must be immature, sexually insecure, etc. etc. All of which may be true, but is also besides the point... All I know is what I like... and what I like always turns out to be about half my age."
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* Judge Turpin of ''SweeneyTodd'' is one of these towards his ward Johanna, mainly due to her reminding him so much of her mother Lucy, his lust for whom kicked the entire plot in motion. His attempt at WifeHusbandry for Johanna is about as {{Squick}}y as you might expect.

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* Judge Turpin of ''SweeneyTodd'' ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' is one of these towards his ward Johanna, mainly due to her reminding him so much of her mother Lucy, his lust for whom kicked the entire plot in motion. His attempt at WifeHusbandry for Johanna is about as {{Squick}}y as you might expect.
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* Applies to multiple relationships on [[Pretty Little Liars]]: Aria and Mr Fitz, possibly Aria and Jason, Jenna and Officer Garrett, Spencer and her sister's med student fiance, Ian and Alison, Ian and Spencer.

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* Applies to multiple relationships on [[Pretty Little Liars]]: PrettyLittleLiars: Aria and Mr Fitz, possibly Aria and Jason, Jenna and Officer Garrett, Spencer and her sister's med student fiance, Ian and Alison, Ian and Spencer.
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* In ''DGrayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[ChivalrousPervert Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…

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* In ''DGrayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[ChivalrousPervert Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…
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* In ''DGrayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[TheCharmer Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…

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* In ''DGrayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[TheCharmer [[ChivalrousPervert Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…
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* In ''DGRayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[TheCharmer Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…

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* In ''DGRayMan'', ''DGrayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[TheCharmer Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…
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* In ''DGRayMan'', the sixteen year old Lenalee apparently attracts a lot of attention from guys twice her age. [[StalkerWithACrush Bak]] is heavily infatuated with her and [[TheCharmer Cross]] less-than-subtly tries to flirt with her. This is not to mention [[KnightTemplarBigBrother her brother]] [[BrotherSisterIncest Komui (29)]]…
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* Applies to multiple relationships on [[Pretty Little Liars]]: Aria and Mr Fitz, possibly Aria and Jason, Jenna and Officer Garrett, Spencer and her sister's med student fiance, Ian and Alison, Ian and Spencer.

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