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* ''SnowDay''

* Quite probably Lenina Huxley in ''DemolitionMan''.

* The trope also can apply in films involving women dressed up as men, such as the German comedies ''Victor und Victoria'' and ''Das Wirtshaus im Spessart''.

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* Risa from ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' spends some time crushing on her LoveInterest before he reciprocates.

* Few relationships are permanent in superhero comics, but there are a few examples:
** [[ComicBook/TheFantasticFour Sue Storm]] had a teenage crush on Reed Richards when she was too young to be considered as a potential romantic partner by him. This was only revealed in flashback decades after ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (where the two are introduced as a couple), but it makes sense given their pronounced age difference.
** Since [[SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and Mary Jane technically are still married in the reality of ''{{Spider-Girl}}'', one could also see their complicated romance as an example of this trope. In the Ultimate universe it does not end well, but when in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' #13 Peter decides to reveal that he is Spider-Man to his best friend Mary Jane, she blurts out: "And to think I thought you were just going to kiss me", revealing that she had started to think of him as more than a friend before then.
** Linda Park and Wally West, DC's third [[TheFlash Flash]].

Because MostWritersAreMale and NoGuyWantsToBeChased, there is a double standard at work in dealing with one-sided attraction.

If a male character wants to be in a relationship with a seemingly unattainable female, [[DoggedNiceGuy he will eventually win her over]] if she is at all a sympathetic character. And even if she is clearly bad for him, she will often end up falling for him anyway just so the writers can have a scene of him triumphantly dumping her later.

When a female character takes interest in a guy, though, it rarely ends well: she picks [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys a jerk]] rather than a decent guy, or she needs to learn a lesson about LovingAShadow, or she is portrayed as being silly, flighty, slutty, too nice, too available, and generally more "desperate" [[DoubleStandard than a guy in the same situation]]. In more forgiving scenarios, she might end up being consoled and won over [[PairTheSpares by another guy]] or accepting that she needs to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy move on]].

When this is what happens 90% of the time, the UnfortunateImplications are that women don't know what's good for them and [[MenActWomenAre should only fall in love on cue]].

This trope is subversion of all this – the female half of the OfficialCouple is the first to fall in love. The character in question does not even have to be a seductress, a StalkerWithACrush, or a female version of the DoggedNiceGuy who actively tries to get a guy to like her back. Even if she is a ShrinkingViolet or ProperLady who passively waits for the guy to notice her – the fact that her initial feelings for a guy actually end up being reciprocated in a healthy relationship is already outside what is expected.

** Sue Storm had a teenage crush on Reed Richards when she was too young to be considered as a potential romantic partner by him. This was only revealed in flashback decades after ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (where the two are introduced as a couple), but it makes sense given their pronounced age difference.
** Since Peter-Parker and Mary Jane technically are still married in the reality of ''Spider-Girl'', one could also see their complicated romance as an example of this trope. In the Ultimate universe it does not end well, but when in ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #13 Peter decides to reveal that he is Spider-Man to his best friend Mary Jane, she blurts out: "And to think I thought you were just going to kiss me", revealing that she had started to think of him as more than a friend before then.
** Linda Park and Wally West, DC's third Flash.

* Amélie Poullain in ''The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie''.

* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Holiday'' (1938) and ''The Lady Eve''. In ''Bringing Up Baby'' and ''What's Up, Doc?'', Susan Vance and Judy Maxwell successfully make plays for men who are already engaged to other women when they first meet them. Inga in ''Young Frankenstein'' may also qualify.

Because MostWritersAreMale and NoGuyWantsToBeChased, there is a double standard at work in dealing with one-sided attraction.

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* In ''NottingHill'', William is so overawed at being in the presence of famed film star Anna Scott that he cannot seriously consider the possibility of a romance with her - until she impulsively kisses him. The beta couple is another example, as William's sister Honey announces to a gathering of her friends that she has chosen the man with whom she wants to live happily ever after, and then whispers to the flabberghasted Spike: "By the way, it's you."

* Dallas in ''Hatari!''

* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Holiday'' (1938) and ''The Lady Eve''. In ''Bringing Up Baby'' and ''What's Up, Doc?'', Susan Vance and Judy Maxwell successfully make plays for men who are already engaged to other women. Inga in ''Young Frankenstein'' may also qualify.

* Laurie Jorgensen in ''TheSearcher'', although she does get a bit tetchy about how long she has to wait for Martin Pawley.

* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Bringing Up Baby'' and ''What's Up, Doc?'', where in both cases the female successfully makes a play for a man who is already engaged to someone else. ''Young Frankenstein'' (Inga) and ''Trading Places'' (Ophelia) might also qualify.

* Two of the minor couples in ''FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' - Serena notices David at the first wedding and learns sign-language so she can approach him at the second. Also Scarlett and Chester. And one has to suspect that quite a lot of the audience would have preferred if this trope had also applied to Fiona and Charles...

* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Bringing Up Baby'' and ''What's Up, Doc?'', where in both cases the female successfully makes a play for a man who is already engaged to someone else. ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''Trading Places'' might also qualify.

Compare VictoriousChildhoodFriend and FemaleGaze; contrast NoGuyWantsToBeChased

* ''ChasingLiberty'' Anna and Ben
* ''NightmareBeforeChristmas'': Sally and Jack Skellington
* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': Yvaine and Tristan
* ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'' has Toula successfully getting Ian's attention. Toward the end Ian says he noticed her right away too, but as far as the audience knows for most of the film, Toula is the first to have a crush.
* Literature/HarryPotter ended up liking Ginny BACK... to the shock of most of the fandom
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Ariel's crush on Eric works out, changing the ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story
* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' has a crush on Shang throughout most of the movie -- although in his case he had a [[SweetPollyOliver good reason]] not to notice her at first
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'' by Charlotte Bronte is noted by literary critics for subverting MenActWomenAre in its focus on Jane observing and falling for Mr. Rochester, rather than merely being observed
* ''Film/{{Caveman}}'' has Tala and Atouk

* Viola in ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.

* Risa from ''LovelyComplex'' spends some time crushing on her LoveInterest before he reciprocates.
* Kieri from SlightlyDamned is the first one to express any interest in [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Buwaro]], which Rhea notes as [[http://www.sdamned.com/2008/03/03172008/ extremely odd]] considering she was terrified of him less then a week ago.

* HarryPotter ended up liking Ginny BACK... to the shock of most of the fandom
* ''TheLittleMermaid'': Ariel's crush on Eric works out, changing the ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story
* ''{{Mulan}}'' has a crush on Shang throughout most of the movie -- although in his case he had a [[SweetPollyOliver good reason]] not to notice her at first
* ''JaneEyre'' by Charlotte Bronte is noted by literary critics for subverting MenActWomenAre in its focus on Jane observing and falling for Mr. Rochester, rather than merely being observed

* Viola in Theatre/TwelfthNight.

* ''{{Film/Caveman}}'' has Tala and Atouk

* Viola in {{Twelfth Night}}.

* Viola in [[Twelfth Night}}.

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* ''{{Stardust}}'': Yvaine and Tristan

* ''SnowDay''