History Main / HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs

* ''Theatre/{{Brigadoon}}'': {{Inverted}}. The American guy chooses the UsefulNotes/{{Scot|land}}tish lassie over his [[BigApplesauce New York]] fiancee.
* ''Theatre/IAmFromAustria'': [[spoiler:Emma]] breaks off the deal of announcing her engagement to [[spoiler:the Argentinian soccer star Pablo García]]--who doesn't have a single line of dialogue with her-- because she's found the love of her life in [[spoiler:Austrian hotelier Josi Edler.]] Funnily enough, Josi shouts "Home is where the heart is!" during the helicopter ride.

* Following the historical record, Yorkist Anne Nevill is betrothed first to UsefulNotes/RichardIII from York until her father switches sides in the UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses, which prompts him to marry her off to Edward IV, the French-born Lancastrian prince. When the latter dies, Anne marries Richard. Factually speaking, Anne's feelings over these events are lost to time, but fiction insists on portraying them in this trope's light, with some specific examples including:

A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica, in which the homely Betty is the local lover and the exotic Veronica is the foreigner. The domestic love interest is sometimes a ChildhoodFriendRomance.

* In ''Film/AmericanPie'', Jim has a shot at getting with the hot foreign student Nadia, but he blows it and has to settle for the dorky band nerd Michelle instead. In [[Film/AmericanPie2 the sequel]], he gets another chance to reignite things with Nadia, but this time he deliberately chooses a more permanent relationship with Michelle.

* Creator/{{Ovid}}: In ''Literature/{{Heroides}}'', Penelope worries there's a love triangle between her (from Ithaca/Greece), her husband (also Ithacan/Greek), and a "foreign" woman (who the audience knows is the witch Circe from Aiaia, though Penelope doesn't actually know she exists). Not only is her husband with Circe until he finally leaves to come back home to Penelope, but she specifically worries that he won't come home because he'll find a more exotic, interesting woman (while she's too "provincial" and plain), making this trope OlderThanFeudalism.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Azur et Asmar}}'': The European Lady of the Fae comes to help her cousin, the Lady of the Djinns, choose between the titular heroes who both seek her. The Lady of the Djinns initially dances with Frenchman Azur while the Lady of the Fae goes with Maghrebine Asmar. Eventually, the four characters find that they're happier exchanging partners.

A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica, in which the homely Betty is the local lover and the exotic Veronica is the foreigner. Likewise with ChildhoodFriendRomance.

A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica; which lover is which is quite obvious. It often overlaps with WrongGuyFirst, in which the protagonist's first pick in a love triangle ends up being a toxic person. Related to ChildhoodFriendRomance and RomanticFalseLead.

A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica; which lover is which is quite obvious. A subtrope of WrongGuyFirst. Related to ChildhoodFriendRomance and RomanticFalseLead.

* ''Film/BhowaniJunction'': Anglo-Indian Victoria must choose between the British Army Colonel Rodney Savage, Ranjit (a Sikh man), and Patrick (a fellow Anglo-Indian and her childhood friend(. In the original book, she chooses Patrick after overcoming her issues with social inferiority. Unfortunately, they suffer an Adaptation Relationship Overhaul in the movie; with Victoria ending up with the dashing white Colonel Savage.

A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica; which lover is which is quite obvious. A subtrope of WrongGuyFirst. Related to GirlNextDoor, RomanticFalseLead, and HopelessSuitor.

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A form of CreatorProvincialism wrapped in a LoveTriangle paper. Related to BettyAndVeronica; which lover is which is quite obvious. A subtrope of WrongGuyFirst. Related to GirlNextDoor and HopelessSuitor.

* ''Film/BhowaniJunction'' (Creator/AvaGardner): Anglo-Indian Victoria must choose between the British Army Colonel Rodney Savage, Ranjit a Sikh man, and Patrick, a fellow Anglo-Indian and her childhood friend. In the original book, she chooses the Anglo-Indian Patrick but they suffer an AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul in the movie. In other words, she ends up with the dashing white Colonel Savage.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': While all three participants are from different nationalities, the trope is set up in a way that is meant to appeal to Americans. American mouse Bernard, who has finally had enough CharacterDevelopment to be Hungarian Bianca's equal, faces the adventurous, AwesomeAussie Jake for her affections. Bianca, who returned Bernard's feelings since the previous movie, is not swayed by Jake's charm and picks Bernard.

* ''Film/LeapYear2010'': TheHeroine Anna goes to Ireland to propose to her New York City boyfriend Jeremy. By the end, this has become [[spoiler:an inversion, when she moves to Ireland and marries the Irish man she meets there]]