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* ''{{Madagascar}}: Escape 2 Africa'' plays it straight when Melman the giraffe agrees to [[spoiler:let King Julien feed him to the volcano gods so that Gloria and Motomoto can survive]].

** Also Richard to Monica. After asking her to leave Chandler for him, he realizes she doesn't belong with him anymore and steps down, letting Chandler propose instead.

* Pictured above, Kitty Pryde and Caliban, one of the Morlocks. Short version: In one early encounter with the X-Men when most of the team was taken prisoner, Caliban fell in love with her, and she promised to stay with him forever if she helped them escape. He agreed, and they escaped, but she didn't keep her end of the bargain. Later, Callisto (the former leader of the Morlocks before Storm wrested that title away from her in ritual combat the first time) found out about the broken promise, and order Kitty kidnapped to make her own up to it. Eventually, Kitty decided she was bound to do as she promised and agreed to marry him, but he realized by then that she didn't love him, telling her he wouldn't hold her to that. (They became close friends soon after.)

* Thrushpelt from ''WarriorCats'' is in love with Bluestar (Bluefur back then), but she doesn't like him back in that way. When he finds out that Bluestar was pregnant with [[spoiler:Oakheart]]'s kits, what does he do? He offers to pretend to be the kits' father, and he shows great love for them even if he's not their real father.

* Brotherly version: In ''BrotherBear 2'', Koda asks the spirits to turn Kenai back into a human, so he can [[spoiler: be with Nita, [[InterspeciesRomance who is human]]]].

* Meravyn in ''Literature/TheHourBeforeMorning'' not only gives up her husband out of love for him, but also commits murder and is condemned to death so that he can escape persecution.

* In the last two books in the ''HarryPotter'' series, Remus Lupin does this regarding Tonks. Subverted in that he's the only person who ever thinks it's necessary, because Tonks wants to be with him and most of the people they know want them to be together too. Also, Lupin doesn't act the way he does because he thinks Tonks should be with a specific other person, he just thinks she deserves better than himself.

* In MassEffect2, Tali says this to Shepard if he tries to pursue a relationship with her due to her [[BubbleBoy quarian physiology]].

*** If you romanced Liara in the first game, in the [[DownloadableContent DLC]] Lair of the Shadow Broker, she will tell Shepard that she does not want to burden him/her and that if s/he wants to move on, she won't hold it against him/her.
*** It's a part of Liara's character. She'll save the exact same thing when she thinks Ashley is in love with you.

* In almost all endings to ''VisualNovel/FrozenEssence'', [[spoiler:Zareh]] helps Mina be with her chosen love interest and bids her farewell in spite of [[spoiler:having been in love with Mina for a thousand years and being the one who unsealed her from her prison in the first place]]. This is the most prominent in Rune's path where [[spoiler:he tells Mina that she will never be happy if she doesn't see Rune again, risks being captured and exposed to let Mina reunite with Rune, and tells Mina in the Light End to let go of him and focus on her future with Rune instead]]. What really makes this sad is that Mina doesn't even realize the full significance of this because [[spoiler:she's lost all her memories of her past - and by extension, Zareh - so she doesn't even know who this person comforting her in her dreams is]]. However, this is brutally subverted in [[spoiler:Zareh]]'s own Dark End where he [[{{Yandere}} snaps]] after being rejected by Mina and keeps her captive to prevent her from leaving him.

** Inverted with Dirk- he's incapable of being with Roxy even though he loves her because of his [[IncompatableOrientation orientation]]. Even so it's still sort of for her own good, he knows she deserves someone who can properly reciprocate.

* In ''TheBrothersKaramazov'', Dmitri Karamazov plans to [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]] due to the circumstances immediately surrounding him and the disgrace he perceives is upon him, and decides that before he goes he's going to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy make her happy one last time.]] [[spoiler: He ends up with her, but those aforementioned circumstances really bite him in the ass later]].

-->'''Chloe''': If there are anyone who deserves to be happy, Clark, it's you.

** Richard also does this with Monica. After asking her to marry him and leave Chandler, he realizes he's missed his chance and he's no longer the one she loves or belongs with and steps down and lets Chandler propose instead.

** Richard also does this concerning Monica. After asking her to marry him and leave Chandler (who was also planning to propose) he realizes he's missed her chance and she belongs with Chandler.

** Richard also does this concerning Monica. He proposes to her but later realizes he'd missed his chance and she belongs with Chandler.

* This is part of what sends ''PrincessTutu'' so thoroughly off-course. Ahiru was transformed from a duck to a human specifically to fall into a selfish love for Mytho that would override both her common sense, and any sense of charity towards Mytho's girlfriend Rue, leading all three to a tragic end. The "author" of this tale doesn't take it well when he realizes she'd rather see Mytho happy with Rue than unhappy with anyone else, even her.

* Used in ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' when [[{{Yandere}} Mrs Lovett]] attempts to justify the lies she has been telling Sweeney. [[BlatantLies Her excuse is that]] [[InsaneTrollLogic she convinced him his wife was dead for his own good]], because due to Lucy's insane state he could never have been happy with her. It's a chilling example of this trope invoked ''on purpose'' [[IfICantHaveYou to whitewash the machinations]] of a psychotic {{Yandere}}. Unsurprisingly, [[AxCrazy Sweeney]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge buys into it about as much as the audience do.]]

* Used in ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd:TheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' when [[{{Yandere}} Mrs Lovett]] attempts to justify the lies she has been telling Sweeney. [[BlatantLies Her excuse is that]] [[InsaneTrollLogic she convinced him his wife was dead for his own good]], because due to Lucy's insane state he could never have been happy with her. It's a chilling example of this trope invoked ''on purpose'' [[IfICantHaveYou to whitewash the machinations]] of a psychotic {{Yandere}}, and [[AxCrazy Sweeney]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge buys into it about as much as the audience do.]]

* Used in Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet when [[Yandere Mrs Lovett]] attempts to justify the lies she has been telling Sweeney. [[BlatantLies Her excuse is that]] [[InsaneTrollLogic she convinced him his wife was dead for his own good]], because due to Lucy's insane state he could never have been happy with her. It's a chilling example of this trope invoked ''on purpose'' [[IfICantHaveYou to whitewash the machinations]] of a psychotic {{Yandere}}, and [[AxCrazy Sweeney]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge buys into it about as much as the audience do.]]