History Main / LeaveTheTwoLoveBirdsAlone

If the friends are jerks, they might say this very loudly so that the couple in question can hear. Resulting in much blushing, and possibly a SnapBack, as they CannotSpitItOut once they know they have an audience. If the character leaving is not subtle, it can be a typical MomentKiller.

* In ''{{Manga/Genshiken}}'', Sasahara and the other guys excuse themselves from Kousaka's apartment so he would be alone with Kasukabe.

* A variation: In ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''[=/=]''{{Anime/Robotech}}'', when Hikaru/Rick and Misa/Lisa [[FakeoutMakeout kiss]] to try to distract what they thing is a Zentraedi guard, it turns out to be Max's [[HumongousMecha battroid]] [[DressingAsTheEnemy in a Zentradi uniform]]. He stows his comrades into the coat's pockets, but teases Hikaru/Rick and Misa/Lisa by putting them in the same pocket to give them some "privacy".

* Chapter 255 of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has a hugely smiling Konoka speedily vacating the room with Setsuna after [[ShipTease Asuna insisted that she be the one to rub the healing salve on Negi's]], partly healed, [[ShirtlessScene shirtless body]].

* In ''{{Anime/Vandread}}'' one of the characters arranges for the lovebirds to be LockedInARoom together. Although they thoughtfully installed cameras beforehand and broadcast the feed live across the whole ship.

* In ''Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck, Chapter 8B: The Prisoner of White Agony Creek'': After taking a party to "[[UnwantedRescue rescue]]" Goldie from Scrooge, Judge Roy Bean wisely decides they do ''not''' want to interrupt, because "what's going on in that cabin is ''not'' a hanging offense in Langtry, Texas, or anywhere else! Thank gosh!"
* ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'': Ives goes out of his way to make sure Tim and Stephanie get time on their own on multiple occasions over the years.

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* Played with in the first part of the FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy. The military personnel, all of whom were privy to [[spoiler:Roy and Riza's WackyMarriageProposal]], attempt to give them some privacy in a compartment on the train back to Central... except for the members of the Mustang unit, who left communications equipment in there with them and are listening intently to the conversation.

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* In ''Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck, Chapter 8B: The Prisoner of White Agony Creek'': After taking a party to "[[UnwantedRescue rescue]]" Goldie from Scrooge, Judge Roy Bean wisely decides they do ''not''' want to interrupt, because "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar what's going on in that cabin]] is ''not'' a hanging offense in Langtry, Texas, or anywhere else! Thank gosh!"

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'': Sonic Issue 130 features Sonic finally returning from space, after everyone on Mobius thought he was dead, and kissing Sally then and there. The photographers start snapping pictures, leading to one of the royal guards saying this:

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* A variation is PlayedForLaughs in the twelvth chapter of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'', adopted in the fourth episode. When the [[ClubStub Earth Sciences Club]] is visiting the Geological Museum, Mikage, the local geology nut, is squeeing over the exhibits, and behind her is Mai squeeing over Mikage. Seeing this, Mari blocks Mira and Ao moving forward and let the two having a bit of me time.

* In the ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', whenever [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]] and Sam have a moment, [[CoolBigSis Jazz's]] policy is not to peak in on them and leave them be so they can be together.

* ''[[Fanfic/YugiohEQG Yugioh EQG: Ω Zenith]]'': Fleetfoot asks Rainbow Dash to duel her so she can test out her new deck, but Rainbow says she already has plans for the afternoon. Fleetfoot asks what she has planned that she can't spare a quick duel, until Soarin shows up. Then she glances between the two of them and gains a knowing smile and leaves them, telling the two of them to "have fun".

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', the villagers crowdsurf Quasimodo away from the cathedral, but Esmeralda and Phoebus stay behind.

** Hermiona leaves the scene in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' to allow Ginny to give Harry his birthday present. Unfortunately, this time Ron got away from her.

--> '''The Duenna:''' (re-entering) "I've finished the cakes, monsieur!"
--> '''Cyrano:''' "Then go out and read the poetry!"

* In the film version of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix,'' Ron, Hermione, and the rest of Dumbledore's Army pull one of these as Harry confronts Cho at Christmas.

-->'''Amita''':What?
-->'''Charlie''':Ya'know, you said it let's go.

-->'''Larry''':[[LampshadeHanging A very crude attempt at lending privacy.]]

%% * In the ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', Jazz when [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]] and Sam have a moment.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': The "let's spy on them" variation was a trademark schtick of everybody else in the house when Ranma and Akane had to talk. This of course usually led to the interruption of said moments when someone inevitably either fell through the sliding doors, or got impatient and told them to get on with it. The same thing happens with Ukyo and Shampoo.

* In ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', when Rosette walks away from her group to find Chrono in a carnival, [[TheMatchmaker Azmaria]] makes up an excuse to Satella for why they shouldn't follow, when her motivation is really so Chrono and Rosette can have a moment alone together.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': an injured Takagi is alone in a hospital room with Sato, certain that any moment now, a MomentKiller will walk through the door. Thankfully, unknown to him, the Detective Boys shoo away the visitors under the pretense he needs his rest, and they can't help but to peek in the room when he and Sato share a very {{Squee}}-enducing kiss.

* Even though she hates the idea of Romio and Juliet dating each other, Char from ''Manga/BoardingSchoolJuliet'' manages to drive potential {{Moment Killer}}s away several times even without the couple in question knowing. One chapter especially is devoted to Char's POV, and to her chagrin she had to trick multiple characters in quick succession.

* Subverted in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' ''Fanfic/GirlDays''. Because of a dumb bet they're too stubborn to back down from, Ranma has to go on a date with Ryoga; and Akane, Shampoo and Ukyo plan to spy on them. However, Akane eavesdrops on the duo having a friendly, heart-to-heart talk for once right before Shampoo and Ukyo burst into the place. When Akane berates both girls for disrupting their date, Shampoo and Ukyo believe Akane actually wants them to leave so Ranma and Ryoga can make out.

* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'': Link, Neo, Trinity and the Kid are all on an elevator together. When the door opens, Link says, "Let's go, Kid. These two got things to do." As soon as the door closes again, Neo and Trinity start kissing.

* In Creator/LMMontgomery's ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' series, Marilla at one point leaves Gilbert and Anne alone together. Anne sees right through it and is furious with her, because she and Gilbert are JustFriends.

-->'''Charlie''':Hey, you said we were supposed to do something earlier, remember?

-->'''[=McGee=]:''' And... I'm gonna go do that... after I get a Nutter Butter. ''(eyeroll, leaves)''

* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Hell Bent" includes a unique variant of this trope. The Doctor has just revealed to Clara that he spent 4 1/2 ''billion'' years in a bespoke torture chamber, in order to create the circumstance where [[spoiler: she could be pulled out of tume a moment before her death]]. Clara is thunderstruck by this revelation and appears to undergo a form of LoveRevelationEpiphany, leading her to tell the Doctor that there is something important she must tell him. As she starts, the camera pans away from them and in fact leaves the vicinity completely; we are treated to a lovely view of Gallifrey's citadel and a reprise of Clara's {{leitmotif}} and when we return, Clara has said her piece.

-->''[Karen smiles at Matt. She looks up at the sky, and then sticks her left hand out to see how hard the rain is coming down]''

* Doc makes this speech in the third act of ''Theatre/TheMostHappyFella'', which leads into "Song of a Summer Night." After the song Tony and Rosabella are indeed left alone, though they have a nasty lover's quarrel instead.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', [[spoiler:M-O shoos the other robots away from EVE and WALL•E as they're reunited.]] In a nice bit of ParentalBonus, you can see one of the robots in the background peek back and try to watch before being dragged off by M-O.

* On Emi's route in VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', if [[PlayerCharacter Hisao]] [[spoiler: talks to Emi's mom instead of confronting Emi about her issues, Hisao wants to talk to Emi about her problems but has no opportunity to, or any way to approach the topic without Emi [[INeedToGoIronMyDog making an excuse and bolting]]. One day, during lunch break, [[CloudCuckooLander Rin]] directly tells Emi that Hisao is worried about her, then leaves the two in privacy. It works, and Hisao makes a mental note to thank Rin for it.]]

* In a chapter of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe FireEmblem: Rekka no Ken]]'', the party decides to split up to avoid attracting attention, leaving Eliwood and Ninian alone. Even though it was Eliwood who called for everyone to separate, Lyn was going for this trope and dragging along an oblivious Hector. It could even work as a twofer use of this trope, depending who you [[ShipToShipCombat ship]].

* In VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo during Emi's route. If [[PlayerCharacter Hisao]] [[spoiler: talks to Emi's mom instead of confronting Emi about her issues, Hisao wants to talk to Emi about her problems but has no opportunity to, or any way to approach the topic without Emi [[INeedToGoIronMyDog making an excuse and bolting]]. One day, during lunch break, [[CloudCuckooLander Rin]] directly tells Emi that Hisao is worried about her, then leaves the two in privacy. It works, and Hisao makes a mental note to thank Rin for it.]]

If the friends are jerks, they might say this very loudly so that the couple in question can hear. Resulting in much blushing, and possibly a SnapBack, as they CannotSpitItOut once they know they have an audience. This sort of thing is a typical MomentKiller.

The aggressive behavior is GetARoom.

* In episode 23 of ''Anime/ShinMazinger'', the ''Narrator'' tries to pull this on Kouji and Sayaka as they're doing [[BelligerentSexualTension their usual thing]], but they [[NoFourthWall overhear him]] just before the scene changes.
* In ''{{Anime/Vandread}}'' one of the characters arranges for the lovebirds to be LockedInARoom together. Although they thoughtfully installed cameras beforehand...
** ... and broadcast the feed live across the whole ship, to boot.

* It happens at the end of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'', when Athrun senses that Kira is going to cry and he drags Cagalli out of the room to leave his friend alone with Lacus. Cagalli protests.

* ''Anime/PhantomQuestCorp'': Nanami invokes this near the end of the final episode, when she sees [[HeldGaze the look between Ayaka and Detective Karino]] and ushers Rokkon away to give them their privacy.

* As shown above, [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Issue 130]] features Sonic [[spoiler:finally returning from space, after everyone on Mobius thought he was dead,]] and kissing Sally then and there. The photographers start snapping pictures, leading to one of the royal guards saying this:

* A more mature version occurs in ''Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck, Chapter 8B: The Prisoner of White Agony Creek'': After taking a party to "[[UnwantedRescue rescue]]" Goldie from Scrooge, Judge Roy Bean wisely decides they do '''''not''''' want to interrupt, because "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar what's going on in that cabin]] is ''not'' a hanging offense in Langtry, Texas, or anywhere else! Thank gosh!"

* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', ''Nagato'' of all people enforces this at one point.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' fanfic ''Isn't Life Strange,'' Doc half-jokingly suggests this to Zach when they see Shane and Niko having a happy moment, despite both of them being laid up in Sickbay.

* In the ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', Jazz has a tendency to do this when [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]] and Sam have a moment.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' has this invoked by the King to make sure that the Prince can spend more time with Cinderella without gawkers and to eventually propose to her.

** Meeko also pulls one off by preventing Flit from getting in the way. It's one of the few respectable actions [[{{Jerkass}} Meeko]] does in this movie.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Chloe has does this so many times for Clark and Lana that we've lost count.

* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "Jaynestown," Simon and Kaylee are getting drunk in the bar and basically having a Moment. [[TheCaptain Mal]] comes up to them and almost [[MomentKiller ruins the mood]] by telling them it's time to leave and come up with a plan. When Kaylee meaningfully tells him that "things are going well," he [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold tells them to stay in the bar together to keep an eye on Jayne.]] Of course, Mal ''does'' ruin the mood the next morning by kicking them awake from their SleepCute position.

** [=McGee=] does this again with Ms. Hart and Gibbs.
-->'''[=McGee=]:''' (awkwardly): I am... going to go get a haircut.'' ([=McGee=] leaves)''

-->e'''Foggy Nelson:''' Careful, Matt.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' did this with a ''casserole and a stink cloud''.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Happy Birthday, Isabella", Ferb does this so that Phineas and Isabella can spend some time alone.

** This was also done by Kazuha Toyama in the Shiragami-sama case. It was bad news for Shinichi though: [[spoiler:He was about to shrink back into Conan when Ran was still with him. Heiji tried to help him escape, but Kazuha invoked the trope.]]
* Hilariously averted in the manga version of ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', where Tohru and Kyo are going about their morning doing normal things, but being a little TOO embarrased about brushing hands together when reaching for something and the like. Yuki, upon witnessing the two, suddenly feels the need to get up and leave. Not to give them privacy so much as to just get the hell out of the [[TastesLikeDiabetes sugar-laden-atmosphere.]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': [[LoveFreak Amelia]] does this with Zelgadis to give Lina and Gourry room after a fight with Halcyform.
* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood'': After stumbling upon a romantic moment between his new HeterosexualLifePartner and said partner's VictoriousChildhoodFriend, Speedwagon wisely decides to [[MemeticMutation withdraw coolly]].

* [[spoiler:The {{Heel Face Turn}}ed Witch of the Waste]] does this to Markl in the movie version of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle''. She pulls him away while Howl and Sophie are having their moment.

* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': Snicket does this to the readers in ''The Slippery Slope''.

* In Creator/LMMontgomery's ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' series, Marilla does this at one point to leave Gilbert and Anne alone together. Anne sees right through it and is furious with her, because of course, she and Gilbert are JustFriends.

** Subverted when Mr. Collins tries to get Lizzy to marry him. Mrs. Bennet, picking up on his intentions, is all too eager to shoo her daughters out and clear the room. Lizzy, who also knows what's coming up and ''really'' wants to avoid it if at all possible, frantically begs her to stay where she's at.
** Mrs. Bennet does this in a painfully obvious fashion, in hopes that Mr. Bingley will finally get over himself and propose to Jane. The funny comes when Mrs. Bennet attempts to make "subtle" let's-get-out-of-here motions to her daughter Kitty... who doesn't understand what her mother's up to and naively (and loudly) [[IDoNotSpeakNonverbal asks her mother why she's winking at her]] in such a strange fashion.
** A few days later, Mr. Bingley cheerfully asks Mrs. Bennet to suggest a ''nice long walk'' for Darcy and Elizabeth to go on, and then immediately suggests that Kitty would not want to go with them, in a manner that can only be considered subtle when compared to Mrs. Bennet.

** Hermione does this in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''--leaving, and dragging the less perceptive Ron away with her--to give Harry time alone with Cho.
** She does it again in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' to allow Ginny to give Harry his birthday present. Unfortunately, this time Ron got away from her.

* {{Invoked}} in ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' by a Mesan Alliance agent, who takes advantage of the fact that he's publicly engaged to his (secret) contact to get privacy in which to report to her.

-->'''Foggy Nelson:''' Careful, Matt.

* In ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'', Miss Tick makes a big deal out of "[[INeedToGoIronMyDog going to look at an interesting stone]]" when Roland wants to talk to Tiffany. Tiffany, who doesn't feel that way about Roland at all, is not happy with the implication.

-->-- '''Iago''', ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar''

* In the ''Aladdin'' sequel, ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'', Iago shoos Genie, Rajah, and Abu away from Jasmine and Aladdin, loudly and obnoxiously, as he does everything. It's an attempt to make them trust him ([[BecomingTheMask maybe]]).
* Inverted at the end of ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' where [[spoiler:[[MightyWhitey Milo]]]] and [[spoiler:[[TheHighQueen Kida]]]] both run off from their subjects and climb up a large rock structure as the stone face representing [[spoiler:[[Creator/LeonardNimoy Kida's dead father]]]] flies away into the sky.
* ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'' has this invoked by the King to make sure that the Prince can spend more time with Cinderella without gawkers and to eventually propose to her.
* During ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', Anna returns to Hans for help against the curse on her, telling him: "[[TrueLovesKiss Hans, you have to kiss me]]." The servants and aristocrats present immediately vacate the room. [[spoiler:Had they stayed, though, they might have been able to stop Hans from attempting to murder Anna...]]
* At the end of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', the villagers crowdsurf Quasimodo away from the cathedral, but Esmeralda and Phoebus stay behind.
* ''Disney/TheLionKing'': Simba has Timon and Pumbaa excused so he could be alone with Nala.
* In ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'', Grandmother Willow closes her leaves like a curtain while the main couple are about to kiss.

* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': When Flynn and Rapunzel seem to be about to kiss near the end of the floating lanterns scene, Pascal turns pink and covers his eyes. Kinda subverted, though, when he immediately peeks between his fingers.
* Parodied in ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'', when Jane sketches a rendition of Tarzan on a blackboard and begins staring wistfully into the drawing.

* In ''Discworld/AHatFullOfSky'', Miss Tick makes a big deal out of "[[INeedToGoIronMyDog going to look at an interesting stone]]" when Roland wants to talk to Tiffany. Tiffany, who doesn't feel that way about Roland at all, is not happy with the implication.

** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Path of Radiance]]'', Ranulf teasingly considers enacting this trope, though he is already interrupting Ike and Elincia's [[MomentKiller moment alone]].

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* ''FanFic/DeathAndKer'' features several scenes in which Shinjiro, observing the burgeoning romance between Akihiko and Mitsuru, finds a way to slip away unnoticed and leave them alone together. It almost approaches the level of a running gag, as it's inevitably followed by one or the other of them wondering where the hell he went.
* In ''FanFic/TomorrowsDoom'', during the beach outing, everyone decides to go out for a walk and leave Yoko and Kenta alone in the bungalow, expecting the two to hit it off. And they do.
* In the ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', Jazz has a tendency to do this when [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]] and Sam have a moment.
* Subverted in ''FanFic/JusPrimaeNoctis''. After [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]] realizes she just did this with Siesta and Henrietta, she runs back to interrupt.