History Main / LoveCannotOvercome

Contrast LoveTranscendsSpacetime.

* Maria Suarez from ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' was unable to see her husband Rodolfo/White Pantera constantly in mortal danger... this is a little strange considering that [[spoiler:she herself used to be a superheroine herself, Plata Peligrosa and not exactly of the defensive style on top of that]].

** [[ByTheBooksCop River]] will break up with V in "The Star" ending, because he [[spoiler:feels like he has a duty to Night City and can't just leave. He also feels like he has to support his sister and her kids]]. He remains with V in the "Path of Glory" and "The Devil" endings.

-->'''W'Kabi:''' [[spoiler:Would you kill me, my love?\\

* ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': Okoye, the General of the paramilitary Dora Milaje, and W'Kabi, the Leader of the Border Tribe and the king's second-in-command. [[spoiler:Okoye, who is [[MyCountryRightOrWrong bound by honor]] to serve the usurping king Killmonger, turns agains him once he demonstrates disregard for Wakandan laws. W'Kabi was supportive of Killmonger from the start and remains loyal to him in leading his tribe in a civil war against anyone that goes against Killmonger. When they come head-to-head in battle, the fight doesn't last long]].
-->[[spoiler:'''W'Kabi:''' Would you kill me, my love?\\
'''Okoye:''' For Wakanda? (arms spear) ''Without question''.]]

* In ''Film/BatmanReturns'', Bruce Wayne mentions that Vicki Vale, his love interest from [[Film/Batman1989 the previous movie]], couldn't handle being Franchise/{{Batman}}'s girlfriend.

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', the breakup between Anakin and Padme:
-->'''Padme:''' I don't believe what I'm hearing! Obi-Wan was right... you've changed! You have turned to the dark side! You're not Anakin anymore!\\

'''Padme:''' ''[crying]'' Anakin, you're breaking my heart! You're going down a path I cannot follow!\\

'''Padme:''' Because of what you've done... what you plan to do! Stop! Stop now... come back... I love you!

* Being in love with the emotionally withdrawn Bruce Banner is tough enough already, but his onetime wife ComicBook/BettyRoss was often driven away by his monstrous SuperpoweredAlterEgo, the Comicbook/IncredibleHulk.

* Alex Delaware's girlfriend, Robin, eventually breaks up with him due to his work with the police and her fears that he's becoming an adrenaline junkie.

* In the fourth and final story of [[Franchise/HarryPotter ''The Anguis Series'']], ''Beyond This Place'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:Cal and Nat]] had broke up due to the vastly different demands of their careers and lifestyle. Quite an anticlimatic end for a couple who had spent almost the entirety of their relationship proving their love and even sacrificing their freedom and safety for the sake of the other.

** It's then played straight in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' when [[spoiler:Tony reveals Pepper broke up with him because she couldn't handle his ChronicHeroSyndrome]]. And then it's [[spoiler:subverted in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' when they seem to be back together with Tony planning on proposing to her.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', during a conversation about Terry's girlfriend, an elderly Bruce Wayne admits that he had relationships with a lot of women over the years, including known superheroes like Wonder Woman all the way down to Barbra Gordan during her days as Batgirl, before she moved on to follow in her fathers footsteps as a police officer. He explains that all the relationships ended, because the women gave up him, after realizing he would never give up being Batman and settle down with them. He tells Terry this, now that he is Batman as a warning about his own relationship.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', during a conversation about Terry's girlfriend, an elderly Bruce Wayne admits that he had relationships with a lot of women over the years, including known superhero's like Wonder Woman all the way down to Barbra Gordan during her days as Batgirl, before she moved on to follow in her fathers footsteps as a police officer. He explains that all the relationships ended, because the women gave up him, after realizing he would never give up being Batman and settle down with them. He tells Terry this, now that he is Batman as a warning about his own relationship.

* In ''Film/TheFly1986'', when Seth reaches the final ''humanoid'' stage of his SlowTransformation into an insect-human hybrid creature, he tells his visiting lover Veronica that because of the accompanying SplitPersonalityTakeover that is replacing his morals and sanity with those of a ruthless insect, she must never see him again because "I'll hurt you if you stay." Even though her willingness to be there for him has already taken a significant psychic toll on her ''and'' she is now dealing with the possibility she's carrying his mutant offspring, she breaks down sobbing as she leaves without revealing the latter point as she intended. Sadly, he finds out anyway shortly afterward, and moreover that she doesn't intend to keep it, setting the stage for an even more tragic DownerEnding than might have otherwise been.

* The SuperFic ''Fanfic/{{Dominoes}}'' of the ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' fandom acts as a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]] towards the idea of superhero secrecy. Kudo Shinichi is the son of a Batman {{Expy}} and his friends and girlfriend are his father's pupils. All deliberately [[LockedOutOfTheLoop lock him out of the loop]], ostensibly to keep him safe, but keeping him out of dangerous situations that definitely involve him is not only clearly damaging in and of itself, but the methods they use to do so are also very damaging to their relationships with him, despite them excusing this as ForTheGreaterGood. When Shinichi inevitably finds out, it isn't the actual secret that hurts Shinichi, but what it confirms about how those he loves actually see him as a person: his girlfriend Ran, for example, was perfectly content in letting TheMasquerade isolate Shinichi from any genuine, trust-reciprocating friendships and pressuring Shinichi to give up his dreams of investigating crime because it's "too dangerous" for him--all for the sake of "keeping him safe." Having any faith or trust in him as a person apparently was never seen as an option, even by those who claimed to love him the most. After finding out their secret identities, Shinichi still gives each of them time and chances to mend bridges through relationship-focused promises, but after years of treating Shinichi as an object to protect rather than an equal to respect and even then not considering him a high priority, they can't break the habit and all fail miserably at upholding their promises to him. Afterwards, despite expressing deep love for Shinichi and a sincere desire to work through their relationship issues, Ran's attempt to finally openly talk things out accidentally reconfirms her condescension towards him as reality, which becomes the final straw; when she tries to explain how she ''just'' wanted to keep him safe, Shinichi dumps her.

* In the fourth and final story of [[Franchise/Harry Potter ''The Anguis Series'']], ''Beyond This Place'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:Cal and Nat]] had broke up due to the vastly different demands of their careers and lifestyle. Quite an anticlimatic end for a couple who had spent almost the entirety of their relationship proving their love and even sacrificing their freedom and safety for the sake of the other.

* The SuperFic ''Fanfic/{{Dominoes}}'' of the ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' fandom acts as a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]] towards the idea of superhero secrecy. Kudo Shinichi is the son of a Batman {{Expy}} and his friends and girlfriend are his father's pupils. All deliberately [[LockedOutOfTheLoop lock him out of the loop]], ostensibly to keep him safe, but keeping him out of dangerous situations that definitely involve him is not only clearly damaging in and of itself, but the methods they use to do so are also very damaging to their relationships with him, despite them excusing this as ForTheGreaterGood. When Shinichi inevitably finds out, it isn't the actual secret that hurts Shinichi, but what it confirms about how those he loves actually see him as a person: his girlfriend Ran, for example, was perfectly content in letting TheMasquerade isolate Shinichi from any genuine, trust-reciprocating friendships and pressuring Shinichi to give up his dreams of investigating crime because it's "too dangerous" for him--all for the sake of "keeping him safe." Having any faith or trust in him as a person apparently was never seen as an option, even by those who claimed to love him the most. After finding out their secret identities, Shinichi still gives each of them time and chances to mend bridges through relationship-focused promises, but after a year of treating Shinichi as an object to protect rather than an equal to respect and even then not considering him a high priority, they can't break the habit and all fail miserably at upholding their promises to him. Afterwards, despite expressing deep love for Shinichi and a sincere desire to work through their relationship issues, Ran's attempt to finally openly talk things out accidentally reconfirms her condescension towards him as reality, which becomes the final straw; when she tries to explain how she ''just'' wanted to keep him safe, Shinichi dumps her.

* The SuperFic ''Fanfic/{{Dominoes}}'' of the ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' fandom acts as a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]] towards the idea of superhero secrecy. Kudo Shinichi is the son of a Batman {{Expy}} and his friends and girlfriend are his father's pupils. All deliberately [[LockedOutOfTheLoop lock him out of the loop]], ostensibly to keep him safe, but keeping him out of dangerous situations that definitely involve him is not only clearly damaging in and of itself, but the methods they use to do so are also very damaging to their relationships with him, despite them excusing this as ForTheGreaterGood. When Shinichi inevitably finds out, it isn't the actual secret that hurts Shinichi, but what it confirms about how those he loves actually see him as a person: his girlfriend Ran, for example, was perfectly content in letting TheMasquerade isolate Shinichi from any genuine, trust-reciprocating friendships and pressuring Shinichi to give up his dreams of investigating crime because it's "too dangerous" for him--all for the sake of "keeping him safe." Having any faith or trust in him as a person apparently was never seen as an option, even by those who claimed to love him the most. After finding out their secret identities, Shinichi still gives each of them time and chances to mend bridges through relationship-focused promises, but after a year of treating Shinichi as an object to protect rather than an equal to respect and even then not considering him a high priority, they can't break the habit and all fail miserably at upholding their promises to him. Afterwards, despite expressing deep love for Shinichi and a sincere desire to work through their relationship issues, Ran's attempt to talk out their problems accidentally reconfirms her ignorant condescension towards him as reality, and it becomes the final straw; when she tries to explain how she ''just'' wanted to keep him safe, Shinichi dumps her.