History Main / LoveHungry

Love is something best given freely, not demanded; it's something that has to be earned and worked at to keep alive, not a [[AllTakeAndNoGive one sided]] [[EntitledBastard entitlement]]. However the [[TitleDrop Love Hungry]] character didn't get the memo. They are so insecure, greedy and/or [[DesperatelyCravesAffection starved of affection]] they don't care: they want absolute, unconditional and perpetual love and feel that the ends justify the means. They won't settle for being merely loved by others, but in having their love enslaved to always do so. Even a [[NiceGuy genuinely]] [[TheCutie kind]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings person]] may become Love Hungry by being [[BreakTheCutie broken by fear]] of losing their love, [[NotGoodWithRejection anger at rejection]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy for another's love]], or a [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissistic desire to be the most loved.]]

Compare {{Yandere}}, who is violent about keeping their lover. Compare AllTakeAndNoGive, where the taker tries to force someone into loving and serving them. See also LoveMakesYouCrazy. Relate to HappinessIsMandatory and GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul, where happy emotions are forced on others. For a more literal take, see EmotionEater.

* Greg in ''ACruelGodReigns''. He is convinced that if he whips and rapes Jeremy enough, he will come to love him. Greg believes that everyone loves him, and therefore so should Jeremy, but it kind of backfires on him and Jeremy eventually [[spoiler: tampers with his car and kills him.]]

->[[{{Shrinking Violet}} YOU]][[FriendToAllLivingThings 'RE]]... [[{{Break The Cutie}} GOING ]] [[AndCallHimGeorge TO]] '''[[{{Yandere}} LOVE]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis ME!!!]]'''

* Greg in ''{{A Cruel God Reigns}}''. He is convinced that if he whips and rapes Jeremy enough, he will come to love him. Greg believes that everyone loves him, and therefore so should Jeremy, but it kind of backfires on him and Jeremy eventually [[spoiler: tampers with his car and kills him.]]
* Oonagi in ''{{Copernicus Breathing}}'', although he doesn't do this outright to Bird's Nest at the beginning. At first he is kind to him, but when Bird's Nest starts falling for his old circus co-worker Leo, Oonagi [[spoiler: ties him up for days, demanding his love.]]

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* In ''Comicbook/{{Preacher}}'', the whole reason GodIsEvil is because He wanted to be loved. He created the Heavenly Host so that He wouldn't be alone, but since they couldn't help but love Him, their "love" was meaningless. That's why life on Earth is full of so much strife and tragedy -- God is putting humanity through the ringer just to make their love mean something.

** A non romantic version of this ( similar to Galadriel's under Lord of the Rings above) serves as the main motivation behind [[MadGod Princess Luna's]] backstory. She wanted to be as loved and appreciated as her sister and wanted her night to be as loved and appreciated as the daytime. Her plan to achieve this? Muck about with dark magics ( which may or may not [[GoneHorriblyWrong have possesed her]]) in order to become stronger than her sister, install herself as Equestria's sole ruler, and institute [[TheNightThatNeverEnds everlasting night]] in the hopes that finally her subjects would come to appreciate and love her and her night. Nevermind that most of Equestria's population [[ApocalypseHow would have starved to death]] had she suceeded..

** A non romantic version of this ( similar to Galadriel's under Lord of the Rings above) serves as the main motivation behind [[MadGod Princess Luna's]] backstory. She wanted to be as loved and appreciated as her sister and wanted her night to be as loved and appreciated as the daytime. Her plan to achieve this? Muck about with dark magics ( which may or may not [[GoneHorriblyWrong have possesed her]]) in order to become stronger than her sister, install herself as Equestria's sole ruler, and institute [[TheNightThatNeverEnds everlasting night]] in the hopes that finally her subjects would come to appreciate and love her and her night. Nevermind that most of Equestria's population would have starved to death had she suceeded..

** A non romantic version of this ( similar to Galadriel's under Lord of the Rings above) is the main motivation behind [[MadGod Princess Luna's]] backstory. She wanted to be as loved and appreciated as her sister and wanted her night to be as loved and appreciated as the daytime. Her plan to achieve this? Muck about with dark magics ( which may or may not [[GoneHorriblyWrong have possesed her]]) in order to become stronger than her sister, install herself as Equestria's sole ruler, and institute [[TheNightThatNeverEnds everlasting night]] in the hopes that finally her subjects would come to appreciate and love her and her night. Nevermind that most of Equestria's population would have starved to death had she suceeded..

Compare {{Yandere}}, who is violent about keeping their lover. Compare AllTakeAndNoGive, where the taker tries to force someone into loving and serving them. See also LoveMakesYouCrazy. Relate to HappinessIsMandatory and GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul, where happy emotions are forced on others.

->[[{{Shrinking Violet}} YOU]] [[{{Break The Cutie}} ARE]]... [[FriendToAllLivingThings GOING ]] [[AndCallHimGeorge TO]]... '''[[{{Yandere}} LOVE]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis ME!!!]]'''

->[[{{Shrinking Violet}} YOU]] [[{{Break The Cutie}} ARE]]... [[FriendToAllLivingThings GOING ]] [[AndCallHimGeorge TO]]... '''[[{{Yandere}} LOVE]] [[ThisIsSparta ME!!!]]'''

Love is something best given freely, not demanded; it's something that has to be earned and worked at to keep alive, not a [[AllTakeAndNoGive one sided]] [[EntitledBastard entitlement]]. However the [[TitleDrop Love Hungry]] character didn't get the memo. They are so insecure, greedy and/or starved of affection they don't care: they want absolute, unconditional and perpetual love and feel that the ends justify the means. They won't settle for being merely loved by others, but in having their love enslaved to always do so. Even a [[NiceGuy genuinely]] [[TheCutie kind]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings person]] may become Love Hungry by being [[BreakTheCutie broken by fear]] of losing their love, [[NotGoodWithRejection anger at rejection]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy for another's love]], or a [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissistic desire to be the most loved.]]

* Rare, heroic example - The Child-Goddess Aphrael from DavidEddings' ''Sparhawk'' setting. Rather than 'romantic' love, she aims for 'parental' affection, but it's no less binding, and she's perfectly ruthless about it, going so far as to be incarnated as Sparhawk's biological daughter, just so she'd have a stronger hold over him.

* In the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Best Night Ever," Fluttershy tries to get the woodland creatures around the gala to come to her in a FriendToAllLivingThings fashion. For some reason they're all scared of her (she usually can get wild animals to flock to her and sing on cue), and she slowly cracks to the point of trying to capture them all, culminating in causing a stampede of wild animals fleeing her in terror and ending with the page quote.

[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Princess_Luna_holding_Fluttershy_S02E04_9166.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Why are you not loving me?"]]

Love is something best given freely, not demanded; it's something that has to be earned and worked at to keep alive, not a [[AllTakeAndNoGive one sided]] [[EntitledBastard entitlement]]. However the [[TitleDrop Love Hungry]] character didn't get the memo. They are so insecure, greedy and/or starved of affection they don't care: they want absolute, unconditional and perpetual love and feel that the ends justify the means. They won't settle for being merely loved by others, but in having their love enslaved to always do so. Even a [[NiceGuy genuinely]] [[TheCutie kind]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings person]] may become Love Hungry by being [[BreakTheCutie broken by fear]] of losing their love, anger at rejection, [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy for another's love]], or a [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissistic desire to be the most loved.]]

This character may try to gain love through [[RelationshipSabotage sabotaging other's relationships]], MaliciousSlander, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity propaganda]] or even ''[[MurderTheHypotenuse murder]]''. If they lack this finesse or get ''really'' desperate, they may kidnap the person(s) that they want to love them and try to create StockholmSyndrome. Of course, this TragicDream usually gets the opposite result, with the target becoming angry or fearful and rejecting the Love Hungry. The presence of magic and powers usually means that LoveIsInTheAir, CharmPerson and {{Glamour}}s will be used to create this forced love.

* In the backstory material for ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[spoiler: CC, then a young slave]], who is adorable but has never had a best friend, wishes that everyone would love her. It quickly becomes a BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor tale as she learns that if you force everyone to love you, then none of it is genuine. [[http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/07/20/code-geass-r2-15/ Full spoilers here]].

* On one episode of ''{{Fairly OddParents}}'' due to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Timmy's Wish]], only he and Trixie are the only two male and female left on the planet, and although Timmy initially enjoys being with his {{Love Interest}} due to [[AttentionWhore Trixie's attention demanding personality]], she wants Timmy to show her the attention that normally lots and lots of people would give to her, eventually exploding into full-on {{Yandere}} mode.

[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/640px-Princess_Luna_holding_Fluttershy_S02E04_1956.png]]]]

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--> -- '''Fluttershy''', ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "The Best Night Ever"

--> -- '''Galadriel''', ''TheLordOfTheRings''

This character may try to gain love through [[RelationshipSabotage sabotaging other's relationships]], deception, manipulation, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity propaganda]] or even ''[[MurderTheHypotenuse murder]]''. If they lack this finesse or get ''really'' desperate, they may kidnap the person(s) that they want to love them and try to create StockholmSyndrome. Of course, this TragicDream usually gets the opposite result, with the target becoming angry or fearful and rejecting the Love Hungry. The presence of magic and powers usually means that LoveIsInTheAir, CharmPerson and {{Glamour}}s will be used to create this forced love.

This character may try to gain love through [[[[RelationshipSabotage sabotaging other's relationships]], deception, manipulation, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity propaganda]] or even ''[[MurderTheHypotenuse murder]]''. If they lack this finesse or get ''really'' desperate, they may kidnap the person(s) that they want to love them and try to create StockholmSyndrome. Of course, this TragicDream usually gets the opposite result, with the target becoming angry or fearful and rejecting the Love Hungry. The presence of magic and powers usually means that LoveIsInTheAir, CharmPerson and {{Glamour}}s will be used to create this forced love.

This character may try to gain love through manipulation, (sabotaging other's relationships) deception ([[RelationshipSabotage framing romantic rivals]]), [[VillainWithGoodPublicity propaganda]] or even ''[[MurderTheHypotenuse murder]]''. If they lack this finesse or get ''really'' desperate, they may kidnap the person(s) that they want to love them and try to create StockholmSyndrome. Of course, this TragicDream usually gets the opposite result, with the target becoming angry or fearful and rejecting the Love Hungry. The presence of magic and powers usually means that LoveIsInTheAir, CharmPerson and {{Glamour}}s will be used to create this forced love.

* On one episode of ''{{Fairly OddParents}}'' due a [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Timmy's Wish]], only he and Trixie are the only two male and female left on the planet, and although timmy initially enjoys to be with his {{Love Interest}} due [[AttentionWhore Trixie's attention demanding personallity]], she wants timmy to Show her the atentittion that normally lots and lots of people would give to her, eventually exploding on full {{Yandere}} mode.

* In ''TheLordOfTheRings'', this is what would become of Galadriel if she had succumbed to the ring and worn it. The current name is Galadriel's way of telling Frodo this.

* One of the vignetes in ''DemonTheFallen'' has a recently released demon in possession of a human woman (it's closer to a MentalFusion). She's tempted by an EldritchAbomination with enough power to get everything she wants, and part of that included mentally enslaving her already loving husband to never stop loving her. Like Galadriel, she realizes the vision is ultimately hurtful and refuses.

* On one episode of ''{{Fairly OddParents}}'' due a [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Timmy's Wish]], only he and Trixie are the only two male and female left on the planet, and although timmy inittially enjoys to be with his {{Love Interest}} due [[AttentionWhore Trixie's attention demanding personallity]], she wants timmy to Show her the atentittion that normally lots and lots of people would give to her, eventually exploding on full {{Yandere}} mode.
* In the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Best Night Ever", Fluttershy tries to get the woodland creatures around the gala to come to her in a FriendToAllLivingThings fashion. For some reason they're all scared of her (she usually can get wild animals to flock to her and sing on cue), and she slowly cracks to the point of trying to capture them all, culminating in causing a stampede of wild animals fleeing her in terror and ending with the page quote.

->[[{{ShrinkingViolet}} YOU]] [[{{BreakTheCutie}} ARE]]... [[FriendToAllLivingThings GOING ]] [[AndCallHimGeorge TO]]... '''[[{{Yandere}} LOVE]] [[ThisIsSparta ME!!!]]'''
--> -- ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', '''Flutershy''' "The Best Night Ever"

Compare {{Yandere}}, who is violent about keeping their lover. Compare AllTakeAndNoGive, where the taker tries to force someone into loving and serving them. See also LoveMakesYouCrazy.

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