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* ''{{Fanfic/Luminosity}}'':

* Both of the wives of ''Literature/HoratioHornblower''. Newlywed Hornblower is actually surprised to find he misses Maria since he married her out of pity, although not in books set later in his life because he dislikes her quite a lot by then. [[spoiler:He does love and miss Barbara, though.]]

* The father and sister of Sostratos in ''Literature/OverTheWineDarkSea''.

* Penelope in ''Literature/TheOdyssey'': UrExample. She waited ''twenty years'' for her husband to return.

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'':
** The Gaffer and Rosie for Sam.
** Both Éowyn and Faramir are this while in the Houses of Healing. Interestingly, it is implied that the strain of being the girl/boy back home for their respective friends is what drew them together in the first place. They wound up happily married by the end of the series.
** Arwen is this for Aragorn.

* Marina is this for Ashley in ''VideoGame/WildArms2''. She waits for him in Meria at the local bakery while he's off fighting terrorists and [[spoiler: world devouring universes]] with ARMS. At the end of the game, it's revealed they've [[BabiesEverAfter started a family.]]]]

* According to [[AllThereInTheManual the bios on the old website]] for ''VideoGame/GhostRecon'', the Sniper specialist Scott Ibrahim is fond of talking of a girlfriend he has back at home. It's specifically noted, though, that nobody else in the unit has so much as [[FatalFamilyPhoto seen a picture of her]].

* Common enough in RealLife for [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormon|ism}} girls -- most Mormon men, usually right after high school or college, go on two-year missions. These missions can be in places as diverse as Iowa, Australia, the Czech Republic, or Argentina -- but they are designed to keep the man far away from home. Even if he stays close, he is forbidden to see his girlfriend, so waiting for a missionary is a common event for LDS girls.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia'':
** Lukas has a lover waiting for him, as revealed in his DLC support with Python, although he admits that they might not actually be all that in love with each other, as Lukas doesn't actually miss her too much. His ending never mentions if he got married or not, so whether or not they did stay together is left ambiguous.
** Defied by Tatiana, who tells her boyfriend Zeke that she'd rather use her WhiteMagicianGirl skills in battle than wait for him back home. While Zeke isn't too happy to see her fighting, he understands her reasons and promises to protect her.

* Common enough in RealLife for [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormon|ism}} girls -- most Mormon men, usually right after high school or college, go on two-year missions. These missions can be in places as diverse as Iowa, Australia, the Czech Republic, or Argentina - but they are designed to keep the man far away from home. Even if he stays close, he is forbidden to see his girlfriend, so waiting for a missionary is a common event for LDS girls.

* Common enough in RealLife for [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}} Mormon girls]] - most Mormon men, usually right after high school or college, go on two-year missions. These missions can be in places as diverse as Iowa, Australia, the Czech Republic, or Argentina - but they are designed to keep the man far away from home. Even if he stays close, he is forbidden to see his girlfriend, so waiting for a missionary is a common event for LDS girls.

* A very extreme version is found in UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} spouses. They are often parted for long times and the girl or boy back home often has no idea what is happening. Not to mention they have to give an extraordinary amount of [[ThePowerOfTrust trust]] to someone who is after all a trained deceiver. It causes unusual strain on marriages, but in those cases where it actually [[HappilyMarried does work]], it can be an example of ThePowerOfLove.
** In other cases the trope is averted. If the place they are posted to is relatively safe, they can bring their family with them. After all, "cover" basically means lying about one's job--the vast majority of agents make absolutely no attempt to hide their ''names'', they merely claim to work for someone ''other'' than the CIA (usually the Department of State, but it can also be [[CovertGroupWithMundaneFront another government agency or even a private company]]).[[note]]Claiming to work for the government is called "official cover," since the agent gets [[DiplomaticImpunity diplomatic immunity]]; claiming to work for a private company is "unofficial" cover and is thus much riskier.[[/note]] So as long as the agent in question does a good job of that, his/her family isn't at further risk of leak or of being killed (the spouse or Significant Other generally knows, and the kids will just assume, along with everyone else, that Dad/Mom is a diplomat or something).

* The Gaffer and Rosie in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
** Both Éowyn and Faramir are this while in the Houses of Healing as well.
*** Interestingly, it is implied that the strain of being the girl/boy back home for their respective friends is what drew them together in the first place. They wound up happily married by the end of the series.

** Edward Cullen of all people is this temporarily in the first book, as Bella spends a lot of time going off alone for her secret plans as a ProHumanTranshuman RebelLeader. She'd like to simply bring him along, but has to keep things secret until she's laid a ''lot'' more groundwork, since [[PsychicBlockDefense unlike her]], he's vulnerable to mind-reading by [[BigBrotherIsWatching the Volturi leader Aro]]. Edward's not too happy about it either, but [[UnderstandingBoyfriend he understands]].

** Edward Cullen of all people is this temporarily in the first book, as Bella spends a lot of time going off alone for her secret plans as a ProHumanTranshuman RebelLeader. She'd like to bring him along, but has to keep things secret until she's laid a lot more groundwork, since [[PsychicBlockDefense unlike her]], he's vulnerable to mind-reading by [[BigBrotherIsWatching the Volturi leader Aro]]. Edward's not too happy about it either, but [[UnderstandingBoyfriend he understands]].

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* In the Czech [=WW2=] ''Dark Blue World'' (2001), the girl is more attracted to dashing fighter pilot Franta than the station master who serenades outside her window every night. But Franta has to go to England after the occupation of Czechoslovakia; when he returns, he finds she's married the station master and even his dog doesn't recognise him. He faces this stoically, along with his subsequent imprisonment by the Communist authorities [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished for having served in a foreign air force]].

* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Colonel Philips and Agent Peggy Carter are watching propaganda footage of the Howling Commandos in action, and the cameraman focusses on a picture of Peggy that Cap has inside the lid of his compass. Peggy is embarrassed but--it's implied--not exactly displeased.

* ''Film/TheFightingSeabees'': One of the Seabees frequently mentions his significant other Olga, and paints her name on his bulldozer.