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* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': Fujitaka Kinomoto liked an UptownGirl named Nadeshiko. Her family thought he was a GoldDigger and disowned her when she insisted in marrying him. He turned out to be this trope, and they stayed HappilyMarried until she died of illness.
* Both Goku and Gohan do this in ''Manga/DragonBall'', to Chi Chi (daughter of the Ox King) and Videl (daughter of Mr Satan) respectively.
** In Mr Satan's case, he knows Gohan isn't marrying Videl for money because, if Gohan wanted Mr Satan's money, he would have just revealed himself as the one who really defeated Cell and sue Mr Satan for the money Mr Satan got from falsely taking credit for the deed.
* ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'': Kaoru Awayuki used to be poor until he married a rich widow and moved into her mansion. He genuinely loves her.

* In the SherlockHolmes novel ''The Sign of The Four'', Watson falls madly in love with Holmes' latest client, Mary Morstan. She seems to like him, too, but there's a complication--she stands to gain a lot of money if the mystery is successfully solved. Watson is so determined not to be thought of as a GoldDigger that he heroically resolves not to woo her at all. [[spoiler:In the end, the box with the treasure is found--but it is empty. Since this means that Watson can finally pour out his feelings to Mary, they both agree that they are happier without the money]].

* Monica towards Pete on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' . Despite his offers to buy her a restaurant so she can fulfill her dream of being head chef (and escape her horrible job) she turned him down until she developed genuine feelings. This contrasts with former GoldDigger Rachel, who encourages her to date him anyways because he's a billionaire.
--->'''Rachel:''' The theme of your wedding can be "Look at How Much Money We Have"!

* ''{{Columbo}}:'' In "Last Salute to the Commodore" the victim of the week has a mistress who's young enough to be his granddaughter. She eventually reveals she only agreed to marry him on the condition he leave her out of his will.

** One reason she often gives is that she's unworthy of him as it is, and accepting expensive gifts when she can't return the favor would only increase the divide. [[SarcasmMode Because what says "healthy romance" better than keeping your female lead in a constant state of low self-esteem?]]

* ''LawAndOrder'', of course, had a RippedFromTheHeadlines episode about an elderly millionaire dying suspiciously, and his young bride, who was '''totally not''' Anna Nicole Smith, serving as prime suspect. She swears up and down she loved him for reasons other than his money. [[spoiler: Her mother, on the other hand...]]

** Another ''LawAndOrder'' episode had the victim's widow being presented as this. Not only did it turn out that she wasn't a gold-digger, she was devastated by having had multiple miscarriages and now had nothing to remember him by.

* The murder case in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' features a woman named Brooke Taylor-Windam as the prime suspect--she's accused of being a GoldDigger who murdered her husband to get his inheritance. But that doesn't make sense, because Brooke (a health-and-fitness guru who makes loads of money off of things like exercise videos) was already superrich ''before'' she and her husband got married, so even if she wasn't the prime suspect (or had anything to do with the case at all), it's not like she needed the money or anything like that. Brooke also makes it ''very clear'' to the court that her husband had [[BiggerIsBetterInBed other, much more interesting qualities about himself]]. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Brooke's stepdaughter (her husband's daughter from a previous marriage), who, after being given [[ThePerryMasonMethod an aggressive cross-examination]] from Elle Woods (the movie's lead character), reveals that she was actually trying to shoot her stepmother (largely because she resented the fact that her dad married someone the same age as her), but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

** Following the RelationshipUpgrade at the end of Season 4, it is abundantly clear that Beckett loves Castle for Castle, and his considerable net worth is barely an afterthought.

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* In the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral'' games, [[LadyOfBlackMagic Lady Ishtar]] is the girlfriend and BattleCouple partner to [[AChildShallLeadThem Prince Julius]]. However, Ishtar is ''not'' in it for Julius' money and power: they're in a ChildhoodFriendRomance and she loves him for himself, despite him being TheDragon. (Plus, Julius [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes loves her back]] as much as him being evil allows.) On the other hand, Ishtar's mother Queen Hilda ''wants'' her to be a GoldDigger and openly tells that to her very face.

* ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' by JenniferLopez. (May or may have not been inspired by her breakup with Sean Combs aka Puffy.)

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* The murder case in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' features a woman named Brooke Taylor Windam as the prime suspect--she's accused of being a GoldDigger who murdered her husband for an inheritance. However, that doesn't make sense because Brooke (a health-and-fitness guru who makes loads of money off of things like exercise videos) was already superrich ''before'' she and her husband got married, so it's not like she would need the money or anything like that. Brooke also makes it very clear to the court that her husband had [[BiggerIsBetterInBed other more interesting qualities about himself]]. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Brooke's stepdaughter (her husband's daughter from a previous marriage), who, after being given [[ThePerryMasonMethod an aggressive cross-examination]] from Elle Woods, reveals that she was actually trying to shoot her stepmother (largely because she resented the fact that her dad married someone age as her), but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

* The murder case in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' features a woman named Brooke Taylor Windam as the prime suspect--she's accused of being a GoldDigger and is thought to have murdered her husband for the inheritance, but that wouldn't make sense because Brooke was already rich before marrying her husband (she's a health-and-fitness guru who made loads of money off of stuff like exercise videos), and she also explains to the court that [[BiggerIsBetterInBed her husband had other, more interesting qualities]] besides his vast net worth. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Her husband's daughter (her stepdaughter), who, after being given [[ThePerryMasonMethod an aggressive cross-examination]] from Elle Woods, reveals that she was actually trying to shoot her stepmother (because she resented the fact that her dad married someone age as her), but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

* The murder case in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' features a woman named Brooke Taylor Windam as the prime suspect--she's accused of being a GoldDigger and is thought to have murdered her husband for the inheritance, but that wouldn't make sense because Brooke was already rich before marrying her husband (she's a health-and-fitness guru who made loads of money off of stuff like exercise videos), and she also explains to the court that [[BiggerIsBetterInBed her husband had other, more interesting qualities]] besides his vast net worth. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Her husband's daughter (her stepdaughter), who, after being given [[PerryMasonMethod an aggressive cross-examination]] from Elle Woods, reveals that she was actually trying to shoot her stepmother (because she resented the fact that her dad married someone age as her), but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

* ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' features Brooke Taylor Windam a widow on trial suspecting of her being a GoldDigger offing her hubby for the inheritance, which doesn't fit as she was already wealthy due to her work out videos. Brooke tells all concerned quite firmly that [[BiggerIsBetterInBed he had other assets of more interest]], thank you. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Her step-daughter / his daughter who resents her and was actually trying to kill her, but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

* Laisa Toscane in the Literature/VorkosiganSaga is in love with Gregor Vorbarra. TheEmperor of Barrayar bit is just a side issue.
** Tej is rather annoyed at hints by her family members that Ivan Vorpatril[[note]]AKA the guy who the [[{{Cincinnatus}} man with the best claim to the crown]] after Emperor Gregor's immediate offspring would put on the camp stool if [[SuccessionCrisis things went south]][[/note]] is a useful person to manipulate.

* Shuurei of ''SaiunkokuMonogatari'' is a bit of an odd example. Being somewhat of a {{Tsundere}}, she'll never admit to caring for Emperor Shi Ryuuki (who is completely heads-over-heels for her) - but if there's one thing she ''is'' absolutely clear about, it is that she doesn't want any valuable presents from him. An ImpoverishedPatrician who watched many people starve to death during a previous civil war, she ''hates'' waste and extravagance, and meets his early attempts to shower her with valuable gifts with an outright rant on the subject. She's willing to compromise a little only when the gift serves a practical purpose (such as a block of ice he sent her during the heat of summer, which she promptly shared with the neighborhood), but even then he has to be careful.

* ''HunterXHunter'' has an example. The billionaire Battera had a much younger lover who won't accept expensive presents, but only those he makes himself. They were even intending to leave his fortune behind to start a new life together until fate intervened.

* Both Goku and Gohan do this in ''DragonBall'', to Chi Chi (daughter of the Ox King) and Videl (daughter of Mr Satan) respectively.

* ''QueerAsFolk'': A rare male example; Emmett genuinely falls in love with a wealthy older man who dies and leaves his fortune to Emmett, but includes the clause that he not be publicly outed as a gay man. Emmett struggles with the idea of being rich or being honest, and eventually decides it's more important to tell the world who George was and that they loved each other than to have money.

* In the ''InDeath'' novels, Eve's relationship with Roarke occurs in spite of his obscene wealth rather than because of it. She is horrified when he presents her with an enormous diamond as a souvenir from a trip to Australia, and after their marriage she not only refuses to think of his assets as hers, she gets mad at him when she realizes he's been putting funds into an account in her name and demands that he take it back. [[note]]He doesn't, but he's a ninth-degree black belt in PolitenessJudo, so he gets her to drop it.[[/note]]

* On ''WhiteCollar'' a banker dies in a diving accident shortly before being indicted for running a multi-million dollar investment scam. The FBI suspects that [[BlackWidow his widow killed him]] for his life insurance money. However, Neil and Peter discover that she is innocent and was actually going to donate all the money to charity. She really loved her husband and did not want his money.

* ''TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'': The Bellefleur family are well-off and have a famous, beautiful mansion. Andy Bellefleur's wife, Halleigh would rather they just lived in a small house together.

* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Bella refuses to accept any of Edward's expensive gifts, to show how moral and role-model-perfect she is. For about two seconds. [[BrokenAesop Then she turns up with them in the next scene.]]
** One reason she often gives is that she's unworthy of him as it is, and accepting expensive gifts when she can't return the favor would only increase the divide. [[SarcasmMode Because what says "healthy romance" better than keeping your female lead in a constant state of low self-esteem?]]

* This is indicated to be the case with Angela and Hodgins on {{Bones}}. Although nothing's been verbalized, it's made fairly clear once they get past their hang-ups that she loves him for him and not the money. [[spoiler: And now it's a moot point since he lost it all.]]

* The [[FurryFandom Furry]] novel, ''The Fangs Of Kaath'', has Sandrhi the bat street storyteller. When she manages to reunite with her love, Prince Raschid, after all that has happened, she is made part of the royal household staff. While after years of living in poverty, she appreciates the tailor-made silken clothing she got in the process of finding Raschid again, then sharing his apartment in the Palace and having all the food she could want, that is as far it goes. Beyond that, she is adamant that Raschid, who would love to literally bury her in treasure to make her happy, should save his money for a possible future emergency when he might need all of it. As she says softly, but firmly, "I already haff my treasure. I didn't come to you because you v'ere rich."

** Cruelly played with in one case on ''LawAndOrderCriminalIntent''. The AssholeVictim blatantly cheated on his wife and constantly abused her by comparing her to her drug-addicted prostitute mother. Even worse, he hired a male model to seduce her so he could leave her with nothing when he divorced her thanks to a fidelity clause in their prenup. She stayed faithful, but [[spoiler: still murdered her husband anyway, just days before the prenup would expire on their tenth anniversary. When the detectives ask her why she didn't just wait and then divorce the bastard and take his money, she bitterly reminds them that the money was never what she was after.]]