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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': A distilled version in one episode: An entire sub-plot revolves around Chandler getting his best friend Monica to acknowledge he's 'boyfriend material'. He doesn't succeed [[spoiler: but they get together a season later, making it ambiguous whether his joking persistence was serious or not.]]

* ''Literature/MansfieldPark'': When Fanny Price refuses Henry Crawford's marriage proposal, he and her uncle both assume her rejection is not serious and just a sign of her female modesty. He continues pursuing her against her wishes, but with the full support of her family.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': George goes from merely wanting to get along with Jerry's girlfriend (he seems genuinely upset that she dislikes him, especially as he's neither said nor done anything to warrant this), to being downright obsessed with making her like him, to actually being ''attracted'' to her ''because'' she can't stand him, outright telling Jerry, "This woman dislikes me so much... I'm starting to like her."

--> '''Kramer:''' You see? Women, they like that! Yes! I understand women. The snub is good, they love the snub!
--> '''Goerge:''' No they don't. I tried that once. I snubbed for a year. Nothing. Every woman I saw, I snubbed. You never saw people so pleased.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Chat Noir continues to pursue Ladybug despite her repeatedly rejecting him because she's in love with another guy.

* Winner Sinclair from ''Manga/{{Karin}}'' is head over heels in love with Karin in the anime. This wouldn't be a problem, normally.. except that she's already in love with Usui... and also, she's a ''vampire and he's a vampire hunter''. He doesn't know her true identity yet, but despite being rejected over and over again, he continues his advances on her. He could literally have any other girl, they all want him!
* In ''Manga/SuperPig'', Takuma has a crush on Karin and repeatedly tries to win her heart. The fact that Karin is one of the only girls (and maybe even the ONLY girl) who ''isn't'' attracted to him doesn't seem to bother him.

* ''Manga/AhoGirl'': protagonist Yoshiko constantly insists on trying to seduce Akuru, even though he made it very clear he had no interest in her.
* Kagura in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' repeatedly shows (sometimes [[{{Yandere}} violent]]) affection towards Kyo, who understandably wants nothing to do with her. This is lampshaded by Rin, who says that [[ItsAllAboutMe she forces herself on him and still says she loves Kyo]]. Shortly afterward, Kagura takes the hint and gives up after honestly confessing to Kyo.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Darla Aquista seems to think Tim just needs a bit of time to get used to her father's criminal activities and then he'll say yes to her attempts to ask him out, despite the fact that Tim is ''quite happy'' with his [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 current girlfriend]] and has absolutely no interest in Darla, which means she keeps it up in hopes of getting a different answer. When she returns from the dead she's even worse and decides they're dating.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Jon fell in love with lots of women over the course of the series, but he pursued the hot veterinarian Liz most often, considering she was the one to whom he had to bring Garfield and/or Odie for checkups. It didn't matter how much or how blatantly she turned him aside, he persisted, and even got to go out with her a lot before [[spoiler:they became the OfficialCouple and the emphasis shifted to Jon being unable to handle actually ''being'' in a relationship]]. Early on in the series, their first date went over quite well, but then {{Flanderization}} set in as her DeadpanSnarker tendencies in dealing with him took over (and in turn, he only became more of a dork).

* In the Creator/EllenDeGeneres film, ''Mr. Wrong'', Martha's AbhorrentAdmirer Whitman refuses to accept her outright rejects and continues insisting they are meant to be... [[spoiler:until she shoots and apparently kills him.]]
* ''Film/TheNotebook'': Allie only falls in love with Noah after rejecting him repeatedly only for him to persist.

* In ''Film/MyManGodfrey'', the female lead can't stop hitting on Godfrey while he is constantly rejecting her advances.
* Scott from ''Film/LoveBeforeBreakfast'' won't stop following Kay and declaring his love for her even when she constantly puts him in his place for his annoying behaviour. [[spoiler: She eventually falls in love with him. The [[TheThirties 1930s for you.]] ]]

* Referred to in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', when Scarlett notes that the war is making young women accept proposals and get married at a shockingly fast rate, rather than rejecting a beau at least two times, as a proper lady should. She herself does this to Rhett, who pursues her despite the numerous times she essentially tells him to kiss off, and Ashley does this to her--even him ''marrying'' another woman can't seem to get it through to her that he doesn't love her, and she views them having a child as a betrayal of ''her''.
* ''Literature/MonsterOfTheMonthClub'': Icicle has a massive crush on Sweetie Pie from the moment he first lays eyes on her... and won't take the hint even after she decks him one.

* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': A distilled version in one episode: An entire sub-plot revolves around Chandler getting his best friend Monica to acknowledge he's 'boyfriend material'. He doesn't succeed [[spoiler: but they get together a season later, making it ambiguous whether his joking persistence was serious or not.]]
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': George goes from merely wanting to get along with Jerry's girlfriend (he seems genuinely upset that she dislikes him, especially as he's neither said nor done anything to warrant this), to being downright obsessed with making her like him, to actually being ''attracted'' to her ''because'' she can't stand him, outright telling Jerry, "This woman dislikes me so much... I'm starting to like her."
** Discussed in another episode: Kramer has an epiphany that women are attracted to men who snub them. George quickly debunks the theory.
--> '''Kramer:''' You see? Women, they like that! Yes! I understand women. The snub is good, they love the snub!
--> '''Goerge:''' No they don't. I tried that once. I snubbed for a year. Nothing. Every woman I saw, I snubbed. You never saw people so pleased.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': While it initially seemed William had his chances with Yumi, he ends up becoming this. By season 3, she is completely fed up with him and brutally tells him what she thinks. He ''still'' keeps flirting with her after that.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Chat Noir continues to pursue Ladybug despite her repeatedly rejecting him because she's in love with another guy.

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* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Initially played straight between [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/eat_you_up Faith and Tiffany]], who ''was'' resistant to Faith's advances [[IncompatibleOrientation because she was straight.]] But the writers eventually changed their minds about Tiff's sexuality, by making it so she has [[IfItsYouItsOkay a one-off attraction]] [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/omigawd to Faith.]] Since then, they've segued from [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]], to full-blown will they [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/take_things_slow or won't they?]]

MadLove could become the result of this trope, if the admirer's advances are rejected both often and strongly enough, but they still remain crazy in love. [[IfICantHaveYou If they start refusing to take "no" for an answer]], then they likely have become a full-blown {{Yandere}}.

* ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' has this between Misaki Takahashi and Kyo Ijuuin. While Misaki has told Ijuuin countless times that he does love him, it's the love he has as a dedicated fan of Ijuuin's manga meant as respect and admiration. After Misaki's first "confession" that broke him out of a particularly bad writer's block, Ijuuin ended up falling in LoveAtFirstSight and tries to romance Misaki upon their remeeting 3 years later. It's a problem particularly due to the fact that not only could Ijuuin [[HyperAwareness easily tell that Misaki and Akihiko were dating]] from the get go, even after Misaki made it clear that he didn't love Ijuuin that way, Ijuuin keeps trying to win Misaki over. [[spoiler: Once he's warned that if he doesn't stop, Misaki may come to hate him, he does quit. Though Ijuuin makes it quite clear to Akihiko if he ever comes to upset Misaki, he'll be there to steal him away]].

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Jon fell in love with lots of women over the course of the series, but he pursued the hot veterinarian Liz most often, considering she was the one to whom he had to bring Garfield and/or Odie for checkups. It didn't matter how much or how blatantly she turned him aside, he persisted, and even got to go out with her a lot before [[spoiler:they became the OfficialCouple and the emphasis shifted to Jon being unable to handle actually ''being'' in a relationship]]. Early on in the series, their first date went over quite well, but then {{Flanderization}} set in as her DeadpanSnarker tendencies in dealing with him took over (and in turn he only became more of a dork).

* {{Downplayed}} in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', but it's there. Marty's rejection of the attentions of his [[ParentalIncest future mother]] help fuel her attraction.

* In ''Manga/AiToYuukiNoPigGirlTondeBuurin'', Takuma has a crush on Karin and repeatedly tries to win her heart. The fact that Karin is one of the only girls (and maybe even the ONLY girl) who ''isn't'' attracted to him doesn't seem to bother him.

* ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' has this between Misaki Takahashi and Kyo Ijuuin. While Misaki has told Ijuuin countless times that he does love him, it's the love meant as respect and admiration he has as a dedicated fan of Ijuuin's manga. After Misaki's first "confession" that broke him out of a particularly bad writer's block, Ijuuin ended up falling in LoveAtFirstSight, and continually tries to romance Misaki. It's a problem particularly due to the fact that not only was Ijuuin quite aware that Misaki was dating Akihiko from the get go, even after Misaki made it clear that he didn't love Ijuuin that way, Ijuuin keeps trying to win Misaki over. [[spoiler: Once he's warned that if he doesn't stop, Misaki may come to hate him, he does quit. Though Ijuuin makes it quite clear to Akihiko if he ever comes to upset Misaki, he'll be there to steal him away]].

Also related to AbhorrentAdmirer for the one being hit on, and HopelessSuitor for the one doing the hitting. It may become a case of DoggedNiceGuy (or girl), depending on whether the reader/audience is meant to sympathize with them.

MadLove could become the result of this trope, if the admirer's advances are rejected both often and strongly enough; [[IfICantHaveYou especially if they refuse to take "no" for an answer.]]

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Jon fell in love with lots of women over the course of the series, but he pursued the hot veterinarian Liz most often, considering she was the one to whom he had to bring Garfield and/or Odie for checkups. It didn't matter how much or how blatantly she turned him aside, he persisted, and even got to go out with her a lot before [[spoiler:they became the OfficialCouple and the emphasis shifted to Jon being unable to handle actually ''being'' in a relationship]]. Early on in the series, their first date went over quite well, but then {{Flanderization}} set in as her DeadpanSnarker tendencies in dealing with him took over.

->'''Elizabeth Bennett:''' I am very sensible of the honour of your proposals, but it is impossible for me to do otherwise than to decline them.\\

[[MeetCute Boy meets girl]]. Boy falls for girl. Girl rejects boy. And again. [[RuleOfThree And again]]. Does boy take the hint? [[SelectiveObliviousness Nope.]]

* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'': Averted. While Mr. Collins initially takes Elizabeth's first rejection as encouragement to continue courting her (see article quote), he soon finds out that she is serious. But his initial interpretation of her rejection as a positive step in their relationship reflects on his views of women in their culture.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Darla Aquista seems to think Tim just needs a bit of time to get used to her father's criminal activities and then he'll say yes to her attempts to ask him out, despite the fact that Tim is ''quite happy'' with his [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 current girlfriend]] and has absolutely no interest in Darla, which means she keeps it up in hopes of getting a different answer. When she returns from the dead she's even worse and decides no means yes and that they're dating.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'': Quinn spends most of the series as Daria's [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry beautiful but shallow and flighty younger sister]] with an endless string of suitors fighting worshiping the ground she walked on. A turning point in her character development was when a guy rejected ''her'' for the first time. In the tv movie ''s It Fall Yet?'' chronicling the summer vacation between seasons four and five, Quinn hires a tutor, a cute nerdy senior, and grows attracted to him during their sessions. As the summer ends, she confesses her feelings to him, but he politely turns her down because she's not his type, as he prefers more intellectual girls. This deeply hurts Quinn and it's heavily implied that this also was the first time she actually fell in love. She realizes there's no shame in being "brainy", and unlike a previous episode where she became a pseudo-intellectual just for the attention, she becomes serious about her future and is shown pursuing academic interests throughout the final season.

* While it initially seemed William had his chances with Yumi in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', he ends up becoming this. By season 3, she is completely fed up with him and brutally tells him what she thinks. He ''still'' keeps flirting with her after that.