History Main / RunawayFiance

* In the very beginning (first episode/volume) of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', it initially looks like Ranma Saotome might become this to Akane Tendo, given that he's expressed no interest in her and openly stated that he considers finding a cure far more important than getting a girlfriend. Of course, his (currently her) plans to leave are curtailed when Akane knocks him/her out cold with a table for insulting Akane's (lack of) figure compared to his/her cursed form. When Ranma comes around, he first gets enrolled in school, then caught up in the chaos, so he forgets all about it.
** By the end of the manga, Ryoga Hibiki is something of an unwilling version of this trope- he wants to be around his newfound love interest and [[AccidentalMarriage accidental]] fiancee Akari Unryuu, but his lack of direction means he can rarely even find her.

* In the [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel comic]] ''ComicBook/Marvel1602'', [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Susan Storm]] went aboard Captain Benjamin Grimm's ship, the Fantastick, to escape such a marriage.
* Happens to [[spoiler:Golden Archer]] in the ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'' limited series, when his fiance proved to be ''far'' too clingy [[spoiler:after he brainwashed her to love him.]]

* In ''Literature/{{Catskin}}'', the main female character tries to make outrageous demands before she consents to the match but finally resorts to this.
** Similarly with ''Literature/{{Donkeyskin}}'', though she had [[ParentalIncest even more reason.]]

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* In ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie'', [[RebelliousPrincess Melissa]] ran away from an arranged marriage and even became a priestess to Mylee, the God of War, to make sure her parents couldn't force her back. Although Melissa found her calling in serving Mylee as a WhiteMagicianGirl[=/=]CombatMedic who's supposed to partner with a [[BecauseDestinySaysSo divinely chosen]] Adventurer Hero, her bad luck with men still screwed her over and she got stuck in an ArrangedMarriage-like situation with an IdiotHero she can neither stand nor walk away from. This is made worse by the fact that, while there's no rule that says a Priestess of Mylee must hook up with her Champion, it happens so often that she's afraid that people will assume she and Louie are an item just from that, a misconception that Melissa vocally denies at every turn to the point it becomes her CatchPhrase.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', it is eventually revealed that James of Team Rocket ran away from home to escape marriage to the insane and sadistic Jessebelle. While he ''did'' have feelings for her at one point, he loved his Growlie (his only friend, a pet Growlithe) even more, and her attempt to get the dog out of the equation was the breaking point. (Ironically, not only is Jessebelle's name similar to James' partner Jessie, the two [[IdenticalStranger look very much alike]], and have a similar bossy attitude. This is usually pointed out by fans [[ImpliedLoveInterest as "proof" of his feelings for Jessie]], but overlooked on the show.)

* In ''Webcomic/{{Storm}}'', Eolill fled an arranged marriage and became a mercenary.

* Jenny Doolittle does this in ''LightNovel/BodaciousSpacePirates'', shooting her way out before stealing a brand-new stealth fighter, then hiring the eponymous pirates as her escort. Her answer to family pressure seems to be MoreDakka. Too bad her family [[PrivateMilitaryContractor has their own fleet]].