History Main / SelfProclaimedLoveInterest

* Boa Hancock from ''Manga/OnePiece'' claims to be Luffy's soul mate, despite the fact [[IdiotHero Luffy]] has [[ObliviousToLove never shown]] [[CelibateHero even a passing romantic]] [[{{Asexuality}} interest in her]]. Elder Nyon mentioned that Hancock is under some sort of "love sickness," and whatever it seems to be affecting her pretty badly. She interprets even the vaguest, most nonchalant show of affection or camaraderie from Luffy as a sign that he's her husband and that they are meant to be together for eternity. [[spoiler: It's also a hint of her DarkAndTroubledPast, which started [[BreakTheCutie breaking]] [[JerkAssWoobie Hancock]] when she was just 12 years old -- deep down, the powerful Amazon Queen is still an emotionally-stunted young girl... and Luffy was among the first non-females [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe who was kind to her]].]]

* From ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', [[AlphaBitch Chloe]] considers herself to be Adrien's girlfriend and takes every opportunity to display her affection towards him. Adrien himself regards her as a friend at best--and at worst, a way too [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace clingy]] annoyance.

* Momiji Oouka from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' was introduced telling herself that she ''will'' marry Heiji Hattori. The 21st movie is supposed to focus on her, Heiji and Kazuha's potential LoveTriangle, [[spoiler: and she claims he made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with her years ago (but turns out it is a misunderstanding)]]

* Music/{{Moby}} claimed having dated Creator/NataliePortman when they were younger. [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/25/moby-apologises-to-natalie-portman-for-being-inconsiderate She revelead that she never considered their relationship as dating and that she had in-fact a bad image of him]].

Compare MadLove, ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, {{Yandere}}, and StalkerWithACrush. Contrast SheIsNotMyGirlfriend. See also LovingAShadow, TheDulcineaEffect, and UndercoverAsLovers (when both are pretending to be in a relationship for ulterior reasons). Can also be used as part of an OperationJealousy plot, where Alice claims Bob is her boyfriend to make Charlie jealous. Likely to overlap with AbhorrentAdmirer. Subtrope of MutuallyUnequalRelation.

Compare MadLove, ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, {{Yandere}}, and StalkerWithACrush. Contrast SheIsNotMyGirlfriend. See also LovingAShadow, TheDulcineaEffect. Likely to overlap with AbhorrentAdmirer. Subtrope of MutuallyUnequalRelation.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'': Sweden once said that Finland was [[HoYay "my w'fe"]], much to Finland's shock.

-->'''Misa:''' "Light-darling!"
-->'''Light''': "D-did you just call me darling?!"

* Haru from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' fell in love with Tsuna after [[RescueRomance he saves her from drowning in a river]]. Ever since then, she always proclaims that she wants to marry Tsuna. And she likes to proclaim that she wants to be a mafia boss' wife, not really knowing its implications and that Tsuna ''is really going to be a mafia boss''. Tsuna [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend always shots her down]] and Gokudera [[CrazyJealousGuy is really against it]], but not because he likes her, [[HoYay mind you]].

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* From time to time in ''FanFic/TheVinylAndOctaviaSeries,'' Vinyl will claim that Octavia is secretly hot for her or something similar.

* Kagura from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' insists that she and Kyo are engaged and generally treats him as though she's already her boyfriend, but that's only because she threatened Kyo to agree to a ChildhoodMarriagePromise when they were children (with a knife in the manga and 2019 anime and with a boulder in the 2001 anime). Even when Kyo denies it and tells her to stop insisting they're a couple, she'll respond with either tears or violence.

Compare MadLove, ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, {{Yandere}}, and StalkerWithACrush. Contrast SheIsNotMyGirlfriend. See also LovingAShadow, TheDulcineaEffect. Likely to overlap with AbhorrentAdmirer.

* The French film ''Agrave la folie pas du tout'' (in English, ''Film/HeLovesMeHeLovesMeNot'') features Creator/AudreyTautou as an erotomanic who displays this behavior towards a happily married doctor who is barely aware of her existence. She takes his rejection about as well as you might expect.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Big Nate}}'': It's a running gag that Nate, a self-proclaimed {{Kid-anova}}, believes that casual acquaintance Jenny has a massive crush on him that she's simply repressing, and he's determined to draw it out. He's been trying to make her his girlfriend since kindergarten. But since (1) Jenny wants nothing to do with him and (2) Nate's romantic schemes tend to backfire horribly, he hasn't yet succeeded.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Big Nate}}'': It's a running gag that Nate, a self-proclaimed [[Kid-anova]], believes that casual acquaintance Jenny has a massive crush on him that she's simply repressing, and he's determined to draw it out. He's been trying to make her his girlfriend since kindergarten. But since (1) Jenny wants nothing to do with him and (2) Nate's romantic schemes tend to backfire horribly, he hasn't yet succeeded.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Big Nate]]}}'': It's a running gag that Nate, a self-proclaimed [[Kid-anova]], believes that casual acquaintance Jenny has a massive crush on him that she's simply repressing, and he's determined to draw it out. He's been trying to make her his girlfriend since kindergarten. But since (1) Jenny wants nothing to do with him and (2) Nate's romantic schemes tend to backfire horribly, he hasn't yet succeeded.

* ''ComicBook/{{The Legend of Wonder Woman|2016}}'': Etta claims the attractive AcePilot Lawrence Stone has a crush on her after she flirts with him. At first, it seems to just be more of her loud cheerful proclamations that are unfounded in reality later it is revealed that does actually reciprocate her feelings, though no relationship is started between them before the book's cancellation. Probably because of the reactions and prejudice they would face as a white Texan woman and an African American man trying to date in the 1940s.

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* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': Larry Butz is one for Iris, declaring that they're in love and that they're going to get married. Iris [[ObliviousToLove doesn't even notice]] that he has a crush on her, until [[spoiler: Edgeworth]] spells it out for her, is not in love with him and ''is'' in love with someone else. Larry repeats that in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' with Ellen, declaring that he'll marry her even though she was about to marry someone else.

* Kagura from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' insists that she and Kyo are engaged, but that's only because she threatened Kyo to agree to a ChildhoodMarriagePromise when they were children (with a knife in the manga and 2019 anime and with a boulder in the 2001 anime). Even when Kyo denies it and tells her to stop insisting they're a couple, she'll respond with either tears or violence.

This can be PlayedForLaughs if the character is merely annoying, but can be PlayedForDrama if the character's delusions cause them to harm themselves, the object of affection, or other people.

Compare MadLove, ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, {{Yandere}} and StalkerWithACrush. Contrast SheIsNotMyGirlfriend. See also LovingAShadow, TheDulcineaEffect. Likely to overlap with AbhorrentAdmirer.

* Momiji Oouka from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' was introduced telling herself that she ''will'' marry Heiji Hattori. The 21th movie is supposed to focus on her, Heiji and Kazuha's potential LoveTriangle, [[spoiler: and she claims he made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with her years ago (but turns out it is a misunderstanding)]]

* Kouko was this to Mitsuo in the beginning of ''LightNovel/GoldenTime'' because they were childhood friends and used to live near each other, she decided on her own that they where [[ChildhoodFriendRomance in love]], and [[FateDrivesUsTogether destined to be]] with each other. Because of this, she had been [[StalkerWithACrush following him for years]] to make sure their lives would go perfectly according to the little scenario she had formulated in her mind. He gets her to stop this after a serious talk in episode 4.

* This is the defining trait of the Kuno siblings in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': both Tatewaki, and his subsequently introduced sister Kodachi, fixate upon a character that they find physically attractive and promptly declare themselves to be head-over-heels in love with them, regardless of that character's say in the matter. Tatewaki is introduced as this for Akane Tendo, but also becomes this for [[GenderBender Ranma Saotome's female form]] after [[LoveAtFirstPunch she beats him up in Ranma's first duel with him]]. Kodachi, meanwhile, falls head-over-heels for Ranma Saotome after [[RescueRomance he saves her from a nasty fall]]... that he inadvertently ''caused'' by accidentally hitting her in the head with a kettle whilst they were both RoofHopping. In both cases, they steadfastedly ignore that the objects of their affection repeatedly and vehemently insist that they're not interested in dating them, with Tatewaki in particular routinely being pounded by his two "lovers" for his lechery.

** Tou Sengyoku decides on her own that she and Dokuson are engaged after falling in LoveAtFirstSight with him. He doesn't particularly seem to dislike her, but doesn't like her [[NoGuyWantsToBeChased very strong pursuit of him]] and mild {{Yandere}} tendencies.

* In ''Film/SinginInTheRain'', the in-story main couple are rumored to be together--and Lina goes along with this, because she read it in the tabloids. A few scenes are devoted to Don trying to convince her it isn't true.

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* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/513/ Friends]]," the main man goes into a very lengthy speech about [[SmallNameBigEgo why he thinks he would be the most ideal boyfriend]] for the lady he's talking to. [[DidNotGetTheGirl It ends with the lady saying]] "[[AllGirlsWantBadBoys I'm going to date this jerk.]]"

* Famously, a guy named John Hinckley, Jr. had an erotomanic delusion involving Creator/JodieFoster. It led to him shooting UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan to "impress" her.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Tatewaki Kuno, poor deluded fool, is this for any woman he has the slightest interest in.

* Lum in ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' may be the most famous example: when Ataru [[ItMakesSenseInContext saved the world from an alien invasion by beating her in a game of tag]] and [[AccidentalProposal shouted he could now marry (his then-girlfriend Shinobu, but he didn't say that) Lum decided he wanted to marry]] ''[[AccidentalProposal her]]'', and started acting like a very jealous wife.