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* Done unintentionally in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. Marty knows the person crushing on him is his future mom. She doesn't. When she finally gets a kiss she backs off immediately with a sense of shock, comparing it to kissing her sibling. To Marty's utter horror and relief.

* ''Film/LesMeilleures'': While she's ghosting her same-sex lover Zina, Nedjma goes to her friend Sidiki's apartment and kisses him on the mouth, then she realizes she has no feelings for him (or men in general?) and promptly leaves.

Related tropes: NoSparks, WillTheyOrWontThey, RelationshipUpgrade, UnresolvedSexualTension. Not to be confused with PracticeKiss, where characters kiss to test something other than their own romantic sparks.

* Jacob forces Bella into this in Eclipse, book 3 in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series. It's a rare example because [[spoiler: it's a good kiss, but not a happy ending for Jacob. She figures out that she does love him, but she loves Edward more, and she's not going to leave him for Jacob.]]

If it's a good kiss, this will be TrueLovesKiss. This is especially likely if one party is the VictoriousChildhoodFriend or if [[TheyDo they are]] the OfficialCouple.

* In Episode 47 of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[AcePilot Kallen Kozuki]] manages to get a moment alone with [[TheChessmaster Lelouch]] in which she gives him her FirstKiss. As way back in Episode 6 showed, Kallen wanted to be careful as to who would actually be the first man she ever kisses, so she does it to him as if to get an answer from him on what he feels for her. She never gets a response to her question on whether he feels for her back, so she takes quite the emotional blow before bidding him farewell. [[spoiler:The reason for Lelouch's silent rejection is likely due to the fact that he was, at the time, planning his self-sacrificial ThanatosGambit.]]

* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'', Peter recounts how he and Mary-Jane did this when they were twelve. Their immediate reaction was to gag, spit, and decide to stay just friends.

* ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'': In order to tell whether or not she's a lesbian, Sara kisses Marshall. [[NoSparks She got her answer]]: definitely gay. Marshall is initially furious, but gets distracted by Sara's distress.

* ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'': In order to tell whether or not she's a lesbian, Sara kisses Marshall. [[NoSparks She got her answer]]: definitely gay.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/326820/a-growing-fire-in-my-heart A Growing Fire in My Heart]]'': In the last chapter, Spike has been [[OvernightAgeUp massively aged up]] due to the effects of a rage and age potion being forced on him and the cure not fully healing him, so he is now about five years younger than Ember. Spike thanks Ember for helping save his life, and asks what he can do to thank her. Ember, having slowly developed feelings for Spike since meeting him, asks him to kiss her, saying she needs to know if it feels right. Spike complies, and Ember can tell from it that she does in fact love Spike. The two then agree to become a couple.

* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': This story's point of divergence from canon is Asuka and Shinji's TestKiss. Asuka talks Shinji into kissing, and during the kiss he realizes it is a hint of her feelings and kisses her back. What in canon ended up being the AwkwardKiss to end all Awkward Kisses becomes... [[BigDamnKiss pretty much the exact opposite trope]].

* In ''Film/TwentySevenDresses'', Katherine Heigl's character kisses her boss, who she has crushed on for years, and finds she doesn't feel anything for him.

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* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': In episode 15, Asuka and Shinji kiss, but due to their personal traumas it goes awfully wrong. Asuka wanted to kiss Shinji but she did not want to look interested, in case he rejected her, so she told she wanted to kiss him because she was bored. Shinji wanted to kiss her but he did not believe she was interested in him, so he initially resisted. They went forward with the kiss but Asuka held Shinji's nose the whole time to pretend it was not a big deal in case that he turned her down. And precisely because she was pretending it was not a big deal, Shinji did not dare to do anything, and he remained motionless and unresponsive. And precisely because he remained motionless, Asuka thought that he was turning her down, so she ran off. Cue Shinji's self-esteem getting another blow and Asuka taking another step towards her mental breakdown.

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}!'': Ethan is just starting to realize that he's gay. Robin insists on a test kiss, which has inconclusive results. Then ''[[{{Jerkass}} Mike]]'' kisses him, and Ethan looks down at himself…

'''Robin:''' ''(to Mike)'' You can't do that! You're straight!\\

* In ''Webcomic/{{Shiniez}}'' at the end of their first weekend together Lisa, confused between what she was feeling, initiated this to see if there was something more to her and Ally's relationship than just the dominance and submission. Turns out there was.

-->'''Katara''': I was thinking... the curse says we'll be trapped in here forever unless we trust in love.
-->'''Aang''': Right...
-->'''Katara''': And here it says "love is brightest in the dark" and has a picture of them [[TrueLovesKiss kissing]]...
-->'''Aang''': Where are you going with this?
-->'''Katara''': Well... [[ShipTease what if we kissed]]?

However, the fact that they aren't sure about it to begin with says something. When neither party (or only one) feels that crucial something, they say its because there are NoSparks between them. This bad kiss could be the impetus for one of them to seek another mate, or to give up on a crush he or she has outgrown.

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': In episode 15, Asuka and Shinji kiss, but due to their personal traumas it goes awfully wrong. Asuka wanted to kiss Shinji but she did not want to look interested, in case that he rejected her, so she told she wanted to kiss him because she was bored. Shinji wanted to kiss her but he did not believe she was interested in him, so he initially resisted. They went forward with the kiss but Asuka held Shinji's nose the whole time to pretend it was not a big deal in case that he turned her down. And precisely because she was pretending it was not a big deal, Shinji did not dare to do anything, and he remained motionless and unresponsing. And precisely because he remained motionless, Asuka thought that he was turning her down, so that she ran off. Cue Shinji's self-esteem getting another blow and Asuka taking another step towards her mental breakdown.

* Every kiss in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' is a kind of test kiss. Mia has a theory that a good kiss causes ones [[FootPopping foot to pop]], and when she kisses the WrongGuyFirst, it is kept from popping by used gum or a fishing net.
** In ''The Princess Diaries 2'', Mia kisses her fiance to see if they have chemistry, and they [[NoSparks don't]].

** Mary Jane asks her fiance to kiss her upside down, reenacting her awesome upside-down kiss in the rain with Spiderman from the first film. He feels it; she doesn't.

* Janis and Damian's AlmostKiss in ''Film/MeanGirls''. Intentionally comical since it is Damian is gay and Janis is rumoured to be a lesbian.

* In {{Film/Hatari}} Dallas (Elsa Martinelli) is a bit more direct about it. She walks up to Shawn (John Wayne) and asks him how he likes to kiss. She lays one on him, and he seems to like it (until they're interrupted by Pockets (Red Button).

* In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', Mary Jane asks her fiance to kiss her upside down, reenacting her awesome kiss with Spiderman. He feels it; she doesn't.
** The trope is invoked again a little later in the movie, when Mary Jane asks Peter Parker to kiss her, knowing that it would prove he does, in fact, love her, though he just denied it. This is a special case of TestKiss, because she is testing his identity as well as his love for her. They're [[AlmostKiss interrupted]] by a car crashing through the window of the diner they're meeting in.

* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': This story's point of divergence from canon is Asuka and Shinji's TestKiss. Asuka talks Shinji into kissing, and during the kiss he realizes it is a hint of her feelings and kisses her back.

* Dok Go Jin in the KoreanDrama ''BestLove'', to see if he is really attracted to Gu Ae Jeong.

* Even happened on LittleHouseOnThePrairie. John Junior tells Mary he loves her; she doesn't know what she feels, so he proposes this trope. It was a first for both of them.

-->'''Ethan:''' Well, lookie there, we have a winner.
-->'''Robin:''' ''(to Mike)'' You can't do that! You're straight!
-->'''Mike:''' I'm whatever you ''[[DepravedBisexual don't]]'' want me to be, baby.

* Taylor tries one with Brian in ''{{Worm}}'', but it only serves to muddle things more than ever since he was unaware of her feelings beforehand.

* Stan of WesternAnimation/AmericanDad tries to become gay in order to speak at a Log Cabin Republican convention. After kissing his gay neighbor Terry, he is shocked to find that he doesn't feel anything and learns that being gay is not a choice.

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': In episode 15, Asuka and Shinji kiss, but due to their personal traumas it goes awfully wrong. Asuka wanted to kiss Shinji but she did not want to look interested, in case that he rejected her, so she told she wanted to kiss him because she was bored. Shinji wanted to kiss her but he did not believe she was interested in him, so he initially resisted. They went forward with the kiss but Asuka held Shinji's nose the whole time to pretend it was not a big deal in case that he turned her down. And precisely because she was pretending it was not a big deal, Shinji did not dare to do anything, and he remained motionless and unresponsing. And precisely because he remained motionless, Asuka thought that he was turning her down, so that she ran off. Cue Shinji's self-esteem getting another blow and Asuka giving another step towards her mental breakdown.

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