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* Mahiro and Nyarko from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', with Nyarko's wildness annoying Mahiro to the point of [[{{Slapstick}} slapstick punishment]]. It's obvious that he has feelings for her, but [[CanNotSpitItOut won't admit to them]] for a number of reasons, not the least of which is she's [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], and the idea of [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu romancing]] a CosmicHorror scares the [[SanityMeter SAN Points]] out of him.

* The Light Novel LightNovel/{{Reaper}} has Life and Death as a married couple and a prime example. Death is much more formal and straight lanced while Life has a tendency to be more wild and generally do whatever he likes despite his wife's occasional objections.

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* Mahiro and Nyarko from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', with Nyarko's wildness annoying Mahiro to the point of [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender slapstick punishment]]. It's obvious that he has feelings for her, but [[CanNotSpitItOut won't admit to them]] for a number of reasons, not the least of which is she's [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], and the idea of [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu romancing a]] CosmicHorror scares the [[SanityMeter SAN Points]] out of him.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Hordak is an uptight, grumpy, no-nonsense warlord that doesn't admit failure ,especially his. And yet, he falls in love with the free-spirited, hyperactive autistic genius Entrapta, whom teaches him that failure is what makes the greatest discoveries on science possible.
** Deconstructed with Adora and Catra. Adora is reliable and strictly by the book, but ready to break the rules for the greatest good (and she has a dumb side, too). Catra, on her turn, is wild, laid-back and mischievous, but also self-centered and has no qualms onto hurting people to get what she wants (or what she thinks she does). Both have a long way to go and a lot of CharacterDevelopment, though Catra's is very rushed since it happens only in the last season.

* The titular character in ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'', a WalkingDisasterArea, has a potentially requited crush on Amanda, a girl with SuperOCD and an obsession with scheduling her life down to the last detail.

* ''Film/LawsOfAttraction'' She's a stuffy uptight cynical genius divorce lawyer! He's a free-spirited genius divorce lawyer who believes in true love! [[strike:TheyFightCrime!]] - uh, they're opposing counsel on a bunch of different cases! It's actually a pretty well-done, if forgettable, example of this trope, and it definitely doesn't hurt that Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore are damned good actors.

* ''Film/{{Ondine}}'': Syracuse is a cynical, reclusive, recovering alcoholic fisherman who one day brings up a [[SelkiesAndWereseals selky]] named Ondine [[spoiler:(Romanian drug mule)]] in his fishing net. She brings luck and can grant wishes. Can Ondine help Syracuse learn to live, love, and trust? [[spoiler: Yes. They get married.]].

* ''Film/KissMe2011'': Inhibited, reserved Mia is drawn to Frida, who's bold and carefree. Mia teases her by saying she's anal, and the pair fall for each other.

* ''Film/{{Ondine}}'': Syracuse is a cynical, reclusive, recovering alcoholic fisherman who one day brings up a [[SelkiesAndWereseals selky]] named Ondine [[spoiler: Romanian drug mule]] in his fishing net. She brings luck and can grant wishes. Can Ondine help Syracuse learn to live, love, and trust? [[spoiler: Yes. They get married.]].

* ''Manga/HidokuShinaide'': Nemugasa is a rule-abiding, StereotypicalNerd and ScholarshipStudent who just wants to get good grades and go to college. Maya is a wealthy kid who skips school, dyes his hair, gets piercings, underage drinks, and engages is a much more sociable person than Nemugasa. They end up dating, but their differences becomes a reoccuring sore point in their relationship, with Nemugasa becoming an InsecureLoveInterest in part because he feels like he's too boring for Maya. Though Maya does at times thoughtlessly says things along those lines, he actually is grateful for Nemugasa's PositiveFriendInfluence on him as it's the only reason why he cared enough to work on himself to be better.

* Ruby and Sapphire from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' fit this perfectly. One other character even calls Sapphire "Wild Girl".
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has the shy ProperLady Hinata and the hyperactive IdiotHero Naruto.
* Most of the weapon and meister pairings in ''Manga/SoulEater'' are this way. Maka is very much by-the-rules, studies copiously for tests, and is very modest; her partner, Soul, is very lazy and laid back, often falls asleep during class, and agrees to "piss on [Sid's] grave" with Black*Star. Tsubaki is very kind, a good cook, and doesn't even try to fight without Black*Star; Black*Star, on the other hand, frequently picks fights for no other reason than because he can, and is [[LargeHam loud and obnoxious]]. Kid is the son of the Shinigami, completely OCD to the point of having panic attacks in the middle of battles and is dressed impeccably; Liz is hinted to be a bit of a flirt and Patti blows off an entire test by turning it into an arts-and-crafts giraffe.
* ''Manga/TheWeathermanIsMyLover'' features an uptight newscaster falling for the program's eccentric cosplaying weatherman.
* In ''Manga/KangaNaSpoon'', the main character opens by talking about how perfect, glamorous and orderly his life is before introducing to his lover, an obnoxious, flamboyant, freeloading fashion designer with no life skills.

* Ranma and Akane from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. It's referenced multiple times throughout the series... Such as one of the opening themes about Ranma and Akane being titled "Don't Make Me Wild Like You" and Ranma's name essentially meaning "wild horse." While (in the manga, at least) Ranma thrives on [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], Akane often gets upset with his antics and reveals his identity when he doesn't want her to. He enjoys playing pranks on people, even when Akane gets mad at him for it. [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl He's]] also comfortable with being half-naked or nude around other people. Akane, on the other hand, will have none of that. She always tries to keep him covered up and maintains her own modesty at all times. True to the trope, Akane eventually becomes more relaxed about these traits and starts helping him out in his schemes, and even starts coming up with some herself. (Strangely enough, although they're opposites in this sense, they're [[BirdsOfAFeather alike in many other ways]].)
* ''Manga/{{FAKE}}'': Ryo towards Dee which he will deny.
* ''Anime/ArmitageIII'': Ross and Armitage are somewhere between this and SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl, though Armitage is no dummy.
* Invoked and averted in ''Manga/DeathNote'', where the wild and energetic PerkyGoth Misa is deeply in love with the [[NoSenseOfHumor uptight]] BrokenAce Light, and expects him to fall for her goofy GenkiGirl demeanor over time; instead, he takes advantage of her scatterbrained personality and MadLove to enlist her as a weapon against L.
* Mahiro and Nyarko from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', with Nyarko's wildness annoying Mahiro to the point of [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender slapstick punishment]]. It's obvious that he has feelings for her, but [[CanNotSpitItOut won't admit to them]] for a number of reasons, not the least of which is she's [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], and the idea of [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu romancing a]] CosmicHorror scares the [[SanityMeter SAN Points]] out of him.

* Miko from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is a member of the school's Public Morals Committee and strict to the point of zealotry, yet she develops feelings for [[spoiler:Ishigami, who is far more lax about the school's rules. Contributing to this is that she's LockedOutOfTheLoop on [[HeroWithBadPublicity what really happened to him in middle school]].]]

* ''Webcomic/TrippingOverYou'': Liam's father Eli is a stern, work-focused disciplinarian, while his mother Riva was "silly" and prone to sneaking around behind her own father's back. Despite this, they were HappilyMarried and Eli misses Riva deeply after her death [[spoiler:from drug and alcohol abuse.]] It would seem the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, as the uptight Liam falls in love with the upbeat, laid-back Milo.

* The page quote comes from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS2E11HowHermesRequisitionedHisGrooveBack How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]", which features an inversion between substitute bureaucrat Morgan Proctor and Fry. Here is the entire dialogue:

-->'''Fry:''' I thought you were anti-dirty, not pro-dirty!?

-->'''Fry:''' Oh, stop...

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Hordak is an uptight, grumpy, no-nonsense warlord that doesn't admit failure ,especially his. And yet, he falls in love with the free-spirited, hyperactive autistic genius Entrapta, who teaches him that failure is what makes the greatest discoveries on science.
** Deconstructed with Adora and Catra. Adora is reliable and strictly by the book, but ready to break the rules for the greatest good (and she has a dumb side, too). Catra, on her turn, is wild and mischievous, but also self-centered and has no qualms onto hurting people to get what she wants (or what she thinks she does). Both have a long way to go and a lot of Character Development, though Catra's is very rushed since it happens only in the last season.

* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfGenji'': Fire Lord Shizuka is as strict with her country as she is with her family. She married Riku, a nobleman who loves partying and drinking more than politics.

* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfGenji'': Fire Lord Shizuka is as strict with her country as she is with her family. She fell in love with and married Riku, a nobleman who loves partying and drinking more than politics.

* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfGenji'': Fire Lord Shizuka is as strict with her country as she is with her family. She fell in love with and married Riku, a nobleman who loves partying and drinking.

* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfGenji'': Fire Lord Shizuka is as strict with her country as she is with her family. Her husband Riku is a nobleman who loves partying and drinking.