Line #152 Main/ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe


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3	->'''Vette:''' You're a super powerful Sith Lord who could have anything he wants. I'm a former slave and a thief. And you chose me? Seriously?\
4	'''Male Sith Warrior:''' You're beautiful, charming, sometimes crazy, and always exciting. What man wouldn't choose you?
5	-->-- ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
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7	Also known by: "I didn't know you knew I was alive!"
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9	This stock phrase is most frequently used in teenage romance stories, but not unheard of in other media.
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11	Essentially it's a declaration of delighted astonishment that one's object of romantic desire seems to feel the same way when the person saying it believed they never had a chance with their target partner. Often this occurs when the jock discovers NerdsAreSexy.
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13	Alice has had romantic feelings for Chuck from afar for some time, but never knew that Chuck was interested, so she's happily surprised when it turns out he is. Cue "I can't believe a guy like you would notice me!" In some cases, Chuck turns out to be a {{Jerkass}} who is taking advantage of a girl who likes him because it strokes his ego. He may twist the knife by laughingly saying, "[[DidYouActuallyBelieve You honestly thought I liked you?]]" Although, in certain cases, Chuck is being noble by breaking up with her for what he believes is her own good or protection.
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15	Occasionally, there's a socio-economic element: The girl from the wrong side of the tracks thinks the rich boy wouldn't be interested in her. Or, the boy from the poor side of town heeds his friends' warnings that the girl he likes is a RichBitch, but she turns out to be a nice girl who genuinely likes him.
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17	The {{Stock Phrase\|s}} is most frequently spoken by a gal, but there have been occasions where a guy has said it as well.
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19	When used in live-action media, it often overlaps with HollywoodHomely. If a guy says it about a gal, said gal will often be the latter half of BettyAndVeronica. May also overlap with AttractivenessIsolation and InsecureLoveInterest. If the bystanders didn't think he would notice, see WhatDoesSheSeeInHim. Can easily lead to a NobodyThinksItWillWork situation.
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21	Compare and contrast: TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction, when a guy is so unattractive that the beautiful woman who's coming on to him must be interested in him for [[HoneyTrap ulterior motives]] rather than for his sex appeal.
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24	!!Examples
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29	* Despite them being practically married, Keiichi from ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' has this reaction whenever Belldandy shows him affection. Early on, this showed how thoroughly his self-esteem and confidence has been trashed. Later on, he develops strong self-esteem and confidence but still cannot get over this. After all he and Belldandy [[YouAreWorthHell have gone through]], this mental block comes off as PingPongNaivete. [[spoiler:The later chapters of the manga reveal that relationship contracts between humans and goddesses repress the human's lust and affection for said goddess.]]
30	* ''Anime/TheAnthemOfTheHeart'': Takumi admits to being surprised that the incredibly accomplished Natsuki would go for someone like him, as he considers himself boring.
31	* ''Manga/BattleRoyale'':
32	** Shuya had this kind of reaction when he found that Noriko had always harbored a crush on him, and had always been watching him. He acts completely shocked, despite how it's later revealed that [[ChickMagnet pretty much half the girls in class harbored crushes on him]].
33	---> '''Shuya:''' ... me. You watch... me?\
34	'''Noriko:''' ''[[[LuminescentBlush Blush]]]'' Uh-huh.\
35	'''Shuya:''' Me. ''You'' watch me. One of the prettiest girls in school...
36	** Yuuchiro's crush on Mitsuko Soma may count as well, seeing how he admits "having been admiring her from afar for quite some time..."
37	* In ''Manga/BitterVirgin'', female lead Aikawa Hinako cannot believe that anyone could love her. Following years of sexual abuse, being permanently marked with a large C-section scar, and dealing with multiple issues including severe androphobia, she can't believe that anyone would like her if they really knew her. In fact, her initial belief that Suwa Daisuke especially could never be attracted to her is what made him safe enough to befriend. This is part of the reason it comes as such a huge shock when he confesses. It's also a two-way street since Daisuke couldn't ever imagine Hinako actually loving him (since she only accepted him because he was completely off-limits).
38	* In ''Manga/CherryMagicThirtyYearsOfVirginityCanMakeYouAWizard'', when Adachi first learns of Kurosawa's crush on him, he's baffled. Up until that point, Adachi had assumed Kurosawa didn't even know who he was.
39	* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': In a few instances for [[ShrinkingViolet Ichikawa]], the idea would [[HugeSchoolgirl Yamada]] would seek him out just for a talk doesn't register until later. For example, it never crosses his mind that the person he guessed she was waiting at their school gate for was ''him'', even after she stopped him to loan him her manga. Mind you, it's not due to stupidity; he ''is'' able to pick up hints that she likes him in the first place and wants to date her, but he holds those thoughts back due to his depressingly low self-esteem and [[HopeIsScary a fear of disappointment]] even after they've been hanging out for a while.
40	* In ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'', Himeko is positively puzzled about what Chikane sees in an "[[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary girl]]" like her. The answer Chikane eventually gives is "If I am the moon, then you are my sun: I may be beautiful and mysterious but I can only shine with your reflected light." Bonus points for this explanation being entirely consistent with the metaphysical laws of their universe. The reader can also see that Himeko is far less...obsessive than most of Chikane's admirers, and her presence helps Chikane not to brood so much.
41	* This is pretty much Machi Kuragi's reaction when she learns of Yuki Sohma's feelings for her in ''Manga/FruitsBasket''.
42	** Kakeru's girlfriend apparently felt this way when she found out that he liked her (she had a crush on him but didn't know he returned the feelings).
43	** Gender inverted with [[spoiler:Kyo and Tohru]], where ''he'' can't understand why ''she'' loves him.
44	* [[PlayingWithATrope An interesting case]] occurs in ''Manga/FutureDiary''. [[SchoolIdol Yuno]] looks over at [[FriendlessBackground Yukiteru]] during class, and he brushes it off thinking "Nah, couldn't be,". She later admits to flat-out [[StalkerWithACrush stalking him]] later that same episode, and has apparently been doing so for a ''year'', and he's actually surprised she knows his name. However, while he does think she's pretty, she actually wasn't his school crush, and his reaction to finding out about the whole stalking thing was fear rather than pleasure.
45	* In ''The Disappearance of Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' this is pretty much the alternate universe Yuki's reaction to Kyon suddenly (from her viewpoint) taking ''any'' interest in her.
46	* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' plays this from both sides simultaneously with a side helping of CannotSpitItOut. Hayate continuously argues with others that Hinagiku can't possibly like him. Hinagiku doesn't believe he's interested in her traits. It's made clear through other characters that they are the only ones who can't see the mutual crush.
47	* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': Kuroe Akaishi is such a longtime loner and an outcast at her school that when popular ChickMagnet Arata Minami becomes the first person in years to strike up a proper conversation with her, she assumes that he's just a manipulative [[TheCasanova Casanova]] so eager to expand his harem that he's willing to add even a "freak" like her to it. It takes a subsequent "date" for her to realize that [[SheepInSheepsClothing his kindness and attraction to her are sincere]].
48	* This is pretty much how Sawako from ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' acts all the time.
49	* Gender-flipped in ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'' where Tadano, who has the ability to read the room/mood that borders on straight up telepathy, keeps telling himself that he has no chance with any of the girls, let alone the two other main characters of Komi and Manbagi. It's much to his shock when he finds out they both like him [[spoiler:within minutes of each other]]. After this he starts going out with [[spoiler:Komi, with Manbagi's prompting and blessing]].
50	* A MadLove variant happens in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''. [[spoiler:[[TheHero Izuku Midoriya]] is shocked to learn that [[CuteButPsycho Himiko Toga]] is actually in love with him, but her definition of love involves killing people, sucking their blood and becoming them. She actually manages to bypass Izuku's [[SpiderSense Danger Sense Quirk]] because, despite what she's doing her feelings are genuine]].
51	* In ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' this is gender-flipped. The reason Takeo is so oblivious to love is due to having all the girls he liked prefer his best friend Suna. So he thinks the same of Yamato when it's otherwise clear she wants to be with Takeo.
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53	* In ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'', part of the reason it takes so long for Youko to confess her feelings for Asahi is that she's convinced herself that he doesn't reciprocate and thinks she's a pain in the neck (due to being her SecretKeeper) but is [[NiceGuy far too nice]] to openly admit it. She actually gets [[LampshadeHanging called out on this]] in the chapter ''after'' [[RelationshipUpgrade they become a couple]]:
54	--> '''[[TricksterMentor Akane]]:''' Just to make sure, I hope you're not stupidly wondering whether you're good enough for Kuromine or something.
55	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': This is the biggest reason why Naruto was unable to notice [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Hinata's feelings]] for him, in a {{Gender Inverted\|Trope}} example. Naruto's depressing childhood instilled in him a [[HeroicSelfDeprecation lack of self-worth]] that he hid behind bravado and arrogance when he was younger. It didn't help that almost all of the girls in his class--including [[{{Tsundere}} Sakura]], the object of his [[LovingAShadow one-sided shallow crush]] until [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]]--treated him horribly and turned their attention to [[TheRival Sasuke]], which made Naruto think that all girls are only interested in [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys guys like Sasuke]]. After Hinata confessed her love to him in the Invasion of Pain arc, Naruto was completely stunned, and even for a while afterwards, he thought she meant [[ObliviousToLove she loved him as a friend]]. [[spoiler:It also prevented him from understanding his own feelings for her--and judging by the dialogue from the other characters in the [[WarArc Fourth Shinobi World War Arc]] and ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', it's heavily implied that Naruto ''has'' been in love with Hinata for a while. When he finally does understand in the movie, is when this trope is exemplified full force. This was confirmed with his HeroicVow: he never thought someone [[NiceGirl as kind]] [[YamatoNadeshiko and beautiful]] as Hinata would genuinely [[WartsAndAll love him for him]]]].
56	--> '''Naruto:''' [[spoiler:"[[InsecureLoveInterest This whole time, you always loved me for the way I am]]."]]
57	* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
58	** Ako and Natsumi, two self-proclaimed "Average middle school students" hit this trope at one point, regarding Negi's "[[OvernightAgeUp cousin Nagi]]" and Kotaro, respectively.
59	** In the sequel ''Manga/UQHolder'', [[spoiler:Chisame]] basically says this when Negi confesses to her, citing herself as the "biggest loser of the bunch".
60	* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': Fuutarou Uesugi seems to have this for the Nakano quintuplets. Since he actively cultivated the image of a serious and anti-social student, he's surprised when they start growing increasingly fond of and even outright fall in love with him. Quite jarring for him considering that he started off on the wrong foot with them, [[spoiler: save one from the quintuplets.]]
61	* Happens to Mei in ''Manga/SayILoveYou''. She is a [[LonersAreFreaks social outcast with no friends]], and yet attracts the attention of Yamato, the most popular guy at their school. She is hesitant at first, due to wondering if she was just one of Yamato's latest conquests, but over time he proves that he does genuinely like her.
62	* Natsu from ''Manga/SevenSeeds'' has such low self-esteem and is so socially awkward that when ''any'' guy shows any kind of interest in her, even if it's simply being nice, she wonders how this could happen.
63	** A gender-flipped version of this with Mark and Maria from the Ryugu Shelter arc. Mark is a little-light ventriloquist who has an obvious crush on super famous idol singer Maria. When Maria shows some real interest in him, Mark is so stunned that he can barely speak coherently anymore.
64	* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Due to the fact he considers himself nothing but a "mob" or background character in the ''Otome'', Leon is genuinely shocked when Angelica (the DesignatedVillain) and Olivia (the PlayerCharacter) both confess that they love him. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is in part due to the manipulations of another reincarnation stealing the capture targets destroying the normal plotline of the ''otome''.]]
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68	* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': In chapter 54, Shinji expresses how absolutely devoted he is to Asuka and how he wants to become a hero for her. Asuka wonders whether it may be possible that someone like him loves her:
69	--> '''Asuka:''' ''‘He can’t be for real… this can’t be true. This couldn’t possibly happen to me…’ “Shinji, I…”''
70	* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Asuka thinks she is worthless and no one would ever love her, so she can not believe Shinji, someone who is just like her, loves her back.
71	* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': By chapter 12, [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] regards herself like [[BrokenAce a worthless failure and a nutcase]]. So that when Shinji [[spoiler:proposes]] her, [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1795225/061/ she says]]:
72	--> '''Asuka:''' I can't see why you would want to throw away your LIFE on someone like me...
73	* In ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'', Izuku's self-esteem was so thoroughly powdered by his bullied childhood that he firmly believed that he'll never get a girlfriend because of how high-maintenance he believes himself to be. So when he spills all of his concerns to [[spoiler:Yang]], he's utterly taken aback when she refutes all of his points and asks if he'd like to start dating her, to which he happily agrees.
74	* When Sachiko confesses to Yumi in ''Fanfic/SachikoAndYumisAlphabet'', Yumi has this reaction. She doesn't get why Sachiko would like a plain girl like her.
75	* ''Fanfic/AnInsecureViolet'': Kyoka keeps wondering how a NiceGuy like Izuku could ever be attracted to her, let alone date her. Her body issues cloud her judgement to the point that she sometimes thinks that after a while Izuku will "come to his senses" and dump her for someone better.
76	* This is [[OriginalCharacter Rory]]'s basic reaction to dating [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Krem]] in ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook''. As she says, "I'm ''me'' and he's... ''that.''"
77	* Jaune has this reaction to Pyrrha confessing to him in ''Fanfic/RWBYScars''. Pyrrha is a beautiful celebrity and is TheAce of their team. He doesn't understand what she sees in an ordinary guy like him.
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81	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has this line from ''Ma Belle Evangeline'' as sung by Raymond the Firefly.
82	--> ''That someone as beautiful as she / could love someone like me''
83	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'': [[spoiler: Charlie Brown spends the entire movie trying to reinvent himself in order to get the attention of the Little Red-Haired Girl, but all his efforts are derailed repeatedly by either [[HonorBeforeReason his own sense of morality]] or [[CosmicPlaything his perpetual streak of bad luck]]. When she volunteers to be his summer pen-pal, he is convinced that it's only out of pity that she would do so and that she sees him as a "wishy-washy, insecure failure". When he finally gets the courage to talk to her and ask why she volunteered, her response is basically what Linus told him minutes before: that he's a good person and she genuinely likes him.]]
84	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'': Tulip is very surprised that someone as popular as [[TheAce Junior]] is actually talking to an [[TokenHuman outcast like her]]. This makes firing her [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging more difficult]] for Junior.
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88	* In the documentary ''Film/AmericanTeen'', artsy outsider Hannah says a version of this when she's pursued by the school heartthrob, Mitch: "I mean, there are so many girls in this school who would give their left boob to be with him".
89	* The ''Film/BattleRoyale'' movie subverts this horribly. Sugimura spends all of his screentime looking for a girl he never had the courage to confess his love to. When he finally finds her, she panics and sends several bullets into his chest, something she wouldn't have done if he had confessed his feelings earlier... He still has the time to express his feelings in his agony, however. To quote Kotohiki's reaction, "what the hell am I supposed to do now?"
90	** [[spoiler: "Die"]]
91	* ''Film/{{Carrie\|1976}}'' - The phrase itself is not used, but Carrie's reaction to being asked out by Tommy Ross is pretty much identical to the reactions of the people who do use the phrase. This ends disastrously because of the AlphaBitch playing a cruel trick that made Carrie think Tommy was in on it. (What makes it more tragic is that the book explicitly shows he was starting to genuinely love her, albeit in a non-romantic way.)
92	** Hell, the theme song to Carrie and Tommie's dance sequence is even explicitly titled "I never dreamed someone like you could love someone like me." Not exactly catchy but...
93	** This is also true for ''Film/TheRageCarrie2''. The boy in question is part of a football team of {{Jerk Jock}}s which results in Rachel having a [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity meltdown]] when she thinks he is in cahoots with them.
94	* In the movie ''Film/LoveActually'', the character Sam races after the girl he loves in order to confess to her before she gets on her plane. He finally catches up to her and says her name. She turns around and says HIS name. Stunned, he mutters, "I thought you didn't know my name." She replies with a sweet smile, "Of '''course''' I do."
95	* In ''Film/ReadMyLips'' Uttered, the phrase is uttered almost word for word by unfortunate-looking Clara to ex-con Paul.
96	* ''Film/SixteenCandles'' - Jake Ryan, the coolest guy in school whom Samantha has had a crush on for the whole movie (without thinking he ever noticed her), shows up at the church after Sam's sister's wedding. He waves at Sam, she looks around and points to herself ("Me?"), and he smiles -- "Yeah, you."
97	** Hilariously, that is the only point he's been able to reach her. Jake spends the entire movie wanting to confess his love to Samantha, but is prevented by a crazy party, his drunk (soon to be dumped) girlfriend, and Samantha's eccentric relatives.
98	* ''Film/{{Sleepover}}'':
99	** Future high school freshman Julie is madly in love with Steve Phillips, a super popular high school guy, but is certain he is unaware of her existence. When she and her friends infiltrate the high school dance, Steve is crowned King of the dance and has to chose a dance partner. You can only imagine how Julie feels when Steve singles her out to slow dance with him, then helps her win the scavenger hunt.
100	* ''Film/TheSaint1997'' - Emma says something to this effect to Thomas More [Simon in disguise] before he takes her to bed.
101	* Seemingly the entire ''premise'' of ''Film/ShesOutOfMyLeague''.
102	* Rachel says this almost verbatim in ''Film/SomethingBorrowed''.
103	* The independent movie ''Film/TenInchHero'' does this heartbreakingly with the character of Jen. Played by Clea Duvall, Jen is the PlainJane of the workers in the store, who befriends a man online named "Fuzzy22." They decide to meet in real life, and when Jen finds out that [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067768/ he's gorgeous]], she runs out of the building crying, saying no guy like him could want her. [[spoiler: For the record, in the end, he does want her.]]
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107	* [[PlayingWithTropes Played with]] in ''Literature/The39Clues''. [[ShrinkingViolet Amy]] always found [[GentlemanSnarker Ian]] to be very good-looking. But she never guessed that he would start flirting with HER. [[IWasOnlyPretendingToLikeYou But, then again, this IS the clue hunt...]]
108	* Referred to as "Jerk Syndrome" in the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Literature/{{Thud}}''. Nobby's new girlfriend Tawneee is so incredibly attractive that most men don't even consider asking her out because there's no way a girl like that would go for ''him''. So the only guys who ask her out are either jerks who aren't afraid of rejection or losers (like Nobby) who are so used to rejection it doesn't scare them.
109	* The ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'' duology, a woman Ward has met once, for a short time, comes to him for help. He is surprised that she remembers him, even though ''he'' has been nurturing a crush on her ever since they met. Subverted in that she actually just remembered one thing about him, namely that he's a capable fighter, and his castle is in a good strategical position to be protected from her enemies. [[spoiler: Played straight when they eventually do become a couple.]]
110	* ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'', both [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle the movie]] ''and'' the book. Sophie doesn't believe that she's beautiful (and doesn't believe Howl, when he says so the first time, in the movie) and doesn't see any reason for Howl to pay any special attention to her. The fact that she looks like a withered old crone for most of the book/movie does ''not'' help matters.
111	* ''Literature/InDeath'': Eve sometimes wonders why a billionaire would love someone like her.
112	* Jem Carstairs to Tessa Gray in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'', [[spoiler:after she accepts his proposal.]]
113	* Since ''Literature/MichaelVey'' is more or less TheEveryman and his crush is a cheerleader, he thinks Taylor would barely give him the time of day. However, it turns out that she actually enjoys his company, and they end up as an OfficialCouple by the end of the first book.
114	* ''Literature/GregMandelTrilogy'':
115	** Heiress Julia Evans is convinced she's unattractive because she spent most of her teenage years in the company of her absolutely gorgeous best friend Kat. When she finally succeeds in getting the handsome doctor (Kat's former boyfriend) that she'd been pining over, ''he'' says the line -- an indication that a [[HollywoodHomely not-unattractive]] teenager ''who's just inherited a multi-billion dollar MegaCorp'' is a lot more desirable than she thinks.
116	** It turns out that Ian [[InLoveWithTheMark really does like Amy]], and can't believe that [[TheProudElite a guy like him]] would like a girl like her, either.
117	* [[ShrinkingViolet Lee Fiora]] in the novel ''Literature/{{Prep}}'' admires Cross Sugarman for two years before they start dating, and naturally she believes he is well out of her league due to being popular, rich, and experienced while she isn't.
118	* In ''Literature/ThePrincessDiaries'' first book, Mia has had a long-time crush on Josh, the popular jock. Once she is exposed as being a princess, he asks her out. Cue reaction. Of course, he only did it to get 15 seconds of fame as Mia's boyfriend, and Mia realises this and breaks up with him.
119	* In ''Literature/TheSchwaWasHere'', Calvin Schwa can't believe that Antsy, the main character, literally noticed him. It comes as a surprise because The Schwa is "functionally invisible."
120	* In Ellen Conford's ''Seven Days to a Brand-New Me'', Maddy is floored when she learns that her crush Adam has liked her all along, even before she underwent a makeover to get him to notice her. Adam, however, is the one who actually says a variation of this trope sentence out loud despite being the one who looks like a "Greek God" (in Maddy's words), mainly because of his painful shyness caused by a stuttering problem.
121	* In ''Literature/TheseWordsAreTrueAndFaithful'', Sam initially assumes that a ManlyGay like Ernie would be attracted only to men like himself, not to a PrettyBoy like Sam.
122	%% * Clary from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' has some shades of this for Jace, although it isn't very blatant.
123	* ''Literature/TheWarAgainstTheChtorr''. Deconstructed in ''A Day for Damnation''. Jim [=McCarthy=] has a crush on Captain 'Lizard' Tirelli and starts carrying on like this when she tries to seduce him. Eventually Liz gets angry and points out that this trope is insulting, as it implies there's something wrong with her for choosing Jim as her lover.
124	* This is possibly one of the most annoying parts of the ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. Not three chapters can go by without Bella saying something along these lines, apparently just so that Edward can remind her (and the reader) of her good qualities. She even goes on like this ''when they're married''. Although Jake also gets this a bit in ''Breaking Dawn'', when he can't believe that Bella would be friendly with him when she was happily married to Edward.
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128	* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' has a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] version with Mr. Feeny and Dean Lila Bolander.
129	-->'''Mr. Feeny:''' "I can't imagine anyone being interested in us. I'm surprised ''she's'' interested in us."\
130	'''Dean Bolander:''' "Oh, George!"\
131	'''Mr. Feeny:''' "Oh, ''Lila''..."
132	** [[SugarWiki/{{WAFF}} It all got a bit sentimental after that]].
133	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Lampshaded in "Once More, With Feeling" with the "I'm Under Your Spell" song. Tara (who started as a ShrinkingViolet) starts the song after realising people ''are'' noticing her, thanks to the boost in confidence she got from her relationship with Willow.
134	-->'''Tara''' ''I'm under your spell! How else could it be / anyone would notice me?''
135	** In the spin-off series ''Series/{{Angel}}'', Doyle encourages the titular vampire to strike up a conversation with the DamselInDistress. When Angel questions why she'd be interested in talking to a stranger, Doyle asks if he's looked at himself in the mirror lately...before realizing that's a bit difficult for a vampire.
136	** The trope appears again later on in season 3 of Angel, when Angel hesitates to act on his feelings for Cordelia, saying he has nothing to offer to someone like her.
137	** [[CuteAndPsycho Fred]] also makes several statements fitting the trope after leaving Pylea, mostly in regard to any interest Gunn might have in her. She is so ObliviouslyBeautiful, she fails to notice that both [[StreetSmart Gunn]] and [[TheSmartGuy Wesley]] have developed feelings for her.
138	* In ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', when Bennett meets Topher, it is very obvious that Bennett has a ''massive'' crush on him. Meanwhile, Topher is too much in shock that Bennett, who he knew of by reputation as a brilliant programmer, is a beautiful girl, and he is too tactful and embarrassed to really express his own attraction to her. It doesn't come out until later, when Topher, on a hunch, uses his Doll-disrupting device on Bennett, suspecting she isn't in her real body but rather a Doll's. Bennett isn't, and she is initially confused as to why Topher would think that, because Dolls are supposed to be beautiful...and when she makes the mental leap that Topher thought she was a Doll because of her beauty, ''this'' trope is written all over her face.
139	* Another "written all over his face" example from ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': John Crichton, as played by Ben Browder, has an absolutely astonishing talent for looking at Aeryn Sun like she's his Earth, moon, and stars all at once. Cue swooning fangirls - and swooning Aeryn.
140	* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': It's hinted [[InsecureLoveInterest Chandler]] feels this way about Monica. He struggles with women and relationships, his friends joke she's a lot hotter than him, he's very insecure about her ex-boyfriend [[{{AlwaysSomeoneBetter}} Richard]], and on several occasions at the beginning of their relationship, he thinks she's going to break up with him. Luckily she's very good at building up his confidence, so this fades as their relationship develops.
141	* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': More or less Artie's reaction when Brittany reveals she likes him back. Rachel also seemingly reacts this way with Jesse and Finn (to a lesser extent).
142	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': {{Gender Inverted\|Trope}} and {{Deconstruction}} in episode [[{{Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS8E9Choreographed}} Choreographed]] when boring nine-to-five Glenn was so convinced that Naomi would cheat on him with one of her exciting and artistic coworkers that he injected a tracking chip into her while she was sleeping, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which almost killed her because he didn't sterilize the injection site]].
143	* Played with on ''Series/{{Lost}}'': Hurley thinks Libby liking him is proof that the island, and everything that has happened, is just his hallucination.
144	* Adrian Series/{{Monk}} sometimes says he can't believe his Trudy ever chose him among all.
145	-->'''Trudy''': I love you
146	-->'''Monk''': I have no idea why.
147	* Josh, the protagonist of ''Series/PleaseLikeMe'', is surprised that super-hot Geoffrey is into him, considering Josh himself looks "like a fifty-year-old baby".
148	* ''Series/ThirtyRock'': Liz Lemon says something this to "The Hair," the [[HollywoodHomely better looking of a pair of guys that she and Jenna like]], after he makes a pass at her. [[spoiler: Turns out they are (fourth) cousins. Oops.]]
149	* PlayedForLaughs in an episode of ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Sally goes through a period of thinking she's ugly and believes her far-less-attractive boyfriend is a saint for even noticing her.
150	* ''Series/Siren2018'': Deconstructed when Xander realizes that a down-on-his-luck fisherman like him has no business attracting a bombshell like Nicole. Sure enough, she turns out to be working for the military and using him to get close enough to spy on Ryn. Despite her constant reassurances that their relationship is genuine, Xander doesn't believe her, and she's never seen again when her superiors pull the plug on her mission.
151	* In early ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Clark Kent was usually baffled whenever a girl expressed interest in him because his self-esteem was so low that he was oblivious to the fact that even without superpowers, he's still very attractive and buff.
152	** [[spoiler:Chloe Sullivan also has an unfortunately brief period in late season one when she is dating Clark.]]
153	* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
154	** On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', take a look at Odo's face after he finally gets Kira. I guarantee you this line will be written all over his face whenever he so much as looks at her.
155	** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Inverted when [[GreatGazoo Q]] offers to [[MarsNeedsWomen mate with Captain Janeway]].
156	-->'''Q:''' I know that you're probably asking yourself, why would a brilliant, handsome, dashingly omnipotent being like Q want to mate with a [[PunyEarthling scrawny little bipedal specimen]] like me?\
157	'''Janeway:''' Let me guess. No one else in the universe will have you.
158	* Despite his incredible arrogance, Rodney [=McKay=] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' gets a little of this with Keller. When he discovers that [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Ronon]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Dex]] is also interested in Jennifer, he continues pursuing her but seems quite surprised when she reciprocates.
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161	[[folder:Music]]
162	* "Shut Up and Dance" by Music/WalkTheMoon is a rather heartwarming song about a guy who meets the girl of his dreams in a dance club when ''she'' approaches ''him'' and asks him to dance. She's out of his league. He '''''knows''''' she's out of his league, and he is absolutely confused as to why someone as wonderful as she would even look at a scrub like him. When he asks, she's irritated at the question, responding, "Shut up and dance with me." The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q video]] makes this even more obvious than the lyrics do.
163	* Wheatus' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jJWQkVgDs4 Teenage Dirtbag]]''.
164	--> ''She's walking over to me,''
165	--> ''This must be fake.''
166	--> ''My lip starts to shake.''
167	--> ''How does she know who I am?''
168	--> ''And why does she give a damn about me?''
169	* Stephen Speaks' ''Out of My League'':
170	-->''Cause I love her with all that I am''
171	-->''And my voice shakes along with my hands''
172	-->''And she's all that I see and she's all that I need''
173	-->''And I'm out of my league once again...''
174	* Do You Want Me- Music/HilaryDuff
175	--> And I feel, you don't even know I'm alive...
176	* {{Gender Flip}}ped with Music/BobbyBrown's "Every Little Step":
177	--> "I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn\
178	Listenin' for the telephone\
179	But when I get your call, I'm all choked up\
180	Can't believe you'd call my home\
181	And as a matter of fact it blows my mind\
182	You would even talk to me\
183	Because a girl like you is like a dream come true\
184	A real-life fantasy"
185	* Tal Bachman's "She's So High". It's about how amazing the singer's crush is, and the idea that the singer couldn't really offer her anything. And then she asks him out, much to his utter shock.
186	-->She comes to speak to me \
187	I freeze immediately \
188	'Cause what she says sounds so unreal...
189	* The protagonist of "End Up Here" (by [[Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer 5 Seconds Of Summer]]) shares his friends' surprise when a beautiful girl seeks him out at a party. In fact, the entire song consists of him wondering why.
190	-->Call me lucky 'cause in the end\
191	I'm a six and she's a ten\
192	She's so fit, I'm insecure\
193	But she keeps coming back for more\
194	How did we end up talking in the first place?''
195	* The aptly titled "Out of My League" by Fitz & the Tantrums:
196	-->''From time to time I pinch myself''\
197	''Because I think my girl mistakes me for somebody else''\
198	''And every time she takes my hand''\
199	''All the wonders that remain become a simple fact.''
200	* Practically title-dropped in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feLe1TeBD1Q I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me]]."
201	-->I have always placed you far above me.\
202	I just can't imagine that you love me.\
203	And after all is said and done,\
204	It looks like I'm the lucky one.\
205	I can't believe that you're in love with me.
206	* The narrator in "Fille du Roy" by Music/HeatherDale is convinced that Marie, the titular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Daughtersfille du roy]], can't possibly want to marry a sailor like him, even as it becomes clear she likes both him and the sea. Eventually he works up his courage to propose, and of course she delightedly accepts.
207	* "Angel Eyes," SignatureSong of ''Music/JeffHealey'', has the singer question how and why the girl he had feelings for returned his affections.
208	-->''So tonight I'll ask the stars above''\
209	''"How did I ever win your love?"''\
210	''What did I do?''\
211	''What did I say''\
212	''To turn your angel eyes my way?''
213	* [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] in the song ''Finally'' by ''Cece Peniston''. She meets the "man of my (her) dreams" and is absolutely astounded that he loves her as well and can't believe she's so lucky. It's never said outright if she had a crush on him before, however.
214	* The self-explanatory "I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me" from the ''Film/Carrie1976'' soundtrack and performed by Katie Irving, which had become something of a minor BreakawayPopHit. It comes across as HarsherInHindsight when you've seen the film, but divorced from that, it's about a teenage girl who is in disbelief over the fact that her crush had just asked her to dance, and what's more, her partner is looking at her "as though [she's] beautiful", then cue TitleOnlyChorus.
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217	[[folder:Theatre]]
218	* This occurs in ''Theatre/ZannaDont'' during the song "I Think We Got Love."
219	-->'''Steve:''' I never thought that someone like you would go for someone like me!
220	-->'''Mike:''' Ditto!
221	* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}:''
222	-->'''Elphaba:''' My wildest dreaming could not foresee/Lying beside you, with you wanting me.
223	* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'': Deconstructed (and [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]]): Cyrano is a self-loathing JerkassWoobie who fails to notice any of his own redeeming qualities. He cannot believe smart and beautiful Roxane will ever love him, [[CannotSpitItOut so he distrusts her and never speaks clear to her, he only implies his feeling to Roxane…]] [[LikeBrotherAndSister who only sees Cyrano as a brother]]. At Act II Scene VI, Cyrano says this StockPhrase and is clear it’s implication… to everyone except [[MasterOfDelusion Roxane]], who only wants to thank [[SpannerInTheWorks Cyrano for defeating De Valvert]] and ask a favor from him [[SelectiveObliviousness to really put any attention Cyrano says]].
224	--> '''Cyrano:''' Blessed be the moment when you condescend —
225	--> Remembering that humbly I exist —
226	--> To come to meet me, and to say... to tell?...
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229	[[folder:Video Games]]
230	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
231	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'':
232	*** Alistar has this kind of reaction if the PC begins a romance with him. He basically says that he's thrilled he has an amazing, beautiful woman as his girlfriend and can't believe his luck. (But unless she's the Human Noble, he still breaks things off with her, [[spoiler:if he becomes King at the end.]])
233	*** One of the player's possible responses when Leliana suggests becoming more than friends is this.
234	** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Fenris, Merrill, and Anders all have this reaction if [[TheHero Hawke]] expresses interest in them. All three of them are quite attractive in various ways but have severe self-image issues thanks to being, respectively, an amnesiac ex-slave, an outcast [[BloodMagic blood mage]], and a rebellious HumanoidAbomination (that [[EnslavedElves elves]] and mages are both [[FantasticRacism oppressed minorities]] in the setting doesn't help anything either). Isabela is a variation; [[TheCasanova she's]] [[MsFanservice not surprised]] if you romance her, but she is surprised that you would want to be friends with her, especially [[spoiler:once it comes to light that she's responsible for the Qunari Crisis and you become the Champion of Kirkwall by ending it]]. In general, [[TheHero Hawke]] seems to have a gift for making the people around him/her feel completely inadequate; [[MiddleChildSyndrome just]] [[TheResenter ask]] [[OvershadowedByAwesome Carver]].
235	** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', Blackwall reacts this way if the female Inquisitor starts flirting with him. He admits he's not used to female praise or attention but appreciates your company. [[spoiler:Given his massive SurvivorGuilt due to his DarkAndTroubledPast that led him to [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonate someone]] to avoid dealing with his guilt in addition to running away from his crimes, this trope is justified in the most heartbreaking way possible.]]
236	* Should the protagonist choose to give him Valentine's Day chocolate in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', Bedivere is blindsided to the point that he completely fails to register the chocolate for a good half a minute before freezing mid-sentence, insisting that this can't actually be happening, and turning into a stuttering mess so flustered that he almost forgets to give the protagonist the gift he had prepared for them.
237	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' allows the player to customize the main character (or Avatar) and marry another character. One such option, for a male avatar, is Felicia, a klutzy and accident-prone maid. In the S-Rank Support conversation with her, Felicia will admit that she loves the Avatar, but would never expect him to feel the same way because he grew up as a Nohrian Prince and royalty just wouldn't feel that way about one of their own maids. She's very surprised and very happy when the Avatar says he loves her, too.
238	* ''VideoGame/GreedFall'': Should a female De Sardet take an [[BodyguardCrush interest in her bodyguard]], Kurt, his reaction will be one of disbelief that continues throughout the romance. She is royalty and he is a solider, thus he sees her as far beyond his station.
239	--> '''Kurt:''' I must admit that I still find it difficult to believe that someone as gracious as you may have found an interest in someone like me.
240	* Dusa of ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' has a crush on Zagreus that can be seen from space. But he's the Prince of the Underworld, and she's not just the household maid but a severed gorgon head, and thus Dusa resigns herself to distant admiration. So she's absolutely baffled when Zagreus starts going out of his way to court ''her''. [[spoiler:Ironically, it's after getting close to him that she realizes she's probably asexual, and they both agree they're BetterAsFriends.]]
241	* In ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town]]'', proposing to the Doctor would cause him to say something like: "I can't believe it... You and a guy like me..."
242	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV'', has a couple of Rean's potential love interest react this way, if he chooses them instead of the narrative leaning Alisa, who a lot of characters in-universe, including some of the love interest, expects him to chose. Though they make it clear they won't give up on him until he makes a final choice, which Rean does during the final chapter of the game.
243	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
244	** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' has this with returning squadmate Tali'Zorah vas Neema/[[spoiler:vas Normandy]], mostly because she and Commander Shepard are of entirely different species, and Tali's species cannot survive outside of their environmental suits for long due to a weakened immune system. Garrus also has elements of this, being notably surprised that Shepard would be attracted to a man with scars, especially one who's a different species than her. Thane has elements of this due to his thinking that Shepard deserves better than a [[TheAtoner repentant assassin]] who's busy dying of an incurable disease. Jack is genuinely shocked that Shepard has romantic rather than sexual intentions and flatly refuses to believe it for a long time.
245	** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', Kaidan has this attitude towards [[GayOption male Shepard]] or a female Shepard who didn't romance him during the first game, neatly explaining why he wasn't a romance option in the first game; it didn't even occur to him to think of the possibility until Shepard [[spoiler:let Ashley die to save Kaidan's life]], but circumstances such as Kaidan's SurvivorsGuilt, Shepard's MarriedToTheJob and their [[WeUsedToBeFriends divide in regards to Shepard working with Cerberus after seemingly faking his death during the events of the second game]] prevented them from discussing the matter until the third game.
246	* In ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', both Xiao Pai and Dylas are a bit surprised if the player asks them out. The former because she's [[CuteClumsyGirl incredibly clumsy]] and there are [[OvershadowedByAwesome so many other pretty girls in town]], and the latter because he's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold bad at communicating]] and [[HotBlooded tends to act like an idiot without thinking]].
247	* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
248	** In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', [[ShrinkingViolet Fuuka]] clearly feels this way if the male protagonist romances her, which she acknowledges if she's his Christmas date. Her self-esteem issues aside, she's aware that her competition consists of [[GoGetterGirl Yukari]], [[RobotGirl Aigis]], and [[TheOjou Mitsuru]], all of whom are certified {{Dude Magnet}}s, and less subtle about their feelings for him.
249	** In ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease Portable]]'', both [[BadassLongcoat Shinjiro Aragaki]] and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ken Amada]] think that the Female Protagonist should spend time with other people and express surprise if she returns their feelings. Both of them have pretty good reasons behind it, though. Ken, being JustAKid, is naturally surprised to find that his PrecociousCrush is mutual, while Shinjiro [[spoiler:knows that he doesn't have long to live and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy thus any romance would only hurt her]]]], but [[ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt can be persuaded if you're persistent]]. Ken, on the other hand, remains justifiably nervous.
250	** In ''VideoGame/Persona4 [[UpdatedReRelease Golden]]'', [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak Chie]] [[KickChick Satonaka]] makes a short but heartfelt speech on how it still amazes her that someone like the protagonist would ever love her, especially when he could have been dating the likes of [[YamatoNadeshiko Yukiko Amagi]], [[IdolSinger Rise]] [[{{Kawaiiko}} Kujikawa]] or [[KidDetective Naoto]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} Shirogane]] instead. Even before then, she repeatedly expresses surprise that [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon a boy would like a girl who is as tomboyish as she is]], and she herself considers the far more feminine Yukiko to be much closer to the womanly ideal.
251	** In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', hard-drinking Ichiko Ohya will express amazement if the protagonist confesses to her, and tells him that she'd understand if he ends up dumping her eventually anyway since she worries that she'll end up holding him back. Nonetheless, she's happy to just make the best of their time together while it lasts. Chihaya Mifune and Sadayo Kawakami will also be shocked if the protagonist chooses to romance them since Chihaya is a self-described "country bumpkin" and Kawakami is his homeroom teacher.
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255	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
256	* In ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'', some love interests are surprised when Ichika reveals that she likes them.
257	** Shiraishi is stunned when Ichika wants to be with him and tells her she would be better suited with someone else.
258	** Yanagi is aware of their age gap (he is almost eight years older than her) and believes she would find him "boring" compared to someone who is closer to her age.
259	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Makoto Naegi from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' is understandably stunned when his classmate from middle school, Sayaka Maizono, a successful IdolSinger and generally glamorous person, remembers him and his kindness very well.
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262	[[folder:Webcomics]]
263	* Inverted in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' when it's said [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061215 by a male character to a female one]].
264	** Extremely justified in that he's just a common cheesemaker's apprentice-turned-actor, and she turns out to be a noble who's also the daughter of one of the most famous heroes on the entire continent.
265	* ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'': A major stumbling block in Piro and Kimiko's relationship, for both of them. Piro can't believe that a pretty girl like Kimiko would ever notice him, while Kimiko is bewildered that Piro isn't turned off by her quirks and hectic work life. To top it off, both of them are ''majorly'' ObliviousToLove. It takes the combined force of nearly the entire cast to get them together.
266	* Played with: [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1534 Appears to be happening]] in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' with Marigold towards Angus, but subverted in the end for a different trope.
267	* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Bob has told Jean that he's "amazed" that she loves him, too, and he doesn't want to do anything to mess it up. He says he's also shocked that Voluptua showed any interest in him, but he makes it plain that he doesn't want to betray Jean by pursuing anything with Volly.
268	* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' hits up a rare [[InvertedTrope inversion]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/375 here.]]
269	* In ''Webcomic/PhD'', Cecilia recalls how, back in her high school days, she used to harbour a crush on Scott, one of the most popular guys in her class. However, being the shy and nerdy bookworm, she never had the courage to even speak to him. In their high school reunion, Scott reveals that he actually likes Cecilia for being the hardworking overachiever, and the two hook up shortly afterwards.
270	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': When [[spoiler:Emil]] admits to having fallen in love with Elka she says that there's no way he actually loves her, since she's annoying and considers herself ugly and fat while he's a famous hero, and that he'll get over it when they get back to civilization and off their secretive mission.
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273	[[folder:Western Animation]]
274	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Sokka with Yue.
275	-->'''Sokka:''' "No, no, see, that's the thing. I think I do understand now. You're a princess, and I'm just a southern peasant."
276	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Implied from [[spoiler: Asami's "Really?" at Korra asking her out and elaborated on in ''Turf Wars.'' Asami realized she was in love with Korra during the three-year TimeSkip, but didn't say so in the letters out of fear that it would scare Korra off from ''never'' returning. Considering the numerous beauty tropes associated with her to the extent that even the ''narrator'' is touting her attractiveness and Korra ''herself'' was insecure at her presence, it says a lot that a virtual supermodel/de facto princess feared rejection.]]
277	* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', upon discovering her crush Danny Phantom is the unpopular [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Danny Fenton]], RichBitch Paulina declares him "hot" and the two date. [[spoiler: Then the episode reveals she's really being possessed by a ghost.]]
278	* Doyle in ''WesternAnimation/GalaxyHigh'' pulls the bait-and-switch version on Aimee in the pilot episode. It [[LaserGuidedKarma bites him on the ass later]], including (but not limited to) Aimee doing the same thing to him.
279	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' episode "Helga on the Couch" reveals that [[https://youtu.be/MjIu2U58FVY this is a contributing factor]] for Helga's crush on Arnold.
280	-->'''Dr. Bliss''': (''After hearing about her parents' neglect when Helga was about to attend preschool'') So nobody's ever noticed you...\
281	'''Helga''': ...[[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe There was]] ''someone''...
282	* Ron Stoppable, to ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. Not that she's never noticed him, with his being her {{sidekick}} and a fair amount of mutual [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend S/he Is Not My Girl/Boyfriend]] going on, but he still felt like this in the (first) GrandFinale. [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the {{Uncanceled}} final season. Kim's nerdy cousin Larry gets kidnapped by Dementor because he directed his henchmen to grab "a young man with Kim Possible who doesn't look like he belongs with Kim Possible".
283	* Luna Loud in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' surprised many fans by believing this trope about her crush Sam. She struggles most of the episode with confessing since she felt she wasn't cool enough for Sam before ultimately slipping a love note into Sam's [[spoiler: which is apparently short for "Samantha"]] locker. We don't get to see Sam's full reaction aside from a smile, which is a good sign.
284	* Candace spends an entire episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' trying to find out why her boyfriend, Jeremy, likes her. He keeps trying to tell her, but [[RunningGag is interrupted before he does]], including during the song. She finally finds out why at the end, but [[TheUnreveal we, the audience, don't, because the image cuts off to a Spanish soccer game before Jeremy says anything]].
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