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The female half of the OfficialCouple is the first to fall in love. The character in question does not even have to be a seductress, a StalkerWithACrush, or a female version of the DoggedNiceGuy who actively tries to get a guy to like her back. She can even be a ShrinkingViolet or ProperLady who passively waits for the guy to notice her. Her initial feelings for a guy will end up being reciprocated.
Compare VictoriousChildhoodFriend and FemaleGaze; contrast NoGuyWantsToBeChased and UnrequitedTragicMaiden
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!!Examples
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* [[ComicBook/TheFantasticFour Sue Storm]] had a teenage crush on Reed Richards when she was too young to be considered as a potential romantic partner by him. This was only revealed in flashback decades after ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (where the two are introduced as a couple), but it makes sense given their pronounced age difference.
* Since [[SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and Mary Jane technically are still married in the reality of ''{{Spider-Girl}}'', one could also see their complicated romance as an example of this trope. In the Ultimate universe it does not end well, but when in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' #13 Peter decides to reveal that he is Spider-Man to his best friend Mary Jane, she blurts out: "And to think I thought you were just going to kiss me", revealing that she had started to think of him as more than a friend before then.
* Linda Park and Wally West, DC's third [[TheFlash Flash]].
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[[folder: Film ]]
* ''ChasingLiberty'' Anna and Ben.
* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': Yvaine and Tristan.
* ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' has Toula successfully getting Ian's attention. Toward the end Ian says he noticed her right away too, but as far as the audience knows for most of the film, Toula is the first to have a crush.
* ''Film/{{Caveman}}'' has Tala and Atouk.
* Feathers in ''RioBravo'' and Dallas in ''Hatari!'' It may be not so much of a coincidence that the screenplays of both films were written by Leigh Brackett.
* Amélie Poullain in ''[[{{Amelie}} The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie]]''.
* Laurie Jorgensen in ''TheSearchers'', although she does get a bit tetchy about how long she has to wait for Martin Pawley.
* Two of the minor couples in ''FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' - Serena notices David at the first wedding and learns sign-language so she can approach him at the second. Also Scarlett and Chester. And one has to suspect that quite a lot of the audience would have preferred if this trope had also applied to Fiona and Charles...
* In ''NottingHill'', William is so overawed at being in the presence of famed film star Anna Scott that he cannot seriously consider the possibility of a romance with her - until she impulsively kisses him. The beta couple is another example, as William's sister Honey announces to a gathering of her friends that she has chosen the man with whom she wants to live happily ever after, and then whispers to the completely surprised Spike: "By the way, it's you."
* Cinderella in ''Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella''. This is based on the version of the fairy tale written down by Bozena Nemcová, but actually applies in most versions of ''Cinderella''.
* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Holiday'' (1938) and ''TheLadyEve''. In ''BringingUpBaby'' and ''WhatsUpDoc'', Susan Vance and Judy Maxwell successfully make plays for men who are already engaged to other women when they first meet them. Inga in ''YoungFrankenstein'' may also qualify.
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[[folder: Literature ]]
* Literature/HarryPotter ended up liking Ginny BACK... to the shock of most of the fandom.
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'' by Charlotte Bronte is noted by literary critics for subverting MenActWomenAre in its focus on Jane observing and falling for Mr. Rochester, rather than merely being observed.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' has a well known line from Darcy to Miss Bingley to not assume he plans to get married to Elizabeth just because he's just a bit interested in her.
* ''The39Clues'': Amy Cahill has a crush on her boyfriend Evan for months before they start dating.
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[[folder: Theater ]]
* Viola in ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.
* ''The Matchmaker'' and its musical adaptation ''Hello Dolly!''
* An extreme example occurs in RichardWagner's ''Ring of the Nibelung'': At then end of ''Die Walküre'', Brünhild, being able to see into (some of) the future, decides she wants to be Siegfried's wife before he is even born. Her scheme comes to fruition at the end of ''Siegfried''; in ''Götterdämmerung'' the two are broken apart through the curse of the Ring, Hagen's intrigue, magic potions etc., but finally are UnitedInDeath as Siegfried dies with her name on his lips and she then leaps into his funeral pyre.
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[[folder: Webcomics ]]
* Kieri from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' is the first one to express any interest in [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Buwaro]], which Rhea notes as [[http://www.sdamned.com/2008/03/03172008/ extremely odd]] considering she was terrified of him less then a week ago.
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[[folder: Western Animation ]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': Sally and Jack Skellington.
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Ariel's crush on Eric works out, changing the ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story.
* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' has a crush on Shang throughout most of the movie -- although in his case he had a [[SweetPollyOliver good reason]] not to notice her at first.
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Compare VictoriousChildhoodFriend and FemaleGaze; contrast NoGuyWantsToBeChased and UnrequitedTragicMaiden
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!!Examples
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[[folder: Comics ]]
* [[ComicBook/TheFantasticFour Sue Storm]] had a teenage crush on Reed Richards when she was too young to be considered as a potential romantic partner by him. This was only revealed in flashback decades after ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (where the two are introduced as a couple), but it makes sense given their pronounced age difference.
* Since [[SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and Mary Jane technically are still married in the reality of ''{{Spider-Girl}}'', one could also see their complicated romance as an example of this trope. In the Ultimate universe it does not end well, but when in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' #13 Peter decides to reveal that he is Spider-Man to his best friend Mary Jane, she blurts out: "And to think I thought you were just going to kiss me", revealing that she had started to think of him as more than a friend before then.
* Linda Park and Wally West, DC's third [[TheFlash Flash]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Film ]]
* ''ChasingLiberty'' Anna and Ben.
* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': Yvaine and Tristan.
* ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' has Toula successfully getting Ian's attention. Toward the end Ian says he noticed her right away too, but as far as the audience knows for most of the film, Toula is the first to have a crush.
* ''Film/{{Caveman}}'' has Tala and Atouk.
* Feathers in ''RioBravo'' and Dallas in ''Hatari!'' It may be not so much of a coincidence that the screenplays of both films were written by Leigh Brackett.
* Amélie Poullain in ''[[{{Amelie}} The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie]]''.
* Laurie Jorgensen in ''TheSearchers'', although she does get a bit tetchy about how long she has to wait for Martin Pawley.
* Two of the minor couples in ''FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' - Serena notices David at the first wedding and learns sign-language so she can approach him at the second. Also Scarlett and Chester. And one has to suspect that quite a lot of the audience would have preferred if this trope had also applied to Fiona and Charles...
* In ''NottingHill'', William is so overawed at being in the presence of famed film star Anna Scott that he cannot seriously consider the possibility of a romance with her - until she impulsively kisses him. The beta couple is another example, as William's sister Honey announces to a gathering of her friends that she has chosen the man with whom she wants to live happily ever after, and then whispers to the completely surprised Spike: "By the way, it's you."
* Cinderella in ''Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella''. This is based on the version of the fairy tale written down by Bozena Nemcová, but actually applies in most versions of ''Cinderella''.
* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Holiday'' (1938) and ''TheLadyEve''. In ''BringingUpBaby'' and ''WhatsUpDoc'', Susan Vance and Judy Maxwell successfully make plays for men who are already engaged to other women when they first meet them. Inga in ''YoungFrankenstein'' may also qualify.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Literature ]]
* Literature/HarryPotter ended up liking Ginny BACK... to the shock of most of the fandom.
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'' by Charlotte Bronte is noted by literary critics for subverting MenActWomenAre in its focus on Jane observing and falling for Mr. Rochester, rather than merely being observed.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' has a well known line from Darcy to Miss Bingley to not assume he plans to get married to Elizabeth just because he's just a bit interested in her.
* ''The39Clues'': Amy Cahill has a crush on her boyfriend Evan for months before they start dating.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Theater ]]
* Viola in ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.
* ''The Matchmaker'' and its musical adaptation ''Hello Dolly!''
* An extreme example occurs in RichardWagner's ''Ring of the Nibelung'': At then end of ''Die Walküre'', Brünhild, being able to see into (some of) the future, decides she wants to be Siegfried's wife before he is even born. Her scheme comes to fruition at the end of ''Siegfried''; in ''Götterdämmerung'' the two are broken apart through the curse of the Ring, Hagen's intrigue, magic potions etc., but finally are UnitedInDeath as Siegfried dies with her name on his lips and she then leaps into his funeral pyre.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Webcomics ]]
* Kieri from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' is the first one to express any interest in [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Buwaro]], which Rhea notes as [[http://www.sdamned.com/2008/03/03172008/ extremely odd]] considering she was terrified of him less then a week ago.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Western Animation ]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': Sally and Jack Skellington.
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Ariel's crush on Eric works out, changing the ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story.
* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' has a crush on Shang throughout most of the movie -- although in his case he had a [[SweetPollyOliver good reason]] not to notice her at first.
[[/folder]]
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Compare VictoriousChildhoodFriend and FemaleGaze; contrast NoGuyWantsToBeChased and UnrequitedTragicMaiden
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!!Examples
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder: Comics ]]
* [[ComicBook/TheFantasticFour Sue Storm]] had a teenage crush on Reed Richards when she was too young to be considered as a potential romantic partner by him. This was only revealed in flashback decades after ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (where the two are introduced as a couple), but it makes sense given their pronounced age difference.
* Since [[SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and Mary Jane technically are still married in the reality of ''{{Spider-Girl}}'', one could also see their complicated romance as an example of this trope. In the Ultimate universe it does not end well, but when in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' #13 Peter decides to reveal that he is Spider-Man to his best friend Mary Jane, she blurts out: "And to think I thought you were just going to kiss me", revealing that she had started to think of him as more than a friend before then.
* Linda Park and Wally West, DC's third [[TheFlash Flash]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Film ]]
* ''ChasingLiberty'' Anna and Ben.
* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': Yvaine and Tristan.
* ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' has Toula successfully getting Ian's attention. Toward the end Ian says he noticed her right away too, but as far as the audience knows for most of the film, Toula is the first to have a crush.
* ''Film/{{Caveman}}'' has Tala and Atouk.
* Feathers in ''RioBravo'' and Dallas in ''Hatari!'' It may be not so much of a coincidence that the screenplays of both films were written by Leigh Brackett.
* Amélie Poullain in ''[[{{Amelie}} The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie]]''.
* Laurie Jorgensen in ''TheSearchers'', although she does get a bit tetchy about how long she has to wait for Martin Pawley.
* Two of the minor couples in ''FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' - Serena notices David at the first wedding and learns sign-language so she can approach him at the second. Also Scarlett and Chester. And one has to suspect that quite a lot of the audience would have preferred if this trope had also applied to Fiona and Charles...
* In ''NottingHill'', William is so overawed at being in the presence of famed film star Anna Scott that he cannot seriously consider the possibility of a romance with her - until she impulsively kisses him. The beta couple is another example, as William's sister Honey announces to a gathering of her friends that she has chosen the man with whom she wants to live happily ever after, and then whispers to the completely surprised Spike: "By the way, it's you."
* Cinderella in ''Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella''. This is based on the version of the fairy tale written down by Bozena Nemcová, but actually applies in most versions of ''Cinderella''.
* This trope seems to be less uncommon in screwball comedies, e. g. ''Holiday'' (1938) and ''TheLadyEve''. In ''BringingUpBaby'' and ''WhatsUpDoc'', Susan Vance and Judy Maxwell successfully make plays for men who are already engaged to other women when they first meet them. Inga in ''YoungFrankenstein'' may also qualify.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Literature ]]
* Literature/HarryPotter ended up liking Ginny BACK... to the shock of most of the fandom.
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'' by Charlotte Bronte is noted by literary critics for subverting MenActWomenAre in its focus on Jane observing and falling for Mr. Rochester, rather than merely being observed.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' has a well known line from Darcy to Miss Bingley to not assume he plans to get married to Elizabeth just because he's just a bit interested in her.
* ''The39Clues'': Amy Cahill has a crush on her boyfriend Evan for months before they start dating.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Theater ]]
* Viola in ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.
* ''The Matchmaker'' and its musical adaptation ''Hello Dolly!''
* An extreme example occurs in RichardWagner's ''Ring of the Nibelung'': At then end of ''Die Walküre'', Brünhild, being able to see into (some of) the future, decides she wants to be Siegfried's wife before he is even born. Her scheme comes to fruition at the end of ''Siegfried''; in ''Götterdämmerung'' the two are broken apart through the curse of the Ring, Hagen's intrigue, magic potions etc., but finally are UnitedInDeath as Siegfried dies with her name on his lips and she then leaps into his funeral pyre.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Webcomics ]]
* Kieri from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' is the first one to express any interest in [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Buwaro]], which Rhea notes as [[http://www.sdamned.com/2008/03/03172008/ extremely odd]] considering she was terrified of him less then a week ago.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Western Animation ]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': Sally and Jack Skellington.
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Ariel's crush on Eric works out, changing the ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story.
* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' has a crush on Shang throughout most of the movie -- although in his case he had a [[SweetPollyOliver good reason]] not to notice her at first.
[[/folder]]
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* This trope would apply in ''ShakespeareInLove'' if the realities of Elizabethan society would not have kept Viola de Lesseps and Will Shakespeare apart.
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The female half of the OfficialCouple is the first to fall in love. The character in question does not even have to be a seductress, a StalkerWithACrush, or a female version of the DoggedNiceGuy who actively tries to get a guy to like her back. Even if she is a ShrinkingViolet or ProperLady who passively waits for the guy to notice her. Her initial feelings for a guy will end up being reciprocated.
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The female half of the OfficialCouple is the first to fall in love. The character in question does not even have to be a seductress, a StalkerWithACrush, or a female version of the DoggedNiceGuy who actively tries to get a guy to like her back. Even if she is She can even be a ShrinkingViolet or ProperLady who passively waits for the guy to notice her. Her initial feelings for a guy will end up being reciprocated.
