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* In ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', this comes up at least twice for Kensi and Deeks. In "Neighborhood Watch," while UndercoverAsLovers, the "married" couple are asked how they met. Kensi and Deeks give an embellished version of their actual first meeting at the MMA gym. The follow-up question is "Do you remember what the other was wearing?" Both can remember with absolute clarity, and no hesitation.

!Examples

-->'''Deeks:''' I know you hate liver but love bulgogi.
-->'''Kensi:''' So does everyone else.
-->'''Deeks:''' I know your favorite movie on the planet is ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''.
-->'''Kensi:''' Me and a billion other people.
-->'''Deeks:''' I know that you love mojitos and {{techno}} music at the Apex Hotel.I know that you played college softball. I know that you dressed up like a [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle]] as a kid for [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]]. I know that you keep a journal. I know you wanna have an oregano garden, even though you are a notorious plant killer. I know that your favorite [[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock New Kid on the Block]] was Joey [=McIntyre=]. And why not? Because he was the dreamiest. Bam. Oh, and I also know that you hide girlie magazines under your bathroom sink.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''
** In the pilot episode, Tommy Merlyn makes an offhand remark about how long it's been since his best friend got laid. "By my rough estimate... 1,839 days", the implication being that Tommy counted the days since Oliver Queen was LostAtSea.
** When Oliver goes on a date with Felicity Smoak, he's able to recall the color of the pen tip she was chewing on [[LoveAtFirstSight when he first laid eyes on her.]]

* In ''[[Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy Magic's Promise]]'', grieving Herald-Mage Vanyel makes an illusion of his lost lover Tylendel. Thirteen or fourteen years have passed since he last saw the man alive, but naturally, it's perfect likeness, right down to the last curl. This causes an awkward moment when a young man who happens to resemble 'Lendel walks in and sees it.

* The Creator/BenFolds / Creator/NickHornby collaboration "Password" is sung from the perspective of a guy who memorizes small details about his crush in an attempt to win her over. While she's a little creeped out at first, she does agree to a relationship [[spoiler:which ends when she gets bored and cheats on him. The song suggests that knowing the details of a person's life isn't the same as knowing the person.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa,'' Melman recites a lot of minor details about Gloria when he interrupts her date with Moto Moto, including her favourite meal. This convinces Gloria that Melman really loves her, while Moto Moto is only interested in her [[ChubbyChaser because of her bulk]].

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''. When Shirogane claims that Kaguya probably doesn't even remember his birthday since he only ever told her once, she mentally lists off his birthday, horoscope sign, blood type, ''and'' birth weight (with a caption noting that he never told her the last two things).

-->'''Deeks:''' I know that you love mojitos and {{techno}} music at the Apex Hotel.I know that you played college softball.I know that you dressed up like a [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle]] as a kid for [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]]. I know that you keep a journal. I know you wanna have an oregano garden, even though you are a notorious plant killer. I know that your favorite [[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock New Kid on the Block]] was Joey [=McIntyre=]. And why not? Because he was the dreamiest. Bam. Oh, and I also know that you hide girlie magazines under your bathroom sink.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} 2,'' Melman recites a lot of minor details about Gloria when he interrupts her date with Moto Moto, including her favourite meal. This convinces Gloria that Melman really loves her, while Moto Moto is only interested in her [[ChubbyChaser because of her bulk]].

* In ''Easter Parade,'' Hannah accuses Don of not noticing her as a woman, and to prove it, she closes her eyes and challenges him to tell her what color they are. He answers, "They're brown" and kisses her.

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Suzu [[BigEater eat so often]] in front of Matsuri, he's memorized how long each type of food takes, and sees deviation as a sign of distress.

-->'''Marge:'''Well, I was sure you'd be on foot because you always say public transportation is for losers. And I was sure you'd head west because Springfield slopes down that way. And then I saw the lighthouse and I remembered how you love blinking lights, like the one on the waffle iron.

But I paid no attention to what mattered most

* Music/TyHerndon's "What Mattered Most" is about a guy who was so focused on the details about his ex that he didn't pay enough attention to her as a person.

This trope happens when a character in love recite (or otherwise show knowledge of) tiny details about the object of their affection, showing how well they know the other. The amount or obscurity of the detail suggests the intensity of feeling on the part of the speaker, although practical circumstances may limit the amount of information that is available.

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* Ty Herndon's "What Mattered Most" is about a guy who was so focused on the details about his ex that he didn't pay enough attention to her as a person.
%%* John Michael Montgomery's "I Love the Way You Love Me."

** It's a [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome?from=SugarWiki.CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for the writing team, too, since every one of those details is {{canon}}. All of them can be traced to previous episodes. There's a great vid on Website/YouTube illustrating it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNf9FA_eO_M here.]]

** It's a continuity CrowningMomentOfAwesome, too, since every one of these details is {{canon}}. All of them can be traced to previous episodes. There's a great vid on Website/YouTube illustrating it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNf9FA_eO_M here.]]

** Bonus points for all of these details being {{canon}}. All of them can be traced to previous episodes. There's a great vid on Website/YouTube illustrating it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNf9FA_eO_M here.]]

* In ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'', Tom ropes his coworkers into participating in a test run of his game show concept, ''Know Ya Boo'', a [[FollowTheLeader thinly-veiled ripoff]] of ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'' with a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature CGI puppy]] [[NonhumanSidekick co-host]]. Drama ensues when this trope is {{subverted}}; platonic friends Donna and Jerry turn out to know more about each other than newlyweds April and Andy.

* Literature/CiaphasCain, at the end of his career while composing his secret memoirs, can still remember every detail of the first time he met Amberley Vail.