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She's strong...! and... scary... I bet she's single... I'd put my money on it...
— Kabuto on Tsunade, Naruto
Literature
Rincewind: A lot of people would like to take after Cohen. I mean, he was the best fighter, the greatest thief, he-
Conina: A lot of men would. [...] My mother was a temple dancer for some mad god or other, and father rescued her, and - they stayed together for a while. They say I get my looks and figure from her.
Rincewind: And very good they are, too.
Conina: Yes, well, but from him I got sinews you could moor a boat with, reflexes like a snake on a hot tin, a terrible urge to steal things, and this dreadful sensation every time I meet someone that I should be throwing a knife through his eye at ninety feet. I can, too.
Rincewind: Gosh.
Conina: It tends to put men off.
Rincewind: Well, it would.
Conina: I mean, when they find out, it's very hard to hang onto a boyfriend.
Rincewind: Except by the throat, I imagine.
Conina: A lot of men would. [...] My mother was a temple dancer for some mad god or other, and father rescued her, and - they stayed together for a while. They say I get my looks and figure from her.
Rincewind: And very good they are, too.
Conina: Yes, well, but from him I got sinews you could moor a boat with, reflexes like a snake on a hot tin, a terrible urge to steal things, and this dreadful sensation every time I meet someone that I should be throwing a knife through his eye at ninety feet. I can, too.
Rincewind: Gosh.
Conina: It tends to put men off.
Rincewind: Well, it would.
Conina: I mean, when they find out, it's very hard to hang onto a boyfriend.
Rincewind: Except by the throat, I imagine.
— Sourcery
Even less than a bride possessed by a demon will a young man like a wife who can kick his ribs in.
— Kylaia's father, Student of Ostriches
"Pit traps are more interesting than dating and boys don’t like girls who can hit harder than they can."
— Antimony Price, That Ain't Witchcraft
Video Games
"I don't like girls twice my height..." What's he mean by that?! I'm only eight feet tall!
As fine as she is feral. That's Tora. Nice to watch from afar. Up close? I'm not a fan of claw marks on my arse.
— Vagan the Weaponmaster, Path of Exile
Web Original
The reason why no single guys want to be Lucky's boyfriend, it's because Lucky's very strong girl, bit blabbermouth, hot headed, bad country singer and not very good at cooking or baking like her twin sister Amy.
— Description for Sonic the Hedgehog original character Lucky Star
Must be difficult, not being able to pound the pillow with some 'andsome beast, but then again I think most would prefer unbroken bones to a night with you.
So when O5 Angel starts showing signs that he’s not at all comfortable with seeing X23 take a bullet and brush it off like a hangnail, it’s not all that dramatic. [..] Seriously, he’s dating a girl who can survive damn near anything, never needs his protection, and lets him see her naked. And he’s still complaining?
— Jack Fisher reviewing All-New X-Men #4
reviewing All-New X-Men #4 Western Animation
I'm weirding guys out. They see me on TV, round-housing some goon out a window. It's a vivid image.
