History Main / CannotTalkToWomen

* When Guybrush first meets Elaine in ''TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'', he is unable to do anything except utter random syllables. In their second meeting he acquits himself better, but the conversation quickly turns to increasingly saccharine pet names, which [[SickeninglySweethearts in a way is worse]] He relapses into gibberish in later games whenever a woman is upset with him, indicating Guybrush just cannot take a woman's scorn.

* In ''FinalFantasyVII'', Cloud was too shy to talk to his crush Tifa when he was a little kid, and would watch her from outside her house instead. He seems to be able to talk to her by the time he's a teenager, but is unable to express his feelings for her until [[RelationshipUpgrade the night under the Highwind]]

* ''HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'': Harold has a crush on one of his neighbors, but he can never get up the nerve to talk to her until the end of the film.

* [[{{Spider-man}} Peter Parker]] has been [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into this over the years; in the early days, his romantic problems stemmed from the social hazards of [[SecretIdentity keeping a secret identity]], with a generous helping of {{Tsundere}} behavior from his love interests thrown into the mix during [[{{TheSilverAgeofComicBooks}} the Silver Age]].

* [[{{Discworld}} Rincewind]] is mentioned to be a rarity among wizards, in that he can talk to a woman without needing a cold shower and a lie-down after. However, if the subject turns to sex, he's completely out of his depth (wizards as a whole aren't supposed to marry or rather have sex, as this increases the chances of a [[PhysicalGod sourcerer]] being born).

* In ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', [[JerkJock Groose]] quickly loses track of what he was doing or saying when Zelda is talking to him.

* The character of the socially inept nerd Michael in Jen Babcock's webcomic, {{Cest La Vie}}.

* [[{{Spider-man}} Peter Parker]] has been [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into this over the years; in the early days, his romantic problems stemmed from the social hazards of [[SecretIdentity keeping a secret identity]], with a generous helping of {{Tsundere}} behavior from his love interests thrown into the mix during [[{{TheSilverAgeofComicBooks}} the Silver Age]]. Possibly an example of {{Adaptation Decay}} from [[{{Film/SpiderMan}} the movie]].

* RedDwarf: The ''TongueTied'' song as performed by the Cat and cast. (Originally used in the radio show ''SonOfCliche'')

* [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]]. It's even a plot point.

* In DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog, Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, mumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

* In WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog, Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, mumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

* In WebOriginal/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog, Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, mumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

* In early episodes of ''SouthPark'', Stan was so nervous around Wendy Testaburger he'd [[VomitIndiscretionShot throw up]] whenever she'd so much as walk by.

* In DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog, Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, mumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

* In DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog, Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, fumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

A type of CannotSpitItOut, this is a condition befalling certain male characters (usually), especially those on the younger side, or who otherwise are lacking in social graces. When he encounters a female, he loses all capacity [[TheSpeechless to speak]], or at least [[TheUnintelligible make meaningful sentences]]. He may stammer, blurt out embarrassing nonsequiturs, or become entirely mute. The trigger may be restricted to attractive females, or just [[TrueLove the one]], in which case it's likely to be GibberishOfLove.

* In [[{{ptitlebrl75dwevzir}} Doctor Horrible's Sing-along Blog]], Billy in the beginning cannot speak to Penny (Laundry Day/ See you there/ Under things, tumbling/Want to say/ love your hair/ there I go, fumbling). This may or may not apply to all women, as Penny is the only female character in the first two acts.

A type of CannotSpitItOut, this is a condition befalling certain male characters (usually), especially those on the younger side, or who otherwise are lacking in social graces. When he encounters a female, he looses all capacity [[TheSpeechless to speak]], or at least [[TheUnintelligible make meaningful sentences]]. He may stammer, blurt out embarrassing nonsequiturs, or become entirely mute. The trigger may be restricted to attractive females, or just [[TrueLove the one]], in which case it's likely to be GibberishOfLove.

* [[{{Spider-man}} Peter Parker]].

* Raj from ''TheBigBangTheory'' is unable to talk in the presence of any woman, unless he's drunk. He seems to get better at this later on, at least with those he knows well.