History Main / DidYouThinkICantFeel

* OlderThanSteam: WilliamShakespeare [[ZerothLawOfTropeExamples brings us]] ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' and Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech to the court. While Shylock isn't a nice guy, the thrust of the speech is still the same: "I've got feelings, too."

* A variation in HowIMetYourMother occurs when Barney finally realises how much his behaviour post-breakup is hurting Robin, although its more a "Do you think she can't feel" as its the rest of the gang who eventually break it to him (after each realising themselves how much they weren't helping the situation).

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Burning Low," [[KidHero Finn]] gives this to [[ScienceHero Princess Bubblegum]]; he had long had a PrecociousCrush on her, only to have her now seem to [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo reciprocate]] when he's instead interested in [[EvilIsBurningHot Flame Princess]]. {{Subverted}} because in this case, Finn [[ImaginaryLoveTriangle doesn't understand]] what PB is [[ApocalypseMaiden really trying to tell him]].

* In the ''AdventureTime'' episode "Burning Love," [[KidHero Finn]] gives this to [[ScienceHero Princess Bubblegum]]; he had long had a PrecociousCrush on her, only to have her now seem to [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo reciprocate]] when he's instead interested in [[EvilIsBurningHot Flame Princess]]. {{Subverted}} because in this case, Finn [[ImaginaryLoveTriangle doesn't understand]] what PB is [[ApocalypseMaiden really trying to tell him]].

->"''Before I put on this dress, you couldn't even remember my'' name."

Alice is an all around [[NiceGuy nice girl]]: she's quiet and maybe a bit of a pushover, but every so often she hints at having some ''deep'' HiddenDepths. She's sure to do whatever Bobby asks her, not just because of her [[TrueCompanions loyalty]] but because she "doesn't seem to mind". She may even have a crush on Bobby, [[ObliviousToLove who seldom notices]], dates everyone else but her, and asks her for dating advice. Over the course of the story Bobby will go on adventures and drag Alice along with him, putting her through progressively more embarrassing, painful, and emotionally hurtful situations while [[ComedicSociopath ignoring]] [[NoSympathy her feelings]]. She won't complain, and will likely offer advice and help however she can.

Turns out that Alice may be [[TheStoic Stoic]] or even an ExtremeDoormat, and that [[TheWoobie she'll tolerate heaps of emotional torture]] just to be next to Bobby even if she can't date him... but [[BreakTheCutie he's finally crossed the line]], not because of his schemes, but for both failing to consider she has feelings and that he was badly hurting them. Alice will then painfully lay out just what it is he's put her through and leave. If [[BewareTheNiceOnes Alice is especially nice]], you can expect at least some violence to follow. If Alice is [[ShrinkingViolet very shy]] she may run away instead, leaving it up to another character to enlighten Bobby on his carelessness.

** Xander is also on the receiving end of this when, having failed to successfully ask Buffy to a high school dance, he tactlessly asks Willow (who has been crushing on him all season) to go with him as his backup.
* In ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', Ianto's job description is general dogsbody: he does everything nobody else wants to do, from feeding weevils to ordering pizza, and tends to blend into the scenery unless someone (usually Jack) wants something. They're so dismissive of him and his feelings that they don't even notice that he's hiding a half converted Cyberwoman in the basement which is pretty damned oblivious. When this is finally discovered, Jack blows a fuse and starts violently question him on it, Ianto bites back: ''"when was the last time any of you asked me anything about my life?"'' It's possible that realising how dismissive they've been of him is part of the reason as to why he wasn't fired from Torchwood (at ''least''), after this incident in the first place.
* Steve Urkel of ''{{Family Matters}}'' finally [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome stood up to Laura]] after she refused to show any consideration for Steve giving her a ride to an out-of-town function, caused his car to break down by putting it into high gear and insisting she take the bed alone while Steve sleeps in the bathtub in their motel, culminating in the line [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukH_g_HMonk&feature=related "I'm a person, I have feelings and I demand to be treated with respect and dignity."]]
* In ''{{Coupling}}'', [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jane]] gives a [[{{Tearjerker}} speech]] to Steve about this.

* In Series/DoctorWho, companion Martha spent an entire season pining after the Doctor- probably due to the fact that on top of being good looking and intelligent, he kissed her the first time they met. (To save the Earth, but still). He spent most of the time dismissing her, and constantly comparing her to his last companion and love interest Rose. Eventually she took a level in badass and left the TARDIS, telling him up straight that she wasn't going to stick around feeling second best.
* In ''Series/RobinHood'' after Guy of Gisborne discovers that Marian is in fact the Night Watchman (a vigilante who steals for the poor) he manages to bring the entire situation back to his unrequited feelings for her. Marian? She's more concerned about not getting hanged for treason.
* Throughout {{Series/Sherlock}}, Molly Hooper has always had a very obvious crush on Sherlock, and always takes his abuse/taunts. In 'A Scandal of Belgravia,' Sherlock goes too far during Christmas at 221B, deducing that the reason she's dressed up is to try and seduce a man, and that she's obviously bought a present for 'someone special.' When he realizes that the man in question is him, he's stunned into silence and shame at his own cruelty. And finally, Molly calls him out on his behaviour.

* OlderThanSteam: WilliamShakespeare [[ZerothLawOfTropeExamples brings us]] ''TheMerchantOfVenice'' and Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech to the court. While Shylock isn't a nice guy, the thrust of the speech is still the same: "I've got feelings, too."
--> '''Shylock''': He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what’s his reason? I am a Jew.

--> Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?

* Elinor Dashwood of ''SenseAndSensibility'', the first of JaneAusten's EmotionlessGirl brand of heroines, who all have this problem, although without getting such an awesome speech to summarize it; since their society doesn't typically care about women's emotions anyway, everyone is perfectly content to assume that not showing happiness, grief, or anger means you must not have any. Naturally, [[HiddenDepths it's those who keep their emotions hidden who feel more strongly than anyone]]:

* In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Joey punched Tristan in the Duelist Kingdom arc for his constant teasing (mocked in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}''). In Japanese, Tristan was mostly prodding Joey not to gamble away his star chips on a hopeless duel -- the punch was more provoked by Tristan not minding his own business. In the dub, it was more a matter of mounting annoyance over the insults ([[FamilyFriendlyFirearms the dub also turned the punch into a shove]])

** Then Rei does it ''again'' in the second ''Film/RebuildOfEvangelion'' film, during the elevator sequence: in the original version, Asuka called Rei a doll, then slapped her when Rei said otherwise. In this version, Rei intercepts the slap to prove her rebuttal. This is the strongest sign that she's no longer the ExtremeDoormat of the old series.

->"''If you can think me capable of ever feeling — surely you may suppose that I have suffered now.''"
-->-- '''Elinor Dashwood''', ''SenseAndSensibility''

* In the TVTropes webseries ''WebOriginal/EchoChamber'', the episode about this trope featured two separate moments like this. [[AssholeVictim Tom]] finally snaps at Dana for being aloof and judgmental, and [[PsychoExGirlfriend Shannon]] insists that Tom, in dumping her, is not considering her feelings. However, TheStinger implies that Shannon [[spoiler:[[TheUnfettered isn't as shaken up as she lets on]], and was simply [[TheChessmaster manipulating Tom]].]]

* In ''Anime/{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'', Joey punched Tristan in the Duelist Kingdom arc for his constant teasing (mocked in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}''). In Japanese, Tristan was mostly prodding Joey not to gamble away his star chips on a hopeless duel -- the punch was more provoked by Tristan not minding his own business. In the dub, it was more a matter of mounting annoyance over the insults ([[FamilyFriendlyFirearms the dub also turned the punch into a shove]])

* TheMerchantOfVenice: Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech to the court, makes this one OlderThanSteam and a specimen of the ZerothLawOfTropeExamples. While Shylock isn't a nice guy, the thrust of the speech is still the same: "I've got feelings, too."

* ''{{Naruto}}'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara (who is a fellow member of a small group of people with [[SealedEvilInACan powerful demons sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]]) has been captured. Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when someone tells him to calm down after [[spoiler: Gaara is killed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for telling him to calm down.]] If it weren't for the fact that [[spoiler: Chiyo sacrifices her life to bring him back to life,]] his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZZCnWO6yQ&feature=related very true rant]] would have ''really'' brought the point home.
* In ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'', Joey punched Tristan in the Duelist Kingdom arc for his constant teasing (mocked in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}''). In Japanese, Tristan was mostly prodding Joey not to gamble away his star chips on a hopeless duel -- the punch was more provoked by Tristan not minding his own business. In the dub, it was more a matter of mounting annoyance over the insults ([[FamilyFriendlyFirearms the dub also turned the punch into a shove]])

** Then Rei does it ''again'' in the second ''Rebuild'' film, during the elevator sequence: in the original version, Asuka called Rei a doll, then slapped her when Rei said otherwise. In this version, Rei intercepts the slap to prove her rebuttal. This is the strongest sign that she's no longer the ExtremeDoormat of the old series.
* In the later ''HaruhiSuzumiya'' novels, Kyon realizes on his own that he's been taking advantage of Yuki's tendency to do whatever he asks of her (what brings it to his attention is some [[TheStoic extremely subtle]] hints of anger from her). He apologizes and decides to make an effort not to rely on her so much.
* A pivotal moment in ''GakuenAlice'' comes when Mikan realizes that she cannot insist that the girl of her dreams stay with her forever.
* GunslingerGirl: When the emotional controls on one unit fails, the entire batch becomes suspect.
* Averted in MysteriousGirlfriendX, as any reflexive move by the usually stoic Urabe is taken as a sign of rage by Tsubaki.

* Throughout Series/Sherlock, Molly Hooper has always had a very obvious crush on Sherlock, and always takes his abuse/taunts. In 'A Scandal of Belgravia,' Sherlock goes too far during Christmas at 221B, deducing that the reason she's dressed up is to try and seduce a man, and that she's obviously bought a present for 'someone special.' When he realizes that the man in question is him, he's stunned into silence and shame at his own cruelty. And finally, Molly calls him out on his behaviour.

* In ''{{Torchwood}}'', Ianto's job description is general dogsbody: he does everything nobody else wants to do, from feeding weevils to ordering pizza, and tends to blend into the scenery unless someone (usually Jack) wants something. They're so dismissive of him and his feelings that they don't even notice that he's hiding a half converted Cyberwoman in the basement which is pretty damned oblivious. When this is finally discovered, Jack blows a fuse and starts violently question him on it, Ianto bites back: ''"when was the last time any of you asked me anything about my life?"'' It's possible that realising how dismissive they've been of him is part of the reason as to why he wasn't fired from Torchwood (at ''least''), after this incident in the first place.

Alice is an all around [[NiceGuy nice girl]]: she's quiet and maybe a bit of a pushover, but every so often she hints at having some ''deep'' HiddenDepths. She's sure to do whatever Bobby asks her, not just because of her [[{{Nakama}} loyalty]] but because she "doesn't seem to mind". She may even have a crush on Bobby, [[ObliviousToLove who seldom notices]], dates everyone else but her, and asks her for dating advice. Over the course of the story Bobby will go on adventures and drag Alice along with him, putting her through progressively more embarrassing, painful, and emotionally hurtful situations while [[ComedicSociopath ignoring]] [[NoSympathy her feelings]]. She won't complain, and will likely offer advice and help however she can.

* ''DrakeAndJosh'' is basically about this, and it's supposed to be funny. Then there's this episode where Josh finally gets fed up and we find out that he's a lot cooler than Drake in every way. [[ResetButton Things are back to normal next episode.]]

** Never mind that 10 was a royal JerkAss.

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* ''Naruto'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara (who is a fellow member of a small group of people with [[SealedEvilInACan powerful demons sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]]) has been captured. Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when someone tells him to calm down after [[spoiler: Gaara is killed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for telling him to calm down.]] If it weren't for the fact that [[spoiler: Chiyo sacrifices her life to bring him back to life,]] his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZZCnWO6yQ&feature=related very true rant]] would have ''really'' brought the point home.

* Viola in the ''Chaos Walking'' series gets a moment like this early in the first book. It's the precursor to some really great character development between her and Todd and helps highlight just how deep their bond of trust grows to be.

* Wind Whistler from ''MyLittlePony'' says something along those lines, only she's muttering it to herself when she's out of earshot of the other Ponies who insulted her. Megan is shown scolding the insulting Ponies, telling them that they just proved that Wind Whistler has feelings, by hurting them.

* ''Naruto'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara (who is a fellow member of a small group of people with [[SealedEvilInACan powerful demons sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]]) has been captured. Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when someone tells him to calm down after [[spoiler: Gaara is killed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for telling him to calm down.]]

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->"''If you can think me capable of ever feeling — surely you may suppose that I have suffered now.''"
-->-- '''Elinor Dashwood''', ''SenseAndSensibility''

Alice is an all around [[NiceGuy nice girl]]: she's quiet and maybe a bit of a pushover, but every so often she hints at having some ''deep'' HiddenDepths. She's sure to do whatever Bobby asks her, not just because of her [[{{Nakama}} loyalty]] but because she "doesn't seem to mind". She may even have a crush on Bobby, [[ObliviousToLove who seldom notices]], dates everyone else but her, and asks her for dating advice. Over the course of the story Bobby will go on adventures and drag Alice along with him, putting her through progressively more embarrassing, painful, and emotionally hurtful situations while [[ComedicSociopath ignoring]] [[NoSympathy her feelings]]. She won't complain, and will likely offer advice and help however she can.

Until she says "No". Bobby will be blown away and fail to understand why: "How can you be so selfish? I've always treated you right!"

At this point Alice [[WhatTheHellHero lets loose]] a simple yet [[ArmorPiercingQuestion powerful question:]] "Did you think I can't feel?"

Turns out that Alice may be [[TheStoic Stoic]] or even an ExtremeDoormat, and that [[TheWoobie she'll tolerate heaps of emotional torture]] just to be next to Bobby even if she can't date him... but [[BreakTheCutie he's finally crossed the line]], not because of his schemes, but for both failing to consider she has feelings and that he was badly hurting them. Alice will then painfully lay out just what it is he's put her through and leave. If [[BewareTheNiceOnes Alice is especially nice]], you can expect at least some violence to follow. If Alice is [[ShrinkingViolet very shy]] she may run away instead, leaving it up to another character to enlighten Bobby on his carelessness.

Knocked out of his [[ItsAllAboutMe egocentric]] [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality worldview]], Bobby now has to find a way to patch up their friendship or pursue a romance. In a kid's show, this is usually accompanied with AnAesop about considering other people's feelings.

Alice can be of either gender, but as a character there are a lot of types that fit: The NiceGuy, TheStoic, ExtremeDoormat, TheCutie, CloudCuckooLander (though they may be Bobby if they are very inconsiderate). Bobby may be HotBlooded, HorribleJudgeOfCharacter, or ObliviousToLove. One common variant is for Alice to be an outsider other [[KidsAreCruel kids pick on]], dehumanizing her until she snaps with the above.

Alice may be motivated by IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy and realize she's not at all happy, grow angry that AllLoveIsUnrequited, or [[ObliviousToLove that Bobby never notices]] (or [[MasterofTheMixedMessage sends mixed signals)]] to her advances.

If this happens in the beginning of the story, this may lead to MaddenIntoMisanthropy as Alice changes her character radically. Compare NotSoStoic, where a Stoic is pushed past their limits. Also compare StoicWoobie.

Not to be confused with "DontThinkFeel."

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'', Joey punched Tristan in the Duelist Kingdom arc for his constant teasing (mocked in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}''). In Japanese, Tristan was mostly prodding Joey not to gamble away his star chips on a hopeless duel -- the punch was more provoked by Tristan not minding his own business. In the dub, it was more a matter of mounting annoyance over the insults ([[FamilyFriendlyFirearms the dub also turned the punch into a shove]])
* At the beginning of [[ApocalypseWow the second part]] of ''The EndOfEvangelion'', Gendo finally gets what was coming to him.
-->'''Gendo:''' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt It]] appears to have begun. Now, Rei... It is time to reunite me with Yui once more. ''(her flesh tightens around his wrist)'' What?!
-->'''Rei:''' I will not be a puppet for you to control. ''([[ShutUpHannibal cuts off his hand]])''
-->'''Gendo:''' Rei, why?!
-->'''Rei:''' Because I am not like you.
** Then Rei does it ''again'' in the second ''Rebuild'' film, during the elevator sequence: in the original version, Asuka called Rei a doll, then slapped her when Rei said otherwise. In this version, Rei intercepts the slap to prove her rebuttal. This is the strongest sign that she's no longer the ExtremeDoormat of the old series.
* In the later ''HaruhiSuzumiya'' novels, Kyon realizes on his own that he's been taking advantage of Yuki's tendency to do whatever he asks of her (what brings it to his attention is some [[TheStoic extremely subtle]] hints of anger from her). He apologizes and decides to make an effort not to rely on her so much.
* A pivotal moment in ''GakuenAlice'' comes when Mikan realizes that she cannot insist that the girl of her dreams stay with her forever.
* GunslingerGirl: When the emotional controls on one unit fails, the entire batch becomes suspect.
* Averted in MysteriousGirlfriendX, as any reflexive move by the usually stoic Urabe is taken as a sign of rage by Tsubaki.
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[[folder: Comic Books]]
* ''{{Watchmen}}''; [[spoiler:Ozymandias]] talks about how easy it was to push Dr. Manhattan over the edge:
-->"Most humans wouldn't be able to tell, but from where I sit he might as well have been weeping."
** Also, the bit between Dan and Rorschach. Dan finally snaps from all the bullshit, and Rorschach actually seems to feel bad.
* Near the latter half of ScottPilgrim, [[spoiler:each of the girls that the eponymous character has dated at some point tell him off for being such an inconsiderate jerk in the past.]]
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[[folder:Film]]
* In ''GosfordPark'', Commander Meredith was eating jam preserves and sulking when Dorothy, a maid, walks in on him, he starts saying that his life sucks when she jumps in with a heart wrenching speech about how loving, even if it's [[AllLoveIsUnrequited unrequited]], makes life worthwhile and worth living. It helps to mention that Dorothy was in love with the butler Jennings, and though she often hinted to him she was interested, he was always too afraid to start anything. Not expecting anywhere near that emotional wisdom, he goes back upstairs and passionately kisses his loving wife.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Elinor Dashwood of ''SenseAndSensibility'', the first of JaneAusten's EmotionlessGirl brand of heroines, who all have this problem, although without getting such an awesome speech to summarize it; since their society doesn't typically care about women's emotions anyway, everyone is perfectly content to assume that not showing happiness, grief, or anger means you must not have any. Naturally, [[HiddenDepths it's those who keep their emotions hidden who feel more strongly than anyone]]:
-->'''Marianne:''' if the loss of what is most valued is so easily to be made up by something else, your resolution, your self-command, are, perhaps, a little less to be wondered at. -- They are brought more within my comprehension.
-->'''Elinor:''' I understand you. -- You do not suppose that I have ever felt much. -- For four months, Marianne, I have had all this hanging on my mind, without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature; knowing that it would make you and my mother most unhappy whenever it were explained to you, yet unable to prepare you for it in the least. -- It was told me, -- it was in a manner forced on me by the very person herself, whose prior engagement ruined all my prospects; and told me, as I thought, with triumph. -- This person's suspicions, therefore, I have had to oppose, by endeavouring to appear indifferent where I have been most deeply interested; -- and it has not been only once; -- I have had her hopes and exultation to listen to again and again. -- I have known myself to be divided from Edward for ever, without hearing one circumstance that could make me less desire the connection. -- Nothing has proved him unworthy; nor has anything declared him indifferent to me. -- I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment, without enjoying its advantages. -- And all this has been going on at a time, when, as you know too well, it has not been my only unhappiness. -- If you can think me capable of ever feeling -- surely you may suppose that I have suffered NOW. The composure of mind with which I have brought myself at present to consider the matter, the consolation that I have been willing to admit, have been the effect of constant and painful exertion; -- they did not spring up of themselves; -- they did not occur to relieve my spirits at first. -- No, Marianne. -- THEN, if I had not been bound to silence, perhaps nothing could have kept me entirely -- not even what I owed to my dearest friends -- from openly shewing that I was VERY unhappy.
* Viola in the ''Chaos Walking'' series gets a moment like this early in the first book. It's the precursor to some really great character development between her and Todd and helps highlight just how deep their bond of trust grows to be.
* In ''JaneEyre,'' Rochester deliberately provokes Jane into this: constantly gushing about his upcoming marriage to this woman who is not suited to him, and he knows it and Jane knows it, but Jane has no power to speak up because she's a governess, and in no way equal to Rochester's apparent intended. Jane takes this to awesome levels.
-->“I tell you I must go!” I retorted, roused to something like passion. “Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?—a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!—I have as much soul as you,—and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;—it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal,—as we are!”
* In ''Where Angels Fear to Tread'' by E.M. Forster, Lilia says this nearly word for word after her ex-brother-in-law, when trying to convince her to call off her marriage to her much-younger Italian fiance (who she's already married anyway), insinuates that her fiance is bullying her into staying. (unfortunatly for Lilia, they're right to try and stop her marriage, but she doesn't know this yet.)
--> '''Lilia:''' For once in my life I'll thank you to leave me alone. I'll thank your mother too. For twelve years you've trained me and tortured me, and I'll stand it no more. Do you think I'm a fool? Do you think I never felt? Ah! When I came to your house a poor young bride, you all looked me other - never a kind word - and discussed me, and thought I might just do; and your mother corrected me, and your sister snubbed me, and you said funny things about me to show how clever you were! And when Charles died I was still to run in strings for the honour of your beastly family, and I was to be cooped up at Sawston and learn to keep house, and all my chances spoilet of marry again. No, thank you! No, thank you! "Bully"? "Insolent boy"? Who is that, pray, but you? But, thank goodness, I can stand up to the world now, for I've found Gino, and this time I marry for love!
* There's a form of this in ''Yoda: DarkRendezvous''. After the Padawans Master Yoda is traveling with lose their masters, he comforts them, and one gets angry at his advice, claiming that he wouldn't understand grief. Of course, he would, and he reminds them of this. In nine hundred years there have been many friends and students lost, and grief like they can't imagine.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''DrakeAndJosh'' is basically about this, and it's supposed to be funny. Then there's this episode where Josh finally gets fed up and we find out that he's a lot cooler than Drake in every way. [[ResetButton Things are back to normal next episode.]]
* Instead of saying it to Buffy, [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Spike]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBl82U4rQrQ&feature=related sings it]] in the MusicalEpisode.
** Xander is also on the receiving end of this when, having failed to successfully ask Buffy to a high school dance, he tactlessly asks Willow (who has been crushing on him all season) to go with him as his backup.
* In {{Torchwood}}, Ianto's job description is general dogsbody: he does everything nobody else wants to do, from feeding weevils to ordering pizza, and tends to blend into the scenery unless someone (usually Jack) wants something. They're so dismissive of him and his feelings that they don't even notice that he's hiding a half converted Cyberwoman in the basement which is pretty damned oblivious. When this is finally discovered, Jack blows a fuse and starts violently question him on it, Ianto bites back: ''"when was the last time any of you asked me anything about my life?"'' It's possible that realising how dismissive they've been of him is part of the reason as to why he wasn't fired from Torchwood (at ''least''), after this incident in the first place.
* Steve Urkel of ''{{Family Matters}}'' finally [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome stood up to Laura]] after she refused to show any consideration for Steve giving her a ride to an out-of-town function, caused his car to break down by putting it into high gear and insisting she take the bed alone while Steve sleeps in the bathtub in their motel, culminating in the line [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukH_g_HMonk&feature=related "I'm a person, I have feelings and I demand to be treated with respect and dignity."]]
* In {{Coupling}}, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jane]] gives a [[{{Tearjerker}} speech]] to Steve about this.
* A variation in HowIMetYourMother occurs when Barney finally realises how much his behaviour post-breakup is hurting Robin, although its more a "Do you think she can't feel" as its the rest of the gang who eventually break it to him (after each realising themselves how much they weren't helping the situation).
* In Series/DoctorWho, companion Martha spent an entire season pining after the Doctor- probably due to the fact that on top of being good looking and intelligent, he kissed her the first time they met. (To save the Earth, but still). He spent most of the time dismissing her, and constantly comparing her to his last companion and love interest Rose. Eventually she took a level in badass and left the TARDIS, telling him up straight that she wasn't going to stick around feeling second best.
** Never mind that 10 was a royal JerkAss.
* In ''Series/RobinHood'' after Guy of Gisborne discovers that Marian is in fact the Night Watchman (a vigilante who steals for the poor) he manages to bring the entire situation back to his unrequited feelings for her. Marian? She's more concerned about not getting hanged for treason.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* TheMerchantOfVenice: Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech to the court, makes this one OlderThanSteam and a specimen of the ZerothLawOfTropeExamples. While Shylock isn't a nice guy, the thrust of the speech is still the same: "I've got feelings, too."
--> '''Shylock''': He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what’s his reason? I am a Jew.

--> Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?

--> If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
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* In the TVTropes webseries ''EchoChamber'', the episode about this trope featured two separate moments like this. [[AssholeVictim Tom]] finally snaps at Dana for being aloof and judgmental, and [[PsychoExGirlfriend Shannon]] insists that Tom, in dumping her, is not considering her feelings. However, TheStinger implies that Shannon [[spoiler:[[TheUnfettered isn't as shaken up as she lets on]], and was simply [[TheChessmaster manipulating Tom]].]]
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* Wind Whistler from ''MyLittlePony'' says something along those lines, only she's muttering it to herself when she's out of earshot of the other Ponies who insulted her. Megan is shown scolding the insulting Ponies, telling them that they just proved that Wind Whistler has feelings, by hurting them.
* The general message is used in the beginning of the episode "Ren Seeks Help" of ''RenAndStimpy Adult Party Cartoon''. [[NoodleIncident Apparently, Ren had said something so insulting, it broke down even Stimpy]], who was always immune to nearly all of his offensive behaviour. Stimpy shouts at Ren for being horrible and disrespectful towards him.
* Jessie gives Nitz one of these in the finale of ''{{Undergrads}}''
* [[EdEddNEddy Edd and Eddy]] both get one of these in the same scene towards one another in TheMovie. Edd spends the entire course of the show suffering the torturous alienation that comes with Eddy's friendship, but when Ed and Eddy fake their deaths for a cheap laugh at Edd, Edd blows up at them for being oblivious to his feelings and leaves for the first time in the entire series... prompting Eddy to blow up and unearth his own HiddenDepths right back. It ends up a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming-- in fact probably one of the more genuine moments in the entire series.
* Mai from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. For most of the series, she appears as a cold, sarcastic girl that happens to be childhood friends with Zuko and Azula. She gets much more character development in the third season, especially in "The Beach". Later that season, she even gets an even more awesome line showcasing how she can feel:
--> You miscalculated. I love Zuko more than I fear you.
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