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->''"But there's a danger in loving somebody too much\\

Baby sometimes love just ain't enough."''

Maybe all that stuff about ghosts, witches, and demons is just a little too scary. Maybe she's sick of being kidnapped by the villains. Maybe the stress of the long nights waiting for the hero to come home from his missions is just too much. Whatever the reason, loving the hero just isn't enough to overcome everything that comes with being part of his life. She's out of there.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', Lois Lane breaks up with Bruce Wayne for essentially the same reason Silver St. Cloud did in the comics. Though--as we see in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''--she doesn't have the same issues in dating Clark/Superman (or has gotten over them).

This is not necessarily a very "romantic" trope, but in some situations, it can add a tremendous note of TruthInTelevision. Can overlap with IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy if the hero graciously sends her off to another life (and another love) rather than beg her to stay in a situation she's not suited for.

* Maria Rivera from ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' was unable to see her husband Rodolfo/White Pantera constantly in mortal danger... this might seem a little strange considering that [[spoiler:she herself used to be a superheroine herself, Plata Peligrosa and not exactly of the defensive style on top of that. However, Maria gave up being Plata Peligrosa because the glove she used would often put her through an uncontrollable PowerHigh. Fearing for the safety of those around her, Maria quit because the damages outweighed the benefits]].

* The first act of ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''. Although George Seurat loves his adoring mistress Dot very much, he is [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation too occupied]] with his masterpiece painting to pay attention to her. She eventually leaves him [[spoiler: with his baby daughter]] for a more caring partner. [[spoiler: Before she leaves, she visits him at the park and fails to tempt him to see his infant daughter. George simply explains to her that the baby will have an attentive father now.]]

* The song "Life Waster" by Creator/CorpseHusband has two young lovers from very different backgrounds meeting and bonding over their various physical and psychological traumas, only to have their differences and personal issues drive them apart. Worse yet, early in the song it seemed like maybe they managed to part ways on good terms, but as later verses show, any remaining positive feelings have apparently given way to anger and bitterness.

The counterpart to ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies. A subversion of ThePowerOfLove. See also TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife and AllLoveIsUnrequited.
Contrast LoveTranscendsSpacetime and YouAreWorthHell.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', during a conversation about Terry's girlfriend, an elderly Bruce Wayne admits that he had relationships with a lot of women over the years, including known superheroes like Wonder Woman all the way down to Barbra Gordan during her days as Batgirl, before she moved on to follow in her father's footsteps as a police officer. He explains that all the relationships ended because the women gave up on him after realizing he would never give up being Batman and settle down with them. He tells Terry this now that he is Batman as a warning about his own relationship.