History Main / RomanticSpoonfeeding

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* Done in ''{{Film/Miao Miao}}'' with a chicken foot, which turns out much cuter than it sounds.

One person puts food into another's mouth as a romantic gesture. Very frequently, the feeding character will say a variant of "Say 'AAAH'" to the one that is being fed. The sensual aspects of the feeding get emphasis (doing it slowly, with a hand cupped under the other person's chin, maybe letting a fingertip linger in the recipient's mouth... you get the idea).

Not to be confused with StrangledByTheRedString, where the ''audience'' feels like they're being forcefully spoonfed a romance and told they should like it.

[[folder:Anime and Manga ]]

* In ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'', in the form of an IntimateHealing. When Ashitaka is injured and can't feed himself, San tries to put a strip of dried meat in his mouth. When he turns out to be too weak even to chew it, she takes it back, chews it up herself, and gently spits it into his mouth in a kiss. Slightly {{squick}}y but totally played as romantic.

* Parodied in ''Manga/FairyTail'' chapter 545.5. Juvia tries to invoke this by spoon feeding her beloved Gray, but he, already oblivious to her affections, is even more put off by how horrible the food is.
* In ''Manga/BambooBlade'', there is a scene where Dan and Miya do this to each other (one of them using chopsticks, the other fork) in the schoolyard during the lunch pause.
* Spoofed and subverted in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Sakura offers to feed Naruto while his arm is out of commission, but [[NoSocialSkills Sai]] [[MomentKiller kills the mood]] by offering to feed him as well. Long story short, Kakashi is the one who ends up feeding Naruto.
* PlayedForLaughs and for HoYay in Manga/CardCaptorSakura when Yukito drops by to visit Touya after he has an accident [[spoiler: (in reality, he got involved in Sakura's Clow Card quests)]]... but Touya is the one who ends up spoonfeeding [[BigEater Yukito]] his pancakes.
* Played with in ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'', for Asahi and Youko's first (real) date in chapter 101. Youko makes up some BlatantLies about her omelet being better than the one in Asahi's bentou (even though it's the same) just so she can enact this trope, to her boyfriend's immense delight. Asahi then uses the exact same "tactic", full with a "say aaah", to his girlfriend's immense embarrassment. It's as adorable as it sounds.
* In Chapter 37 of ''Manga/NewGame'', Shizuku attempts to tease Umiko by offering some food to feed to her. Unfortunately for Shizuku, Umiko was in a similar situation previously and eats the food without hesitation.
* [[AnimeChineseGirl Ma Renka]] does this in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' while having dinner with the titular protagonist, much to [[ClingyJealousGirl Miu's]] shock. Although she uses chopsticks instead of a spoon, she does invoke the "Say 'AAAH'" part.
* At the end of ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}! Yume Kira Dream'' episode 44, after Bolttchi confesses his love for Nuttchi, the latter is seen spoon-feeding the former some cake.
* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': When the Nakanos visit Fuutarou in the hospital, Ichika and Miku decide to attempt this, with Miku even saying "AAAAHHH" as she tries to give him a bun of bread. Comically, Fuutarou ends up holding two buns in his mouth at the same time.

* ''Manga/HitomiChanIsShyWithStrangers'': In Chapter 36, Kaoru and Hitomi's brother walk in just as Yuu and Hitomi are giving each other a taste of the food they just cooked.
* From ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', invoked as Nanoha spoonfeeds Fate in their wholesome, lazy, child-free day off in ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid Life'' volume 1 special 06: ''Mamas' Pride''.

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* Done in ''{{Film/Miao Miao}}'' with a chicken foot, which turns out much cuter than it sounds.
* Parodied in ''Film/HotShots'', where Topper and his gal feed each other. At one point Topper fries an egg on her belly.
* In ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' the two lead characters feed each other in front of an open refrigerator as foreplay.

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[[folder:Live Action TV ]]

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** In "Slutty Pumpkin", Marshal and Lily are dressed in [[CoordinatedClothes matching Halloween outfits]] and share dinner -- Lily spoonfeeds Marshal. They later also share a dessert.
** Robin is reluctant to do any lovey-dovey stuff with Mike in "Slutty Pumpkin". Mike wants her to taste his chicken, but she refuses and [[DefiedTrope defies the trope]]. Lily tells her she should be more girlfriend-like and she attempts to share her sundae, but she likes it too much, so it doesn't really work out well.
** In "Something Blue", Marshal and Lily try to feed each other at their wedding with the cake. Lily is completely drunk and sees Marshal's face twice or thrice, and she falls down.
** "We're Not from Here": One of Gael's way of showing his love. In Argentina, he lets Robin taste some fruit. He only uses his fingers, and it's even more intimate than using a spoon. It turns Robin on. However, when he uses his fingers to feed her some spaghetti and sauce with sensual "here, taste, experience your food", she's just nervous that he's gonna ruin her sofa.
** Ted spoonfeeds Stacy, a GirlOfTheWeek from episode "Little Boys". It's part of a montage of them doing couple-y stuff, like them cooking together or him spontaneously buying her a flower.
** When Ted dates Cathy, a girl that talks too much (her annoying habit which he only realized when others pointed it out), they are shown cooking together in their being-in-love montage. Ted spoonfeeds Cathy.
* In the episode "Convalescence" of ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', Mrs Jones, a pretty young widow, takes an opportunity and she spoonfeeds the sick and injured Detective Murdoch whom she came to visit.
* In ''Series/MyFamily'', an older man feeds his young girl-friend when they have formal dinner in a restaurant. Megan, the older guy's wife, tries to top him and make him jealous, so she asks Ben (who plays her lover for the evening) to spoonfeed her as well. Ben is a bit clumsy, though, and it's very awkward.

* In ''Series/ReadyOrNot'', Busy's oldest brother and his fiancée sit close together at the table, sharing one meal and spoon-feeding each other in an episode close to their wedding.
* In one episode of ''Series/NurseJackie'', an old guy refuses to have a heart operation because it would only make him feel more sick even though he knows he's dying. His beloved wife spoon-feeds him with her super tasty and super healthy chicken soup.
* In ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', Harry buys Charlotte some ice cream for dessert and she eats it while they walk on the street. She offers him a bit on a spoon and he later takes another bite from the cup.
* In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E2TheLionAndTheRose The Lion and the Rose]]" of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', during the feast of the royal wedding, bride and new queen Margaery feeds Joffrey with a piece of their wedding pie.

[[folder:Video Games ]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheSims 2'', one of the romantic interactions available when characters are eating at a table together is "feed a bite". The Sim initiating the interaction takes food off his/her own plate with the fork, and offers it to his/her partner. The partner either accepts it, which improves their relationship score, or is disgusted, with predictable results.

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[[folder:Western Animation ]]

* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' when Peter realizes the fatter Lois is the more turned on by her he gets.
* Invoked by Helga on ''"WesternAnimation/HeyArnold"'' when she was faking having amnesia and pretending not to know how to use a spoon, prompting Arnold to help by feeding her. Helga is secretly infatuated by this while the other kids who are watching from afar are disgusted.
* In ''"WesternAnimation/AdventureTime"'' when Finn is trapped in a dream, he is at a picnic table being spoon fed by his girlfriend, Flame Princess. "Open wide, honey. EAT IT NOW!!

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* From ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', invoked as Nanoha spoonfeeds Fate in their wholesome, lazy, child-free day off in ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid Life'' volume 1 special 06: ''Mamas' Pride''.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' where Kaguya and Shirogane (who are in the middle of an ongoing argument) both try to feed each other a piece of cake a the same time after being unable to decide who would offer the slice to the other person... at which point Fujiwara barges in and eats both pieces right off of their forks while scolding them for fighting.

** Mentioned in "Honeymoon", where Captain Holt in a bout of professional depression inadvertently winds up at the same tropical resort as Amy and Jake on their honeymoon. Amy suggest bringing Holt on their couples activities to cheer him up enough to leave.

* In episode "The Bet" of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', Amy loses the bet with her colleague Jake (whoever makes more felony arrests over the year, wins) and has to go on the worst date ever with him. She later says that nothing will be worse than her date with her aunt's dentist. She shares a memory of him offering her a piece of his food on a spoon. As she leans over to eat it, he starts checking her teeth with two spoons. SubvertedTrope.

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[[folder: Film ]]

[[folder: Literature ]]

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

[[folder: Webcomics ]]

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

[[folder: Real Life ]]

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' where Kaguya and Shirogane (who are in the middle of an ongoing argument) both try to feed each other a piece of cake a the same time after being unable to decide who would offer it to the other person... at which point Fujiwara barges in and eats both pieces right off of their forks while scolding them for fighting.

* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': When the Nakanos visit Fuutarou in the hospital, Ichika and Miku decide to attempt this, with Miku even saying "AAAAHHH" to him as she tries do give him a bun of bread. Comically, Fuutarou ends up holding two buns in his mouth at the same time.

* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': In the entry for [[AC:Yogurt]]:
--> Yogurt is served [...] when you are raveneously hungry and would ''murder'' for a nice filling bowl of Stew. Nevertheless, you smile politely and make appreciative noises, because the person serving it to you is an attractive member of the opposite sex and, after the meal (if such it can be called), you plan to take a [[AC:bath]].

* In Season 3 episode 31 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', after he defeats the wolverine monster in a fight in the sky, Happy S. plummets to the ground and lands on a robot by accident. The robot's romantic was trying to spoonfeed them before Happy S. literally dropped into the scene.

* Parodied in ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', where Topper and his gal feed each other. At one point Topper fries an egg on her belly.

One person puts food into another's mouth as a romantic gesture. Very frequently, the feeding character will say a variant of "Say 'AAAH'" to the one that is being fed. The sensual aspects of the feeding get emphasis (doing it slowly, with a hand cupped under the other person's chin, maybe letting a fingertip linger in the recipient's mouth...you get the idea).

Often an action of SickeninglySweethearts.

** Ted spoonfeeds Stacy, a GirlOfTheWeek from episode "Little Boys". It's part of a montage of them doing couply stuff, like them cooking together or him spontaneously buying her a flower.

** Ted spoon feeds Stacy, a GirlOfTheWeek from episode "Little Boys". It's part of a montage of them doing couply stuff, like him spontaneously buying her a flower.
** When Ted dates Cathy, a girl that talks too much (her annoying habit which he only realized when others pointed it out), they are shown cooking together in their being-in-love montage. Ted spoon-feeds Cathy.
* In the episode "Convalescence" of ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', Mrs Jones, a pretty young widow, takes an opportunity and she spoon-feeds the sick and injured Detective Murdoch whom she came to visit.

* In ''GoneWithTheWind'', while describing her honeymoon with Rhett, Scarlett mentions that sometimes he would bring her breakfast in bed and feed her as though she were a child.