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* ''Literature/SpinningSilver:'' Irina's stepmother Galina was never a WickedStepmother, but she was never particularly affectionate, either. When Irina learns that her father married her mother without a dowry, compared to [[NobilityMarriesMoney the huge chest of gold]] that Galina brought to the marriage, it occurs to her that it might be awkward, interacting with the daughter of the woman whom her husband truly loved.

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* {{Inverted}} in ''Literature/BlandingsCastle:'' [[LovableRogue Galahad]] had already become fond of Sue, his nephew's fiancée, but became even more protective of her when he realized that her mother was his old girlfriend. The family had shipped Galahad overseas to keep him from marrying such an "unsuitable" girl, and he wants to keep the same sort of thing from happening again. (If anything, he keeps telling Sue that she could do better than his nephew.)

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* {{Inverted}} in ''Literature/BlandingsCastle:'' [[LovableRogue Galahad]] had already become fond of Sue, his nephew's fiancée, but became even more protective of her when he realized that her mother was his old girlfriend. The family had shipped Galahad overseas to keep him from marrying such an "unsuitable" girl, and he wants to keep the same sort of thing from happening again. (If anything, he keeps telling Sue that she could do better than his nephew.)



* Severus Snape in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' treated Harry the [[SadistTeacher way he did]] partly because of this. His dad had a mutually antagonistic relationship with Snape. Further, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' we learn [[spoiler:Snape was Harry's mother's UnluckyChildhoodFriend when they were in school.]]

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* Severus Snape in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' treated Harry the [[SadistTeacher way he did]] partly because of this. His dad had a mutually antagonistic relationship with Snape. Further, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' we learn [[spoiler:Snape was Harry's mother's UnluckyChildhoodFriend when they were in school.]]]] Every time he sees Harry, he's reminded that the woman he loved married his worst enemy.


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* ''Series/KCUndercover'': In the first season, it's revealed that, during their early spy days, Craig and Kira had a friend in fellow agent Zane. Zane and Craig both loved Kira, but in the end she fell in love with Craig. Zane pretended he was fine with it, but in reality he began to hate both of them and became a double agent. When the Organization found out, Craig was given the mission to find and eliminate Zane. Zane almost killed Craig, but offered him a deal: he'd let Craig live if he let Zane disappear. Craig had to agree, and the two parted ways. When Zane returns for revenge on the Cooper family sixteen years later, he's noticeably more hostile to K.C. (Craig and Kira's first child) than to any other family member (as she was the one he kidnapped and held captive for two weeks).
* ''Series/TheOrville'': When Dr. Finn reunites with her ex-husband, Admiral Paul Christie, he seems eager to try and get back together with her. He seems to momentarily experience this trope when he learns that she's now a mother of two. However, this doesn't come up again (although he does endanger the boys when he and a good chunk of the crew turn into [[SpidersAreScary spider monsters]].[[note]] An unusual example, as Claire told Isaac in the first season that she's a single mother by choice, and that she hasn't had a husband or serious boyfriend (besides Isaac) since Christie [[/note]]


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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': This trope is the catalyst for most of the conflict in the series and Shredder's hatred for Hamato Yoshi/Splinter. When they were younger, Yoshi and Saki both loved Tang Shen. In the end, she fell in love with Yoshi, and the two married. Saki had been furious over her choosing Yoshi, but he really lost it when the two had a child together. This led to the fight that scarred Saki and burned down the Hamato house. Tang Shen and her daughter were killed in the fire, and Yoshi left Japan for New York in grief. [[spoiler:It's later [[TheReveal revealed]] that their daughter survived the fire, with Saki taking her in and raising her to be a ChildSoldier as a form of revenge on Yoshi, subverting this trope.]]
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* This trope is imposed in the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9262641/1/Happy-Ending Happy Ending]]''. Griffith, who prevents the Eclipse from happening and the Hawks survive, is now in the care of Casca, who is [[spoiler:pregnant with Guts' child; Guts left to pursue his journey after the danger to the Hawks was over, but [[DisappearedDad unbeknowingly left a pregnant Casca behind]]]]. Griffith already knows that he's going to hate the kid, as it's the ultimate proof of [[spoiler:Guts and Casca's relationship and will be the one thing that they will love more than him, which in Griffith's eyes is [[EtTuBrute a mark of betrayal]] ([[{{Yandere}} especially in the case of Guts]])]]. Despite this, [[GiveTheBabyAFather Griffith agrees to be the child's surrogate father when it's born.]]

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* This trope is imposed in the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9262641/1/Happy-Ending Happy Ending]]''. Griffith, who [[AdaptationalHeroism prevents the Eclipse from happening and lets the Hawks survive, survive]], is now in the care of Casca, who is [[spoiler:pregnant with Guts' child; Guts left to pursue his journey after the danger to the Hawks was over, but [[DisappearedDad unbeknowingly left a pregnant Casca behind]]]]. Griffith already knows that he's going to hate the kid, as it's the ultimate proof of [[spoiler:Guts and Casca's relationship and will be the one thing that they will love more than him, which in Griffith's eyes is [[EtTuBrute a mark of betrayal]] ([[{{Yandere}} especially in the case of Guts]])]]. Despite this, [[GiveTheBabyAFather Griffith agrees to be the child's surrogate father when it's born.]]
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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': This [[PlayingWithATrope somewhat]] applies to S'Armuna and Jondalar in ''The plains of Passage''. She is a bit standoffish with Jondalar when he mentions he's Marthona's son, due to her assumption he's her son with Joconan, the man she loved [[TheOneThatGotAway who chose Marthona over her]]. However, she softens up to him, though is still shaken, when he reveals he's actually the child of Marthona and her ''second'' mate, Dalanar, explaining that [[TheLostLenore Joconan]] died before he was born.

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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': This [[PlayingWithATrope somewhat]] applies to S'Armuna and Jondalar in ''The plains Plains of Passage''. She is a bit standoffish with Jondalar when he mentions he's Marthona's son, due to her assumption he's her son with Joconan, the man she loved [[TheOneThatGotAway who chose Marthona over her]]. However, she softens up to him, though is still shaken, when he reveals he's actually the child of Marthona and her ''second'' mate, Dalanar, explaining that [[TheLostLenore Joconan]] died before he was born.
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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': This [[PlayingWithATrope somewhat]] applies to S'Armuna and Jondalar in ''The plains of Passage''. She is a bit standoffish with Jondalar when he mentions he's Marthona's son, due to her assumption he's her son with Joconan, the man she loved [[TheOneWhoGotAway who chose Marthona over her]]. However, she softens up to him, though is still shaken, when he reveals he's actually the child of Marthona and her ''second'' mate, Dalanar, explaining that [[TheLostLenore Joconan]] died before he was born.

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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': This [[PlayingWithATrope somewhat]] applies to S'Armuna and Jondalar in ''The plains of Passage''. She is a bit standoffish with Jondalar when he mentions he's Marthona's son, due to her assumption he's her son with Joconan, the man she loved [[TheOneWhoGotAway [[TheOneThatGotAway who chose Marthona over her]]. However, she softens up to him, though is still shaken, when he reveals he's actually the child of Marthona and her ''second'' mate, Dalanar, explaining that [[TheLostLenore Joconan]] died before he was born.
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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': This [[PlayingWithATrope somewhat]] applies to S'Armuna and Jondalar in ''The plains of Passage''. She is a bit standoffish with Jondalar when he mentions he's Marthona's son, due to her assumption he's her son with Joconan, the man she loved [[TheOneWhoGotAway who chose Marthona over her]]. However, she softens up to him, though is still shaken, when he reveals he's actually the child of Marthona and her ''second'' mate, Dalanar, explaining that [[TheLostLenore Joconan]] died before he was born.
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* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Jacob meets Nessie (Bella’s infant daughter) for all of ten seconds and there’s emotional turmoil all right—considering he magically falls in love with the newborn due to his wolf genes.

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* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', Jacob meets Nessie (Bella’s infant daughter) for all of ten seconds and there’s emotional turmoil all right—considering he magically falls in love with the newborn due to his wolf genes.
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* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has Kariya Matou, in a sense. He is the UnluckyChildhoodFriend to Aoi Tohsaka that [[DoggedNiceGuy keeps hanging around]] even though she has two daughters with Tokiomi. Even so, he also cares about Rin and Sakura. In fact, when he discovers [[TrainingFromHell what Zouken is doing to Sakura]], he agrees to enter the Holy Grail war on the behalf of the family he'd severed ties with ten years earlier just so he can earn Sakura's freedom. Unfortunately, [[ForegoneConclusion he]] [[DoomedByCanon fails]] and ultimately the war ends badly for him, Tokiomi, ''and'' Aoi.

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* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' ''Literature/FateZero'' has Kariya Matou, in a sense. He is the UnluckyChildhoodFriend to Aoi Tohsaka that [[DoggedNiceGuy keeps hanging around]] even though she has two daughters with Tokiomi. Even so, he also cares about Rin and Sakura. In fact, when he discovers [[TrainingFromHell what Zouken is doing to Sakura]], he agrees to enter the Holy Grail war on the behalf of the family he'd severed ties with ten years earlier just so he can earn Sakura's freedom. Unfortunately, [[ForegoneConclusion he]] [[DoomedByCanon fails]] and ultimately the war ends badly for him, Tokiomi, ''and'' Aoi.

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