History Main / ForeverFling

It was a magical couple of weeks maybe. He was a ruggedly handsome year-round resident of the idyllic beach town. She was a stunningly beautiful ingenue who had come for a vacation. They [[MeetCute met cute]] at the ice cream parlor or the surf shop or the carnival or something. They had nothing in common, but from then on, their romance was the yardstick by which all their long-term relationships would be measured and fall short -- if they even had long-term relationships. Such is the power of the Forever Fling.

* {{Deconstructed|trope}} and PlayedForHorror in ''Literature/TheSleepingBeautyKiller'', which features a case of this warped into obsession and delusion. It's revealed that [[spoiler:Angela]] briefly dated Hunter when she was in her twenties and she fell in love with him, but they broke up before long because Hunter's family didn't approve. Although [[spoiler:Angela]] subsequently got into a serious relationship, she still pined for Hunter, but he eventually moved on with Casey, who he planned to marry. [[spoiler:Angela]] tried to convince Hunter to leave Casey and when he refused, she lost it [[spoiler:and [[IfICantHaveYou shot him dead]]]]. [[spoiler:Angela]] soon broke up with her boyfriend after he discovered her obsession with Hunter and she told him he'd never compare. In the fifteen years since Hunter's death, [[spoiler:Angela]] has never been able to hold down another relationship because she's still obsessed with Hunter, who didn't even return her feelings.

* {{Deconstructed|trope}} and PlayedForHorror in ''Literature/TheSleepingBeautyKiller'', which features a case of this warped into obsession and delusion. It's revealed that [[spoiler:Angela]] briefly dated Hunter when she was in her twenties and she fell in love with him, but they broke up before long because Hunter's family didn't approve. Although [[spoiler:Angela]] subsequently got into a serious relationship [[spoiler:with Sean]], she still pined for Hunter, but he eventually moved on with Casey, who he planned to marry. [[spoiler:Angela]] tried to convince Hunter to leave Casey and when he refused, she lost it [[spoiler:and [[IfICantHaveYou shot him dead]]]]. [[spoiler:Angela]] soon broke up with [[spoiler:Sean]] after he discovered her obsession with Hunter and she told [[spoiler:Sean]] he'd never compare. In the fifteen years since Hunter's death, [[spoiler:Angela]] has never been able to hold down another relationship because she's still obsessed with Hunter, who didn't even return her feelings.

* {{Deconstructed|trope}} and PlayedForHorror in ''Literature/TheSleepingBeautyKiller'', which features a case of this warped into obsession and delusion. [[spoiler:It's revealed that Angela briefly dated Hunter when she was in her twenties and she fell in love with him, but they broke up before long because Hunter's family didn't approve. Although Angela subsequently got into a serious relationship with Sean, she still pined for Hunter, but he eventually moved on with her cousin Casey, who he planned to marry. Angela tried to convince Hunter to leave Casey and when he refused, she lost it and [[IfICantHaveYou shot him dead]]. Angela soon broke up with Sean after he discovered her obsession with Hunter and she told Sean he'd never compare. In the fifteen years since Hunter's death, Angela has never been able to hold down another relationship because she's still obsessed with Hunter, who didn't even return her feelings]].