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* In a really weird interplay of this trope and DefeatMeansFriendship, Akira Oono of ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' '''smashes''' protagonist Haruo Yaguchi in the face for resorting to "cheap" tactics in an attempt to break her absurd ''Street Fighter 2'' win streak. The latter absolutely hated her for it, but what he didn't count on was that the former actually [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys began to fall for him afterwards]].

* Subverted and played straight in ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}''. The first girl (Mami) who called out the local JerkAss (Hayama) was almost drowned by him and his gang in the school pond since she accidentally pushed his BerserkButton. The ''second'' girl (Sana) fared quite better and the JerkAss slowly became a JerkWithAHeartOfGold thanks to her.

* ''Manga/GushingOverMagicalGirls'': Kiwi falls head-over-heels for Utena after the latter electro-shocks her into submission and then tells her she looks cute like that.

* While they aren't enemies, in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic ''[[http://games.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600080788 A Rose And A Thorn 4: Origins]]'' it is heavily implied that Project: Midnight becomes attracted to Project: Mirage as soon as they start combat training together - which is also how they meet. Not a huge surprise, since he's a cloned [[ProudWarriorRace Echidna.]] The LivingWeapon Mirage is more resistant to love but as they spend so much time training together, soon admits he is the only man who's made her feel both strong and safe.

* Franchise/BerniceSummerfield: when her son [[HalfHumanHybrid Peter]] first met [[spoiler: Antonio, Antonio]] made the mistake of treating Peter like a puppy (complete with cutesy noises). Peter [[BerserkButton did not]] [[GroinAttack take this well]]. A few lines later [[spoiler: Antonio]] was still calling Peter cute but in a different way.

* Manhwa/HeadOverHeels has a rare female example. Ha Yan, a CreepyChild who isn't exactly the most sanest crayon in the box, believes that [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Woohyun]] bullies her because of love and intentionally provokes him so he does it more. It deconstructs this trope and shows how messed in the head it is.

* ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'': Kurei only starts [[DefrostingIceQueen warming up and opening himself]] when Kurenai gave him a slap, her being the first woman to ever slap him on the face. Then… horrible shit happens.

* According to various histories ([[UnreliableNarrator written well after the events in question]]), in the 1050s, William the Bastard proposed marriage to Matilda of Flanders. When she rejected his advances due to his illegitimate birth, he met with her in person and violently threw her around by her braided hair. Matilda refused to marry anyone else ''but'' him afterwards, over the objections of none other than the Pope, and William, who later became [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfNormandy William the Conqueror]], was considered an unusually faithful and loving husband, with no known mistresses or bastards of his own.

* ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'':

* The entire premise of ComicStrip/KrazyKat.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': [[HumanAliens Starfire]] comes to earth, she bashes [[BadassNormal Robin]] in the face, [[SlapSlapKiss she kisses Robin on the lips]] so she could learn the language. It takes [[WillTheyOrWontThey five seasons and a movie]] before they kiss again, but [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone saw it coming]].

* In Franchise/{{Batman}}, this is what Joker says happened when he first met Bats in several versions.
** In the case of [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Robin (Tim Drake)]], it was love at first 'brick' with [[Comicbook/Batgirl2009 Spoiler (Stephanie Brown)]]. After their first encounter, Tim couldn't get her out of his head and proceeded to track down her civilian identity.

* After Episode 10 of ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', Rita finds herself strangely enamored with the gynophobic Ryuunosuke, who saw right through her "[[StepfordSmiler fake smiles]]" and forced her into some soul-searching due to his BrutalHonesty.

** [[GenerationXerox This process was repeated]] in ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid ViVid]]'' when [[HasTwoMommies their daughter Vivio]] lost a fight against Einhart.

The stronger version of DefeatMeansFriendship. This is very likely to overlap heavily with ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou and may be a sign of an AmazonChaser. See also WellExcuseMePrincess, InLoveWithYourCarnage, DatingCatwoman, and TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany. Contrast BestHerToBedHer, where the defeated is bound by vow/law etc to marry the victor regardless of their feelings; they may overlap.

The stronger version of DefeatMeansFriendship, and the lighter version of YouGotSpunk. This is very likely to overlap heavily with ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou and may be a sign of an AmazonChaser. See also WellExcuseMePrincess, InLoveWithYourCarnage, DatingCatwoman, and TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany. Contrast BestHerToBedHer, where the defeated is bound by vow/law etc to marry the victor regardless of their feelings; they may overlap.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': When Luke Skywalker first met [[ExpandedUniverse Mara Jade]] in ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'', she wanted to kill him more than anything. She later changed her mind and, ten years later, [[TheyDo married him]] in ''ComicBook/StarWarsUnion''. Talk about a false start.