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* ''Webcomic/TonariNoKinnikuJoshi'' has the scrawny {{Tsundre}} Dalia who outside of studies is an excellent cook, pining over next-door neighbour Ruby, a very buff young woman, who regularly weightlifts.

** EVE and WesternAnimation/WallE.

%%** Ellie and Carl from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' in their younger years.
%%** EVE and WesternAnimation/WallE.

** Betty and Archie, from the main ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' series, DependingOnTheWriter. When Archie's car breaks down, Betty fixes it. And there is even one comic where they try to enter a team surfing competition, but since Archie is too weak to carry Betty, Betty carries Archie.

* Princess Winifred the Woebegone and Prince Dauntless the Drab from ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress''. Winifred is a plucky TomboyPrincess who likes to wrestle, crosses the castle moat by ''swimming'' through it, and is nicknamed "Fred. Dauntless, on the other hand, is an innocent, sensitive, guy, is the more romantic of the two, and is so meek that the idea of him confronting his evil mother is seen as genuinely shocking.

* Downplayed but [[Characters/XMen90sMembers Gambit]] and [[Characters/XMen80sMembers Rogue]] have shades of this, mostly because Gambit is only couple degrees higher than a BadassNormal being a swift thief with [[HavingABlast kinetic explosion ability]] while Rogue is an immensely strong PowerParasite FlyingBrick whose StoryBreakerPower puts her leagues above him, despite them being depicted as a BattleCouple. Personalty-wise, Gambit is cautious, tactical, and [[RealMenWearPink wears pink]] while Rouge is headstrong, tomboyish, and stubborn. Nationality also gives credence to this trope as from the French-center of New Orleans while Rogue is from Mississippi with her brash southern accent clashing with the Gambit's French tones. Rouge also often reverses the BridalCarry with Gambit, '''however''' this trope is also subverted with Rogue and Gambit as ironically being with him, Rogue actually becomes more feminine and stops being such a ShrinkingViolet.

* In a world where the [[HighPoweredCareerWoman career-oriented woman]] is firmly entrenched into society, increasing in popularity too is its natural counterpart and soulmate, the househusband. Though these two don't necessarily have to be married together, it is still quite common for the latter to be married to the former from a logical standpoint, as a stay-at-home dad needs a source of income. When these two are married it is often seen as a reversal of the typical gender roles seen through time (but most prominent in the 50s) with the wife staying home and taking care of the household while the husband goes out and earns money at his job. In couples like this, the wife is often seen as "wearing the pants" and is respected for fighting in a man's world, while the man is unfortunately often
disrespected and mocked as being effeminate and weak.

* In a world where the [[HighPoweredCareerWoman career-oriented woman]] is firmly entrenched into society, increasing in popularity too is its natural counterpart and soulmate, the [[Househusband]]. Though these two don't necessarily have to be married together, it is still quite common for the latter to be married to the former from a logical standpoint, as a stay-at-home dad needs a source of income. When these two are married it is often seen as a reversal of the typical gender roles seen through time (but most prominent in the 50s) with the wife staying home and taking care of the household while the husband goes out and earns money at his job. In couples like this, the wife is often seen as "wearing the pants" and is respected for fighting in a man's world, while the man is unfortunately often

* In a world where the [[High-Powered Career Woman career-oriented woman]] is firmly entrenched into society, increasing in popularity too is its natural counterpart and soulmate, the [[Househusband househusband]]. Though these two don't necessarily have to be married together, it is still quite common for the latter to be married to the former from a logical standpoint, as a stay-at-home dad needs a source of income. When these two are married it is often seen as a reversal of the typical gender roles seen through time (but most prominent in the 50s) with the wife staying home and taking care of the household while the husband goes out and earns money at his job. In couples like this, the wife is often seen as "wearing the pants" and is respected for fighting in a man's world, while the man is unfortunately often disrespected and mocked as being effeminate and weak.

** In a world where the [[High-Powered Career Woman]] is firmly entrenched into society, increasing in popularity too is its natural counterpart and soulmate, the [[Househusband]]. Though these two don't necessarily have to be married together, it is still quite common for the latter to be married to the former from a logical standpoint, as a stay-at-home dad needs a source of income. When these two are married it is often seen as a reversal of the typical gender roles seen through time (but most prominent in the 50s) with the wife staying home and taking care of the household while the husband goes out and earns money at his job. In couples like this, the wife is often seen as "wearing the pants" and is respected for fighting in a man's world, while the man is unfortunately often disrespected and mocked as being effeminate and weak.

** In general Franchise/WonderWoman's relationships with [[BadassNormal non-super powered]] men like [[Characters/WonderWomanAllies Steve Trevor]] or even Franchise/{{Batman}} screams this trope. Since Diana metaphorically "wears the pants" in each relationship as the best guys like them can do is ''hold her back'' and be a cautious moral guide when it comes to mankind due to her belonging to a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}}. Though this only became apparent in later adaptations as the proud warrior aspect of her character is [[NewerThanTheyThink a relatively new]] and often controversial [[DarkerAndEdgier addition]] and she was more of a GirlyBruiser in previous continuities.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Saber has spent her entire life playing the role of king, has excellent swordsmanship skills, and is uncomfortable around her emotions, while Shirou has little combat ability but takes great pleasure in and excels at domestic tasks such as [[SupremeChef cooking]], [[BigEater much to HER pleasure]]. The fact that, despite this dynamic, Shirou still insists on taking up a StayInTheKitchen attitude (at least at first) generates a lot of the WhatAnIdiot sentiment among the fandom, which leads them to miss [[MartyrWithoutACause how Shirou's reasons behind that are... well, more complex]].

* In ''Film/{{Impromptu}}'', [[TomboyishName George Sand]] is, by 19th century standards, a [[TheLadette Ladette]], and she [[{{Seme}} takes the lead in her relationship with Chopin.]] Frederic Chopin is a [[IllBoy frail]], sensitive, {{Bishonen}} musician.

** An additional example is a sibling pairing rather than a romantic one--Jojen and Meera Reed. Jojen is a [[IllGirl frail, sensitive and psychic boy]], and Meera a [[ActionGirl physically-inclined girl who protects him]].

* Shion and [[TheLostLenore her crush]] Satoshi from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' play this despite first glances. Shion is HotBlooded, [[TheGadfly a frequent tease]], is prone to being [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend overprotective]] [[KnightTemplarBigBrother of others]], and is a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak. Satoshi is a [[{{bishonen}} pretty looking]] IllBoy who is [[CrossdressingVoices voiced by a woman]].

* Frederic Chopin is a Polish pianist, composer, and IllBoy. He was paired up with George Sand (the ''nom de plume'' of Amantine Dupin), a {{Tomboy}} writer overlapped with TheLadette.

* ComicBook/SheHulk was paired with Wyatt Wingfoot while Creator/JohnByrne was writing ''ComicBook/FantasticFour.'' He's a very muscular man, but can only lift a thousandth of what She-Hulk can (and is one head shorter).

* [[TinyGuyHugeGirl Molecule Man and Volcano]] in ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' and other stories.

* In most variations Clark Kent aka Franchise/{{Superman}} is a mild-mannered MommasBoy from Kansas while [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] is an outgoing, fiery determined city girl. Ironically Clark being more meek made his masculine alter ego Superman more attractive to Lois despite hanging out with Clark every day. They [[HappilyMarried worked]] it out in the end though.

** Creator/JohnByrne [[AuthorAppeal loves this trope]], always matching a super-heroine with a waifish guy who serves her. Even managed to stick this trope in during his run of ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''.

** Most continuities maintain Artimis' masculine woodsy hunter nature and her twin brother Apollo's feminine artsy lover nature from the original mythology while also having them generally appear together.

* Red Eared Sliders invoke this trope because the females are bigger, have short front claws and are more aggressive. While the males are smaller, have longer front claws and have more vibrant colors.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/BarbieFairytopia Mermaidia]]'''s compassionate [[DistressedDude Prince Nalu]] falls for the brash explorer Nori. Their typical roles in the narrative are reversed, too- Nalu is captured by the BigBad's minions, and Nori must brave the ocean's dangers to save him.

* [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Peter Quill and Gamora]] (''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}''), [[ComicBook/AntMan Scott Lang]] and Hope Van Dyne (''Film/AntMan1''), and [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and Michelle Jones (''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'') from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse all follow this dynamic to some extent. Quill, Scott, and Peter are not afraid to show emotions whereas Gamora, Hope, and Michelle are all more hardened to the point of being TheStoic. In all three pairings, the man is also less aggressive than the woman.

* In ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'', Ruby and Andy grow into something like this pattern. Andy may be a well-muscled professional lifeguard, but people respond more to his looks than his personality in a way that would look classically sexist if he was a girl, and turns out to be borderline {{asexual}}, while Ruby, despite being something of an introvert, is more proactive (eventually being the one to initiate a sexual relationship), can look aggressive because of her insecurities and touchiness, and usually dresses in a relatively plain but smart style. In the end, although they have genuine mutual affection, she's using him for stress relief while he just wants her to be happy.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'': [[Characters/TheFlashWallyWest Wally West]] and [[Characters/TheFlashTheFlashFamily Jesse Quick]] are a non-romantic duo like this; Wally's TheHeart and wears his emotions on his sleeve, who runs on ThePowerOfLove. Jesse is studious and aggressively workaholic, known for being much less personable than him and the other Flash boys. His wife, Linda Park, is also a touch more masculine than he is, being a PassionateSportsGirl who often playfully chided Wally for not being a fan of sports.