History Main / MatchmakerCrush

* [[TheLinus Linus]] seems prone to these in the {{Peanuts}} specials. In ''Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown'', he ends up falling in LoveAtFirstSight with Charlie Brown's "dream girl", completely forgetting that he spent the entire special trying to track her down so that he could introduce her to his friend.

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* ''LovelyComplex'' begins with HugeSchoolgirl Risa and TheNapoleon Otani trying to be mutual matchmakers for each other. They fail, only succeeding to underline to everyone else just how much better they'd do as a couple themselves.

LoveTriangle-arity ensues. An easy way to obtain a DownerEnding. See also TheCyrano, another intermediary type who generally isn't in love with the target.

A character ''starts out'' trying to help one character hook up with another, but ends up in love with the person they were helping, seriously undermining their own efforts.

* The original ''CyranoDeBergerac'' -- that is, the original play, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac real person he's very loosely based on]] -- provides a retrospective MatchmakerCrush. Cyrano has been in love with his cousin Roxane for years before she and ThePaolo Christian (who happens to be a friend of Cyrano) first meet, and Cyrano helps hook them up because IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, not because he likes ThePaolo.

->'''"Oh, get over it! You can admit it, can't you?! I mean, she is beautiful, and she is kind... How could anyone not have feelings for her? (...) But I guess I will have to let you take the lead here, since that is truly the knightly thing to do for one's partner...

* Quoted above: Sain from ''[[FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem Rekka no Ken]]'' tells such phrases to his best friend and partner Kent in their B support, having noticed Kent's BodyguardCrush on their common lady of liege Lyndis, whom he also has somewhat of a crush on. (Then again, this ''is'' [[ChivalrousPervert Sain]] we're talking about.)

** There's actually a recursive variant, as Sekai is in turn assisted by Setsuna who ''also'' has a crush on Makoto.

* ''VideoGirlAi'': Ai falls for the UnluckyEverydude she's trying to hook up with his female friend. Who, ironically, was trying to hook up said friend with ''his'' best friend.
* ''LovelyComplex'' begins with HugeSchoolgirl Risa and short schoolboy Otani trying to be mutual matchmakers for each other. They fail, only succeeding to underline to everyone else just how much better they'd do as a couple themselves.

** Paru plays with this, she's acting as matchmaker for both Yue and Nodoka. After Negi's battle in the Ostian tournament she declares she has fallen for him... then laughs, declares she was kidding, and gets yelled at for her joke.

* He's Just Not That Into You sort of has this. Jason Long's character doesn't realize he loves Gigi, the girl he was teaching about men and dating, until after he turns down her advances (she had a crush on him, mistaking his kindness for interest. Subconscious attraction?).

* The original ''CyranoDeBergerac'' -- that is, the original play, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac real person he's very loosely based on]] -- provides a retrospective MatchmakerCrush. Cyrano has been in love with his cousin Roxane for years before she and ThePaolo first meet, and Cyrano helps hook them up because IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, not because he likes ThePaolo.

* ''FinalFantasyVII'': Cloud gains points with Tifa when he expresses concern for Aeris.

** YourMileageMayVary, you can interpret it as Tifa appreciating the fact that Cloud actually cares about anyone at all, and in the Wall Market mission, that he remembered to rescue a girl from getting raped. Aerith, on the other hand, loses affection for Cloud when he shows concern for Tifa if put in the exact same situation.

* In a simialr JaneAusten example, Edmund Bertram of ''MansfieldPark'' spends some time shipping his future wife Fanny Price with Henry Crawford.

* In a simialr JaneAusten example, Edmund Bertram of ''MansfieldPark'' spends some time shipping his [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready future wife]] Fanny Price with Henry Crawford.

* ''FinalFantasyVII'': Cloud gains points with Tifa when he expresses concern for Aeris.
** YourMileageMayVary, you can interpret it as Tifa appreciating the fact that Cloud actually cares about anyone at all, and in the Wall Market mission, that he remembered to rescue a girl from getting raped. Aerith, on the other hand, loses affection for Cloud when he shows concern for Tifa if put in the exact same situation.

* In ''TokimekiMemorial'', your best friend (alias, the main guy's friend) Yoshio Saotome is always ready to help out with tips about the girls in the game. However, he might have feelings for one of these ladies as well... Lucky for you, he's more likely to fall for your girl's friend (i.e.: if you woo Shiori, he may hook up with her best friend Megumi) than fight you. [[spoiler: In the radio drama canon, in fact, he's seen dating the {{Meganekko}}, Mio Kisaragi.]]
** ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' has Kotoko Minaduki, who wishes for her best friend, Hikari (the heroine, and main love interest of the protagonist) [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy to finish with her childhood friend of a protagonist]]. Being a solid Type A {{Tsundere}}, she will NOT hesitate giving [[ArmorPiercingSlap Armor Piercing Slaps]] to him if she ever feels he neglects Hikari. Yet the protagonist can woo Kotoko (much to her resistance to her growing feelings for him), leading to this trope, and [[spoiler: a SlapSlapKiss (coming all from Kotoko) CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming on Kotoko's ending where she and Hikari are in love with the protagonist]].
** ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' has Miyako Okura, a HiddenInPlainSight SecretCharacter who's more than happy to play the part of the TheMatchmaker, in spite of being an UnluckyChildhoodFriend... Unless you manage to [[DoggedNiceGuy nag her into a date]]. [[spoiler: It all goes downhill from there, and unlocking her effectively [[PoisonousFriend cuts you off from being able to win almost all characters you haven't met yet.]]]]

* The original ''CyranoDeBergerac'' -- that is, the original play, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac real person he's very loosely based on]] -- provides a retrospective MatchmakerCrush. Cyrano has been in love with his cousin Roxane for years before she and ThePaolo first meet, and Cyrano helps hook them up because IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, not because he likes ThePaolo.
* In ''RumblingHearts'', Mitsuki does her best to hook Takayuki up with Haruka, only to end up paired with him after the accident. Granted, she had a secret crush on him before that but it only fully blossoms after Takayuki and Haruka start going out with her help.

* Rider in FateStayNight, judging by Hollow Ataraxia. She's clearly pushing Sakura and Shirou together the best (very awkward, uncomfortable and dangerous feeling way) she can in Heaven's Feel, but in the sequel she's revealed to have something of an attraction to him as well. Oh, and Sakura gets [[{{yandere}} very]] jealous when Shirou admits she's very beautiful and he likes her. In a completely platonic way, but Sakura's self esteem [[{{understatement}} isn't very good]].
** Interestingly enough, being nice to Rider still gets you Sakura points--and this includes the scene where Shirou says Rider is pretty. OT3?
* Inverted in ''{{Frasier}}''. HollywoodDateless Frasier hires matchmaker Charlotte to find him a woman, and after a truly classic TerribleIntervieweesMontage, ends up falling for Charlotte instead.
* ''French Kiss'': Luc starts out trying to help Kate win back her ex-fiance Charlie, but falls for her in the process. Somewhat subverted in that he doesn't realize this until after the plan succeeds.

* ''HayateTheCombatButler'': [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Sakuya]] gave up her own spot in a [[ElaborateUniversityHigh high-class school]] so that her childhood friend Wataru could go to the same school as another childhood friend, Isumi, he has a crush on. She also loudly complains about his lack of progress in confessing his feelings to Isumi. A lot of the ShipTease in the later chapters, however, suggest very strongly that Sakuya has a crush on Wataru herself.
** There's also Hinagiku vowing to help Nishizawa but liking Hayate herself. Isumi has something similar going with Nagi, but unlike Hinagiku makes no attempts on her own behalf as well.
*** Of course, [[BiTheWay Nishizawa would gladly]] [[TenchiSolution share Hayate with Hinagiku]]...[[OT3 or is that share Hinagiku with Hayate?]]
* Akane in {{Suika}} eventually regrets that she set up Touko and Yoshikazu.

* He's Just Not That Into You sort of has this. Jason Long's character doesn't realize he loves Gigi, the girl he was teaching about men and dating, until after he turns down her advances (she had a crush on him, mistaking his kindness for interest. Subconscious attraction?).

* Rider in FateStayNight, judging by Hollow Ataraxia. She's clearly pushing Sakura and Shirou together the best (very awkward, uncomfortable and dangerous feeling way) she can in Heaven's Feel, but in the sequel she's revealed to have something of an attraction to him as well. Oh, and Sakura get's [[{{yandere}} very]] jealous when Shirou admits she's very beautiful and he likes her. In a completely platonic way, but Sakura's self esteem [[{{understatement}} isn't very good]].