"What do you expect when you lead on and then cockblock your own boyfriend? When you make a big deal about walking out of the store, don't complain that when you come back, it's closed!"
Amy: Sorry, did I do something wrong? Because I'm kind of getting mixed signals here.
Doctor: Mixed signals? How?
Amy: Oh, come on. You turn up in the middle of the night, get me out of my bed in my nightie — which you then don't let me change out of for ages — and take me for a spin in your time machine? No, no, you're right, no mixed signals there. That is just a signal. Like a great big Bat Signal in the sky — "Get your coat, love, the Doctor is in".
I'm not making out with you because I'm in love with you and want to sing about making lady-babies.
— Santana to Brittany, Glee
Cassandra: You know what I'm thinking?
Frasier: No! I truly don't!
— Frasier, "Three Valentines"
Romantic moments you had
That he didn't know were romantic
Or maybe he did a little?
We're not really sure!
...but most likely not.
That he didn't know were romantic
Or maybe he did a little?
We're not really sure!
...but most likely not.
— Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, "Romantic Moments"
Yugi: Thanks for standing up for me, Téa.
Téa: That's okay, Yugi. You know I think you're really cute.
Yugi: Hey, you wanna go out some time?
Téa: I meant as a friend, Yugi.
Yugi: ...Oh, um, okay... sorry.
Téa: But I do love you.
Yugi: Really?!
Téa: As a friend, Yugi!
Yugi: Oh... Alright.
Yugi: ...Huh?
Téa: AS FRIENDS, Yugi! Geez, such a pervert.
— Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series, Season 0 Episode 1
"Sorry if I was sending you mixed messages. But, you know, messages are like nuts. Who wants all the same kind? Mixed is the best."
— Olive Snook, Pushing Daisies
Margaret: What is wrong with you? You always do this. Everytime it seems like we're getting close, you throw me for a loop.
Mordecai: I don't know what's wrong with me!? It's just that, you're like one of my best friends, and I get all weird when I'm around you. Sometimes I don't know what to do about it.
— Regular Show, "Do or Diaper"
Peridot: Are you ready to drill down into the planet, to depths never before reached by your species, to stop the Cluster and save your world?
Steven: I don't know!
Peridot: Don't say that! Say "We'll do this together and it's gonna be great!"
Steven: We're gonna do this together and it's gonna be great!
Peridot: LIAR!
Steven: I don't know!
Peridot: Don't say that! Say "We'll do this together and it's gonna be great!"
Steven: We're gonna do this together and it's gonna be great!
Peridot: LIAR!
— Steven Universe, "Gem Drill"
MC: So about you calling me your significant other—
Mitsunari: That's what you call your 'someone special', right? Your courage in rescuing Lord Nobunaga impressed all of us, which makes you both significant and someone special. Though it's not quite the right phrase, is it?
MC: No, it's not—
Mitsunari: You're not an 'other' to me at all. You're kind and hardworking, and I find myself very attracted to you.
MC: That's sweet, Mitsunari.
MC [thinking]: ...Oh boy. He's a killer. Talking to a girl like that without the slightest clue of how he sounds.
Mitsunari: That's what you call your 'someone special', right? Your courage in rescuing Lord Nobunaga impressed all of us, which makes you both significant and someone special. Though it's not quite the right phrase, is it?
MC: No, it's not—
Mitsunari: You're not an 'other' to me at all. You're kind and hardworking, and I find myself very attracted to you.
MC: That's sweet, Mitsunari.
MC [thinking]: ...Oh boy. He's a killer. Talking to a girl like that without the slightest clue of how he sounds.
NPC on Noveria: I’d ask you out for coffee, but I have to work late tonight. And I could get fired for talking to you. And the coffee here stinks!
"Thing is, Medusa always gave me A's for my performances in the theatre classes during the normal school days. Medusa even once rushed up to the stage after a dark, dramatic scene to give me a hug because she was so moved by my performance. So, you see, I got mixed signals from this woman all the time. I didn't know what to think. Dang it, do you hate me or not?! And this cat-and-mouse, stringing-me-along emotional manipulation was what kept me hopeful. I'd think to myself, 'If I don't complain, if I do my best; if I do every little thing she asks of me, maybe one day, she will throw me a bone. Maybe one day, I will gain her favor and be given a good part in a play.'"
