Probably because the vast majority of works that use short guy/tall girl duos portray them as romantic. But I don't think platonic pairing should be off-limit, if it currently is, we should change it.
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Laconic seems to state it's a "couple" and several parts of description, including the first few sentences also state a "couple".
I agree that the page description needs a tweak.
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There seems to be some Trope Decay here, especially in the Real Life section. Couples in which the girl is only an inch or two taller than the guy don't really count, IMO. Should we include a rule that there has to be at least a 12-inch/30 cm difference to qualify?
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Altough I understand that a few centimeters doesn't make much of a difference, 12-inch/30 cm would be way too much of a requirement. You can notice a clear difference in height between two person with much less than 12-inch/30 cm, especially since most women are shorter than most men which is why this trope is a thing.
Sheldon J. Plankton and Karen from SpongeBob SquarePants are an exaggeration of this trope. Plankton's literally the size of a bug, and Karen's either the size of a huge monitor, or an average woman.
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Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Uncited Statistics
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Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Rename tropes of the "X Guy Y Girl" naming pattern?, started by HiddenFacedMatt on Dec 21st 2011 at 3:42:08 PM
I can't remember what it's called, but there's a white alien dinosaur from Planet Sheen where the females are physically larger than humans and the males are tiny.
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Jack Darby and his guardian, Arcee, from Transformers Prime should be added. He's a human teenager and she is a giant transforming robot warrior. Double subversion (I think) in that Jack is the tallest of the human children and Arcee is the shortest of the transformers.
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Unless they're actually a couple (which I reckon they aren't), they're not an example of the trope.
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There are quite a few examples (The first anime one isn't a couple example and a quick glance would tell you that a good chunk of them aren't couples) on the page that aren't "couples". and why shouldn't partners count? This isn't necessarily a love trope just one involving exactly what it says on the tin: a huge girl and a tiny guy. On a side note, it is extremely common for fanfiction writers to write purely to pair these two together.
Pretty sure the page image itself wouldn't count if it's couples only. At least, I don't remember them being an actual couple.
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Ok, so something Gracie Lizzy and KoshaVinka pointed out in this IP thread
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Why is Tiny Guy, Huge Girl a couples/romantic trope but Huge Guy, Tiny Girl, its Opposite Trope, can be platonic?
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