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{{trope}}
[[File:475758-harley_joker2harley joker2.jpg|link=BatmanHarley Quinn|thumb|350px|[[Sarcasm Mode|Truly the epitome of a healthy loving relationship]].]]
 
 
{{quote|'''Moze''': Why don't you just tell Missy that you're not interested in her?
'''Ned''': Because the truth doesn't work on crazy people!|''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]''}}
|''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]''}}
 
[[All Love Is Unrequited|Unrequited Love]] [[Love Hurts|can hurt.]] ''A lot.'' That is, of course, assuming that the target of all those [[Sickeningly Sweethearts|squishy pink emotions]] is [[Selective Obliviousness|unaware of them]] and the sender [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|is painfully aware of this.]] Sometimes, though, the roles are reversed. The object of affection not only is perfectly aware of this one-sided crush, but actively tries to tell his erstwhile [[Love Interests]] that he isn't interested. Sometimes ''violently''. The [[Love Interest]], meanwhile, [[Selective Obliviousness|fails to get the very clear message]], to the point that they go past mere [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Person]] and become what any sane person would consider a [[Stalker with a Crush]], or a [[Psycho Supporter]] if they honestly mean no harm to the other party and also respect their ideas.
 
If the crazy person has [[Horrible Judge of Character|terrible taste in suitors]], then the "hubby" or "wifey" will abuse that unconditional love for use in their crazy schemes, and never hesitate to [[You Have Failed Me...|betray them if they fail]], or if they get too whiny. Y'know, because whining can cause headaches and stuff. And of course, the innocent (or more like oblivious) kid will come [[All Take and No Give|trotting back for more punishment]]. If the kid has two neurons, they'll think their hubby/wifey has a "funny way" of showing love. If they have more than three, they'll realize that Mr. [[Troubled but Cute]] or Miss [[Broken Bird]] is just plain trouble and move on to [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends|someone else]], trying to resist [[Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere|falling back to them.]]
 
Expect this person to be a headache for anyone in the center of a [[Love Triangle]] or [[Love Dodecahedron]]. Third parties trying to convince them they should move on will face replies like "[[You're Just Jealous]]" and other [[Single-Issue Psychology|psychological barriers]] to reality [[Love Makes You Crazy|and sanity]].
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This can happen to people of BOTH genders. It's more common to have females in the role, but it's not unheard of having males playing the part. Only that a female is more likely to be pitied, but a male will frequently become a [[Butt Monkey]].
 
Compare with the more serious [[Love Martyr]], whose unconditional love is presented (or at least intended) as ''genuinely'' selfless and noble instead of [[Yandere (disambiguation)|crazy, funny and/or stupid]]. Compare [[Minion Shipping]] and [[Unholy Matrimony]]. Further compare with [[Yandere (disambiguation)]]. Contrast with [[Vitriolic Best Buds]], where this involves friends. For [[Bonus Points]], throw in some [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|moments of affection going the other way]], leaving watchers REALLY wondering what's going on.
 
{{examples}}
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'': Gauron "loves" the beautiful Kashim he [[Love At First Sight|first laid eyes on]] all those years ago, the same boy who hates him and loves to beat the shit out of him.
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** And Mao displays even more clear indication of this for C.C. He is so completely in love with her that [[Love Makes You Crazy|he thinks it's alright]] to ''cut her up with a chainsaw'' in order to run away with her.<ref>Note: she's immortal, she would have survived, but it would still have been none too pleasant...</ref>
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'': Melfina is terrified of Harry for his unhealthy obsession with her and wants nothing to do with him. Rather than drive him away, her rejection of him simply makes him ''even more determined'' to win her love. {{spoiler|Which he somehow manages to do, shortly before he dies; why Melfina changes her mind all of a sudden when he even makes it explicit that the only reason he's being even remotely respectful right now is that he's on the way out and doesn't have the energy to be his normal creepy self is a mystery for the ages.}}
* ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' has multiple.
** Tatewaki Kuno is after both Akane and [[Gender Bender|Girl-form]] Ranma. Neither rain, nor snow, nor [[Megaton Punch|repeated knocks into the stratosphere]] will deter him.
** His sister Kodachi also partially qualifies for her pursuit of boy-type Ranma, but before the end of the manga admits that she knows he doesn't love her. Note that this doesn't actually ''stop'' her.
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** And Shampoo, in her pursuit of Ranma.
** Ryoga almost qualifies in his pursuit of Akane, he's just smart enough to hide it and take the stalker route instead.
* Nemu Kurotsuchi of ''[[Bleach]]'' puts up with the abuse and humiliation of the sadistic Mayuri Kurotsuchi, her father, because of her love and admiration for him. {{spoiler|And very likely [[Mind Control]], since she's his [[Opposite SexGender Clone]]}}
* The [[Yandere (disambiguation)]] Misa Amane of ''[[Death Note]]'' will gladly do anything, including kill others or sacrifice herself, for Light's sake after he kills the murderers of her parents. Light sees her as an annoyance but one that can be easily manipulated, so he plays along, albeit considering killing her quite calmly at several points, {{spoiler|although he never does it. After Light dies, she commits suicide according to [[Word of God]], though a girl remarkably similar to her is seen participating in a candlelight vigil for Kira.}}
** Considering the blonde hair and the fact that she held a lucrative career before becoming the second Kira makes her seem like an anime version of Harley Quinn (especially considering Harley's new outfit in [[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]).
** Point of interest: previous to seeing him, she wanted to meet Kira who had avenged her parents and maybe work with him, but was also open to killing him if necessary, and remarked "I've got the eyes, so I'm stronger." She also plotted quite coldly and cheerfully at this period to kill Rem because it would be more convenient, even though Rem, unlike Ryuk, had no intention of hurting her. Then she saw Light, fell in love with him, and lost all traces of real personality. For some reason Psycho Boy is irresistible to women, and Psycho Girl is incredibly attractive to shinigami.
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** Chrome for Mukuro. Of course Mukuro does seem to love her back in his own twisted way.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
** Russia beats and stalks Lithuania, the only person he seems to be truly happy around. Considering that Russia is a male [[Yandere (disambiguation)]]... well.
** His sister Belarus is quite similar. Lithuania seems to have a crush on her, she agrees to go out with him once... and ten minutes later, she breaks and twists his fingers. Then, she's shown as ''Russia's'' [[Stalker with a Crush]]... Must be [[In the Blood]].
** Belarus and Russia also qualify. He constantly cries, hides, and tells her to "go home!", but that doesn't stop her from literally breaking down his door wanting to "get married, married, married!"
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** A tragic take on his is the relationship between Shishio Makoto and Komagata Yumi. She was his retainer and caretaker, always frustrated because she wasn't an [[Action Girl]] and knew battles were the more important thing that her [[Magnificent Bastard]] boyfriend cared for, so she didn't mind even {{spoiler|being ''run through by him with his sword'' so he could win.}} And Shishio actually cared for Yumi [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|as much as someone like him could]], defending her when a shocked and horrified Kenshin questioned what had just happened {{spoiler|and [[Died in Your Arms Tonight|cradling Yumi's fatally injured body in his arms]] [[Let Them Die Happy|so she could die in peace]]... before ''he'' died his [[Karmic Death]].}}
** They go take over Hell together afterward! It's sweet! (No, really. This happens. They wait for Hoji, his administrative assistant with a man-crush, to commit suicide and catch up with them, too.)
** Kamatari had it even worse, though I don't think either case with Shishio really applies--heapplies—he was quite happy to have them around, he's just [[All Take and No Give]].
*** Kamatari had it even worse because he's a [[Villainous Crossdresser|crossdresser]] and gay, though hardly gender-queer at all (he laughs and flashes Misao when she mistakes him for a woman), and is perfectly aware that he's not the strongest or the most beautiful retainer, and can't compete for Shishio's attention on either field. Even if Shishio liked guys, he'd still probably go for Soujiro. Ow, [[Brain Bleach]] please.
*** Fans theorize that Kamatari probably has a past in Kabuki as an onnagata somehow. Onnagata sometimes also worked as high-end call boys, for the right fans.
*** Shishio's good looks are utterly ruined by hideous full-body burn scars, but this doesn't appear to put off either admirer. Maybe that's because despite being horribly [[Covered in Scars]] (and he wasn't THAT bad-looking when in full shape), the dude is also [[Magnificent Bastard|damn smart and charismatic]].
* Ladd Russo and his fiance Lua in ''[[Baccano!]]'' share quite the odd romantic relationship, what with Ladd being a delightfully [[Ax Crazy]] [[Psycho for Hire]] and Lua being an oddly [[Dissonant Serenity|serene]] masochist. To them, "I'll kill you last", means "I love you."
** Specifically, "I'll kill you last" as in "I'm saving you for last because I'll enjoy killing you the most."
* Yuno Gasai of ''[[Mirai Nikki]]''. She'll do anything to be with her Yuki-kun. "Anything" including suicide, homicide (with an axe), stalking, etc.
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*** The trying-to-eat-a-steak-while-voluntarily-in-a-bondage-straitjacket thing was funny, though, in a horrible way.
*** Uh...wasn't that after Knives broke his spine for trying to [[Murder the Hypotenuse]] while Knives was in his healing vat?
* ''Every single relationship'' in ''[[Durarara!!]]'' is like this, mostly due to the [[Dysfunction Junction|incredibly dysfunctional cast]]. The healthiest one is probably the relationship between a back-alley surgeon and a female Dullahan (that is, a woman with no head), where the former outright says that he dissembled about the location of the latter's head because he never wanted her to leave him. And that's the point where their relationship ''improves.''
* Ox towards Kim in ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
* Prince Diamond and Ali towards Usagi in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' and Emerald towards Prince Diamond.
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** At one point, after yet another incident when the Joker nearly kills her, Ivy freaks out in frustration and demands to know if Harley understands what just happened, and Harley tells her that yes, she knows he was trying to kill her.
* An old example from the funny pages occurs in ''[[Krazy Kat]].'' The eponymous character has a crush on Ignatz Mouse, and regards the bricks he pelts at her as signs of affection: ''"Little dollink -- always fetful!"''
* Mr. Gosh from ''[[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]'' takes Mad Love to a whole new level, as the eponymous Lenore frequently ''kills'' him in response to his interests--heinterests—he incorrectly writes it off as more of her typical fatal accidents, when he's one of the few people she ''intentionally'' tries to kill. Then again, as Lenore is a 10-year-old girl who died roughly a century prior to the start of the comics, the Mad Love may be the ''least'' disturbed part of his interest in her.
* In the newspaper comic strip ''[[Curtis]]'', Curtis Wilkins considers the snobbish and aspiring actress Michelle to be "my girl," despite her going to great lengths to avoid him (and when she doesn't, it's only to brag to him about her accomplishments or have him do some menial task for her). Even after Michelle flat-out states to him that she's tried every way she can think of to show that she's not interested in him, Curtis believes that she's only being a good actress, causing her to sob in frustration.
* [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Terra's and Beast Boy's]] relationship is hilariously flanderized into this in ''[[Tiny Titans]]''. Beast Boy is head-over-heels in love with Terra, however Terra loathes him and his affections. It goes way past being annoyed at his love-sick behavior, she's [[Running Gag|constantly]] pelting him with rocks and berating him.
* The [[Captain America (comics)]] villains [[Complete Monster|Red Skull]] and Mother Night had a relationship like this. Mother Night was deeply in love with the Skull, even though he was always abusive to her. At one point he even started flirting with Viper(Another Cap villain) just to piss her off.
 
== [[FanficFan Works]] ==
* ''[[Nana's Everyday Life]]'', if it didn't [[Crosses the Line Twice|cross the line so many,]] ''[[Serial Escalation|many]]'' times it would be [[Glurge]]-y.
 
== [[Film]] ==
* Mrs. Lovett in ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', who enables Sweeney's serial murders and disposes of his victims by baking them into pies. She continues to make romantic overtures to him despite his obvious disinterest, going so far as to {{spoiler|trick him into thinking his wife is dead. He throws her into her own oven to burn to death when he discovers her deception}}.
* The classic film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026663/ Mad Love]'' (a remake of the [[Conrad Veidt]] film ''Hands of Orlac'') is a borderline case at best. [[Peter Lorre|Dr. Gogol]] loves the beautiful actress Yvonne, and knows she is happily married to her husband. He settles for [[Gaslighting|trying to drive her husband mad]] in the hope of picking her up on the rebound.
* Serves as [[The Reveal]] in ''[[He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not]]''. {{spoiler|For the first half of the film, we are led to believe that the main character is having an affair with a married man, but at the midway point the film snaps back to the beginning and follows the man instead. We find out that she is really an insane stalker and he barely knows she exists.}}
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''{{'}}s Columbia falls under this. She's hopelessly devoted to [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank N Furter]] despite the fact that he views her as nothing more than his "groupie". This is later [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] when Columbia finally realizes that Frank doesn't give a damn about her and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|totally chews his ass out for it.]]
** This is driven even FURTHER in the original play in which Columbia does a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] by putting herself between Frank and Riff Raff causing her to be killed by the laser. Frank's reaction? "Stupid bitch." Though, he does say it in a way that hints that he did feel somewhat sorry for her.
 
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* In ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' Rose just won't take a hint from Charlie.
* Nurse Christine Chapel in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' had an irritatingly persistent mad crush on Spock, despite his overt rebuffs of her. Subverted in an episode of the Animated Series in which Spock and Chapel are affected by a "Love Potion" which, when it wears off, leaves them despising each other.
* In ''[[The Flash (TV series1990)|The Flash]]'' TV series, Mark Hamill's Trickster character seems rather like a dry run for his Joker performance, to the point of having his own Harley Quinn, an unstable thrill-addicted toy designer who calls herself Jinx:
{{quote|'''Trickster''': For me? Gee...after I treated you like dirt...hung you out to dry...
'''Jinx:''' I love you...madly.
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{{quote|Oh yes, you can kick me /And you can punch me /And you can break my face /But you won't change the way I feel /'Cause I love you. }}
* Muse's "Space Dementia" ("You make me sick/Because I adore you so"; "You make us wanna die/I cut your name in my heart/We'll destroy this world for you/I know you want me to/Feel your pain"). Pretty creepy.
* [[Eminem]] and [[Rihanna]]'s "Love the Way You Lie". Bonus points when you consider both were on different sides (giver and receiver respectfully,) in different [[Mad Love]] [[Reality Subtext|relationships]] [[Real Life Writes the Plot|themselves]].
** See also "Love the Way You Lie Part 2," which is largely the same song, but told more from the opposing point of view.
* Will Smith's "Loretta" is about a real-life stalker of his (supposedly).
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* [[Suicide for Hire]] has had a few of these, first with a crazed stalker who, upon realising she had over 9000 competitors for her target's love, decided to drag his reputation through the mud to ensure she was his only choice; then, later on, there was a woman, who even after having her scalp ripped off and her baby forcibly aborted, a la Jigsaw's wife, still goes back to her husband.
** Justified in that the second woman was suffering from [[Domestic Abuse]]-induced [[Stockholm Syndrome]] - she ''knew'' she shouldn't go back to him, but he'd cut off ''every'' other contact in her life so that she couldn't see any means of successfully escaping him.
* In ''[[We Are Our Avatars (Roleplay)|We Are Our Avatars]]'', Garcie of a [[Mirror Universe]] is a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Harley Quinn, and thus has this to the Joker of Grinning General.
* Shannon from ''[[Echo Chamber]]'' in regards to Tom.
* If it was set in the real world, [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s obsession with [[Todd in the Shadows]] would have either landed her in jail or a mental asylum.
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** In the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical ''[[Assassins (theatre)|Assassins]]'', during her part of a [[Obsession Song|duet]] she croons "You are wind and devil and fire/Charlie/take my blood and my body for your love/let me feel fire, let me drink poison/tell me to tear my heart in two/if that's what you want me to do..."
* Victor Neuburg. He and Aleister Crowley engaged in a "sadomasochistic magical working" (with Crowley being very much the 'sado'), during which time Crowley was a horrible racist to Neuburg and "leveled numerous brutal verbal attacks on Neuburg's family and Jewish ancestry". [[Love Makes You Crazy|They were lovers by the end of the year, if not sooner. Then Neuburg had a nervous breakdown.]]
* The documentary ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790706/ Crazy Love]'' documents the real-life (and pathetic) [[Mad Love]] between Linda Riss and Burt Pagach. After the two had an affair (which Riss ended), Paguch hired men to throw lye in her face. He went to jail, but Riss dumped her fiance (who still wanted to be with her after the attack) and married Paguch after he got out. Certainly brings new meaning to the phrase "severe co-dependence".
 
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