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It's Guy Love
That's all it is,
Guy Love,
He's mine, I'm his,
There's nothing gay about it
In our eyes...
It's Guy Love, between two guys!

—J.D. and Turk, Scrubs

Two extremely close friends or partners, of the same gender, who are as close or closer than a romantic couple. They aren't romantically linked, but they might suffer withdrawals from not being around each other. There might even be a "break-up" episode. When one gets a boy/girl friend, you can almost certainly expect the Friend Versus Lover quarrel to be epic. Note that despite the trope name, Heterosexual Life Partners are not necessarily both heterosexual.

Sometimes this is an extreme form of an Odd Couple, in that the two are different as night and day. Those Two Guys may also acquire this label, as may the title characters of any show with a title of the form X and Y. Don't expect them to be friendly to each other though, quite a few are Vitriolic Best Buds. In adventure stories, they are often Blood Brothers.

Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some Homoerotic Subtext, but that's by no means necessary. For fans' delight at such scenes or Ship Teases, see Ho Yay.

Compare with Chastity Couple, Like Brother and Sister, Platonic Life Partners, and True Companions.

No real life examples, please; This is not a gossip column.

Examples of Heterosexual Life Partners are listed on these subpages:

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+[[File:bromance_2777.png|link=TV Guide|frame]]
-{{quote|''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[J Qdm HZD 1 ug I]] It's Guy Love<br />
+{{quote|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}JQdmHZD1ugI It's Guy Love]
-That's all it is,<br />
+''That's all it is,
-Guy Love,<br />
+''Guy Love,
-He's mine, I'm his,<br />
+''He's mine, I'm his,
-There's nothing gay about it<br />
+''There's nothing gay about it
-In our eyes...<br />
+''In our eyes...
-It's Guy Love, between two guys!]]''|'''J.D.''' and '''Turk''', ''[[Scrubs]]''}}
+''It's Guy Love, between two guys!''
+|'''J.D.''' and '''Turk'''|''[[Scrubs]]''}}
-Two extremely close friends or partners, of the same gender, who are as close or closer than a romantic couple. They aren't romantically linked, but they might suffer withdrawals from not being around each other. There might even be a "break-up" episode. When one gets a boy/girl friend, you can almost certainly expect the [[Friend Versus Lover]] quarrel to be epic. Note that despite the trope name, the characters in question are [[Incompatible Orientation|not necessarily both heterosexual]].
+Two extremely close friends or partners, of the same gender, who are as close or closer than a romantic couple. They aren't romantically linked, but they might suffer withdrawals from not being around each other. There might even be a "break-up" episode. When one gets a boy/girl friend, you can almost certainly expect the [[Friend Versus Lover]] quarrel to be epic. Note that despite the trope name, '''Heterosexual Life Partners''' are [[Incompatible Orientation|not necessarily both heterosexual]].
 Sometimes this is an extreme form of an [[Odd Couple]], in that the two are different as night and day. [[Those Two Guys]] may also acquire this label, as may the title characters of ''any'' show with a title of the form ''X and Y''. Don't expect them to be friendly to each other though, quite a few are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]. In adventure stories, they are often [[Blood Brothers]].
-Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some [[Homoerotic Subtext]], but that's by no means necessary. For fans' delight at such scenes or [[Ship Tease|ship teases]], see [[Ho Yay]].
+Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some [[Homoerotic Subtext]], but that's by no means necessary. For fans' delight at such scenes or [[Ship Tease]]s, see [[Ho Yay]].
+Compare with [[Chastity Couple]], [[Like Brother and Sister]], [[Platonic Life Partners]], and [[True Companions]].
-If the two friends are opposite sexes, they're [[Platonic Life Partners]], perhaps [[Like Brother and Sister]]. When an entire group are life partners, they're [[True Companions]]. Compare also [[Chastity Couple]], whose relationship ''is'' romantic but not sexual.
-'''[[No Real Life Examples, Please]]'''. This is not a gossip column.
-{{examples}}
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Anime and Manga|Anime and Manga]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Comic Books|Comic Books]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Film|Film]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Literature|Literature]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Live Action TV|Live Action TV]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Pro Wrestling|Pro Wrestling]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Radio|Radio]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Tabletop Games|Tabletop Games]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Theatre|Theatre]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Video Games|Video Games]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Visual Novels|Visual Novels]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Webcomics|Webcomics]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Web Original|Web Original]]
-* [[Heterosexual Life Partners/Western Animation|Western Animation]]
+{{noreallife|This is not a gossip column.}}
+{{examples on subpages}}
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:No Real Life Examples Please]]
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:This Index Is Not My Girlfriend]]
 [[Category:Duo Tropes]]
+[[Category:Friendship Tropes]]
 [[Category:Older Than Dirt]]
-[[Category:Friendship Tropes]]
+[[Category:This Index Is Not My Girlfriend]]
 [[Category:Truth in Television]]
-[[Category:index]]
-[[Category:Heterosexual Life Partners]]