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* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: The characters literally think of each other as siblings despite lacking a blood relationship.
* [[Friends With Benefits]]: How some writers deal with their UST or sexual frustration, whilst not dealing with the relationship's emotional core (read: enabling them to continue drawing it out).
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]], [[Will They or Won't They?]], [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]], [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]], [[Everyone Can See It]], [[Last Minute Hookup]] and [[Green
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Which is often given this type of relationship in slash [[Fan Fiction]].
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: When a man and a woman are the equivalent of [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]. They tend to be the closest relationship either of them has with anyone, but there is no sexual or romantic component to their relationship. In short, they really ''are'' just friends.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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'''Akane:''' I really do, Ryoga. You're a good friend. Let's be friends forever! }}
** In the same vein, Ranma considers Akane a good friend.
*** Well, in the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] sense. Their closeness is a tool for providing more backbone for the [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]] status their relationship has.
** In the manga, Akane says this when Ranma's mirror clone tells Akane that Ranma likes her.
{{quote| '''Akane:''' Wha- No way! Ranma and I are just friends.}}
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** The 2nd part has Kanae end up with this by default, due to [[Cannot Spit It Out]] by her to Takaki as well as {{spoiler|Takaki's ongoing feelings for Akari closing his heart to anyone but Akari.}}
* ''[[Detective Conan]]'': Heiji and Kazuha believe they are [[Just Friends]], even though [[Everyone Can See It]].
* In ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'', [[Dirty Old Man|Stresemann]] and [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|the Academy's director]] decided to stay this, after the director received an illness that stopped her from playing the piano again when she was younger, though they had the potential to become lovers if the illness hadn't struck, as noted by Stresemann's assistant.
* ''[[Madlax]]'' Madlax and Vanessa. Vanessa and Elenore in earlier episodes.
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== Fan Fiction ==
* The unnamed protagonist of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] fanfic ''Twi and Me'' discusses this in the narration.
{{quote| '''Narrator:''' As we walked through those flowery meadows (...) my heart became filled with increasing panic. I was in love with Twilight Sparkle! And she probably saw me as nothing much more than another interesting sample from an alternate universe, or even worse –<br />
'''Narrator:''' A friend! }}
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== Film -- Live Action ==
* ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'': The trope as a whole is mercilessly lampshaded. Ricky is madly in love with Janey, who completely ignores every word he says. She falls for Jake, the [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]. Ricky ends up having a [[
* ''[[Just Friends (Film)|Just Friends]]'': [[Ryan Reynolds]] as the fat, nerdy teenager in love with his best friend, Amy Smart, who loves him "as a brother". He runs away and 10 years later is rich, cool, and good-looking. He comes back into town where she immediately is struck by his new appearance.
* ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'': Rohit and Naina, until the Relationship Upgrade.
* ''[[
* ''[[Zack and Miri Make A Porno]]'': Zack and Miri start the movie as [[Platonic Life Partners]]. And then the titular porno comes along...
* ''[[Five Hundred Days of Summer (Film)|Five Hundred Days of Summer]]'' has Tom falling for Summer, as she starts a [[Friends With Benefits]] relationship but continues to lead him on with the potential of them becoming more. It culminates in Summer calling him 'her best friend' as he walks away when she breaks their relationship, and his heart.
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* ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'': Hanna and Lucas. Lucas the nerd (and not a [[Hollywood Nerd]] either), Hanna the homecoming queen.
* ''[[Reaper]]'': Andi wants to remain just friends with Sam, even when he wants more. Until she decides to be his girlfriend.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'': J.D. and Elliot went down this road for 7 seasons. They covered pretty much every variation of these tropes, the [[Will They or Won't They?]] getting [[Lampshaded]] on multiple occasions, becoming [[Friends With Benefits]], [[Everyone Can See It]], [[Near Kiss]], [[Better As Friends]]. It was torture. In the final season, the writers finally decided not to play games with the pairing anymore, hooked them up, and gave them only minor drama. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
* ''[[Spaced]]'': Tim and Daisy became [[Just Friends]] after pretending to be a fake couple to move into a flat, but [[Word of God]] is that they had a post-finale relationship upgrade. This is confirmed in a DVD extra showing the pair together with a newborn son.
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'' did this with both Sheppard/Weir and Sheppard/Teyla, neither of which ever went anywhere, but both ships were definitely teased.
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== Radio ==
* ''[[I'm Sorry,
{{quote| ''Oh I never could marry you, Buttons<br />
I'm sorry, but that's how it goes<br />
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