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Not to be confused with [[Level Up At Intimacy 5|characters upgrading their abilities by socialization]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* For ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'', the [[Christmas Episode]] was an opportunity to upgrade some relationships—i.e. Ken and Iori could from that moment on converse with each other in a friendly, civil way rather than with constant unease. Also, Ken laughed for what was [[The Comically Serious|pretty much the first time]]—much to everyone's amazement.
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* ''[[Toradora!]]'' is a good example of this trope. With a confusing [[Love Dodecahedron]] and twice your daily serving of [[Will They or Won't They?]] , {{spoiler|Taiga and Ryuuji ''finally''}} get upgraded from [[Platonic Life Partners|...whatever they were,]] to {{spoiler|a couple in episode 24, where Ryuuji [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|proposes]] [[Tear Jerker|to Taiga.]]}}
* At the end of ''[[Virgin Love]]'' Kaoru and Daigo upgrade from [[Fuck Buddies]] to lovers after Kaoru overcomes his commitment issues.
* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga, {{spoiler|Ed}} and {{spoiler|Winry}} play out this trope well. Before leaving for the west, {{spoiler|Ed}} somewhat "confesses" his feelings to {{spoiler|Winry}} at the train station, using the words: "It's equivalent exchange! I'll give you half of my life, so give me half of yours!" Though he corresponds alchemy with love, {{spoiler|Winry}} acknowledges what he really means, resulting in her agreeing to give him all of her life. Then, she quickly corrects herself, being flustered when those words dawned on her. Depending on how you want to interpret it (some say this was a proposal, while others say it was merely a confession), {{spoiler|Ed}} and {{spoiler|Winry}} end up with two children anyway, not to mention a wedding ring on {{spoiler|Edward}}'s finger. After spending their entire life denying any romantic feelings, they pass their comfort zone and hit home run!
* In ''Mobile Suit [[Gundam Seed]]'', Mu la Flaga and Murrue Ramius manage to upgrade from [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] into an actual relationship only after they've defected from the Earth Alliance and are thus no longer officially constrained by the military's rules against fraternization.
* At the end of ''[[Happy Lesson]]'', Chitose's mothers decide that he's a grown man and doesn't need mother figures anymore...he needs ''wives''. They all change into bridal gowns and marry the poor guy on the spot.
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* Occurs at the end of episode 18 of ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' between Daisuke and Riku.
* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', {{spoiler|Alzack and Bisca are revealed to have gotten married after the time skip}}. {{spoiler|Sherry is also engaged to Ren after the Oracion Seis arc hints at them getting together.}}
* In ''[[
* Guts and Casca from ''[[Berserk]]'' go from [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork|teeth-clenched comrades]] to [[Fire-Forged Friends]] in volume 8 and then finally to [[Official Couple]] status when they share [[The Big Damn Kiss|their first kiss]] in volume 9 {{spoiler|progressing to much lovemaking soon after}}. And then {{spoiler|[[From Bad to Worse|it all started to come tumbling down]] in volumes 12-14 when they were demoted from [[Battle Couple]] to [[Star-Crossed Lovers]].}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* [[Superman|Clark and Lois]] were casually dating already, but the Relationship Upgrade happens in "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite", when he proposes. [[Word of God]] is that originally she was supposed to turn him down because of her torch for Superman and [[Status Quo Is God|status quo would be God]], but then they realised that simply wasn't the Lois they were writing any more.
* [[Marvel]] Comic characters Rictor and Shatterstar spent a few years seeming like [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], with the author planning to reveal that they weren't so hetero after all. He got moved off the book before this could happen, and it wasn't until much later that another writer had them finally start dating.
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Firefly (TV series)|Simon and Kaylee]] finally get it on at the very end of ''[[The Movie|Serenity]]''. {{spoiler|[[Squick|With River watching.]] }}
* Modesty Blaise and her sidekick in the [[Modesty Blaise (film)|1967 movie version]] (and they ''sing'' about it). This is one of the reasons [[The Movie]] is considered [[Canon Discontinuity]].
* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'', Tigress has changed from a bitter [[The Resenter|resenter]] of Po becoming the Dragon Warrior, to his best friend with some [[Ship Tease]] of becoming still more to him.
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[
** Harry and Ginny.
** Same with Ron and Hermione in Book 7.
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* In [[Jack Chalker]]'s "In the Dowaii Chambers," two characters had a very abrupt one thanks to [[Applied Phlebotinum]]. They'd been nothing more than acquaintances, then had [["Glad to Be Alive" Sex]], and '''then''' an [[Exposition Beam]] gave them the entire life memories of a long-ago couple who were happily married for some four or five decades.
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' dabbled with this repeatedly in the relationship between JD and Elliot. At one stage they even became [[Friends with Benefits|no-strings-attached "sex buddies"]], which JD says is the best thing a man can hear from a female friend. They receive their true Relationship Upgrade into [[Official Couple]] during the final (well technically there's another season, but in truth it's really more of a spin off setting/content-wise) season, one that is clean and without any drama mucking it up (aside from one bit of drama that arbitrarily arises during the two-part episode, but that is mostly to make way for a strong [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] at the end).
* In the middle of the final season of ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', Major Nelson finally drops the [[Idiot Ball]] and confesses his feelings for and to Jeannie.
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* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': John Sheridan and Delenn get theirs in "[[Babylon 5/Recap/S03/E11 Ceremonies of Light and Dark|Ceremonies of Light and Dark]]" when he tells her, "...I can no longer imagine my world without you in it." Although they don't get their [[Big Damn Kiss]] until eight episodes later, from that episode on, they are for all intents and purposes together romantically.
* The writers and actors of ''[[Castle]]'' didn't even try to hide the fact that Beckett and Castle were eventually going to become a couple; the tension (which was arguably the primary driving force behind the show) was in seeing how. {{spoiler|As of season four's finale, "Always", it finally happened. It remains to be seen how future seasons will handle their relationship upgrade}}
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* In the ''Persona'' series, it's reaching a certain rank in your social link with a girl (or boy, if you're playing ''P3P''). You're given the option to pursue a closer relationship. This can happen with every girl you Social Link with, and if you're already dating one, there's no reason why you can't date more. Christmas Eve is also sort of like this - one of your girlfriends (or the girl you have the highest s-link with) will call you and invite themselves over, [[Fade to Black|and...]]
** ''[[Persona 4]]'' and the Female Protagonist route in ''[[Persona 3]] Portable'' are unique in that it's optional and you the player can choose to take the upgrade.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In [http://dresdencodak.com/2010/09/25/dark-science-05/ this] page of ''[[Dresden Codak]]'', Kimiko and Yvonne ''literally'' upgrade their relationship (the gadget she uses even reads FRIENDSHIP UPGRADED: CHUMS), in order to allow use of nicknames.
* Elan and Haley in the [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0400.html 400th] ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' strip.
* Torg and Zoe from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', after years of Torg having [[Cannot Spit It Out|unspoken]], [[Unrequited Love|unrequited]] feelings her, have slowly gotten to the point where they frequently go on what [[Not a Date|may or may not be dates]].
* Yori and Ina in ''[[No Need for Bushido]]'' have finally gotten to this point.
* Aubrey and Jason in ''[[Something
* At the end of ''[[Scary Go Round]]'', Amy and Ryan are friends likely to get together. After a three-year [[Time Skip]], the follow-up strip ''Bad Machinery'' sees them recently married.
* ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'':
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* In ''[[Slightly Damned]]'', Buwaro and Kieri ''finally'' kiss after Buwaro gets seriously injured trying to defend Kieri.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': After a lot of [[Ship Tease]], Parley's experience with the ghost of Jeanne leads her to finally [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=785 admitting her feelings for Andrew].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Subverted in the movie. Isabella kisses Phineas at the end but then they're both exposed to an amnesia ray that wipes both their memories of the event.
* [[Troubled but Cute|Duncan]] [[Birds of a Feather|and]] [[Perky Goth|Gwen]] from ''[[Total Drama World Tour]],'' who unfortunately got together by cheating on Duncan's current girlfriend [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|Courtney.]]
== [[Real Life]] ==
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