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* If a man and a woman have sex, theirs will be considered by shippers the [[One True Pairing]].
* Most couples who start a relationship based only on sex
Still more often, there is a tendency among fandom to look upon ''any'' sex in a given series or film as cheap [[Fan Service]], preferring to keep their relationships relegated to [[Subtext]] and seemingly disregarding the fact that people in love have been known, from time to time, to have sex. This is particularly prevalent among [[Yuri Fan|yuri fandom]].
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== Comic Books ==
* [[Superhero]] Jack Hawksmoor, from superhero team ''[[The Authority]]'', had such a contract with colleague Angie, but has [[Author's Saving Throw|erratically expressed]] the desire for a romantic
* Lieutenant [[Eagle Land|Steven Hudson]] has an one-night stand with biologist Kim Keller when visiting one of the ''Worlds of Aldebaran'' (''[[Les Mondes D Aldebaran]]''). He would later forbid her from having a similar relationship with a colonist, claiming it would compromise her partiality regarding the object of study (a [[Cosmic Horror]]).
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* Chandler Bing started a relationship with one of his ''[[Friends]]'', Monica Geller. They originally planned to keep it casual, but this compromise fell apart after just four episodes. The characters eventually ended up getting married.
** To be fair, he admitted he loved her in situations having nothing to do with sex.
* In ''[[Torchwood]]'', Owen began having uncompromised sex with his colleague Gwen Cooper. This sexual relationship subverted the
** Played straight with Jack and Ianto. Their relationship does turn into mutual love, but Ianto's more openly attached.
* Lawyer Brad Chase, from ''[[Boston Legal]]'', had an agreement centering around sex with his colleague Denise, described as "Friend With Benefits". They are now engaged, at his request.
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Anya claims to want to have sex with Xander only as a way to get over him. Sure enough once they do have sex, she wants to make the next step so they start dating in the very next episode and end up having a long-term relationship.
** Averted with everyone Faith has sex with. At one point in Season 3, she takes Xander's virginity. Nothing else comes of it. In Season 7, she and a guy do hook up. They break up in-between seasons and he's [[Put on a Bus]]. Also averted with Buffy's fling with Parker, though that was him being a dick and her taking it really badly.
** Averted in Season 6. Spike hopes that his sexual relationship with Buffy will eventually lead to his love for her being returned. Buffy repeatedly
{{quote|'''Spike:''' I know you felt it. When I was inside you. You'll feel it again, Buffy. [[Rape Is Love|I'm gonna make you feel it!]]}}
* ''[[Angel]]''. Wesley and Lilah have very disturbing sex-only encounters for a while, eventually placing a bet on who would be first to call it a "relationship." Wesley loses. It's shown that sex ends up causing emotional attachments and complications for both of them, with each of them trying to "save" the other: Wesley had hoped to save her from evil and Lilah had hoped to corrupt him to evil. This does not end well.
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