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[[File:chaste_couple_4365chaste couple 4365.jpg|link=Clannad|frame|Aww... They're waiting 'till marriage... <ref>Wait a minute! They ''are'' married? And that means they can finally...[[Holding Hands|hold hands]]?</ref>]]

[[No Hugging, No Kissing]] is a trope where there is no true romance in the series except in the [[Shipping|shipper's mind]]. Its distant cousin is the [['''Chastity Couple]]''' sharing the lack of physical affection of the former trope. But the partners in question ''are'' in love; they simply are not doing what many audiences may expect.

The [['''Chastity Couple]]''' is a pairing where it is clear the characters are romantically involved but, due to any number of reasons, they are never portrayed as sexually intimate. The interaction between the duo can at times be mistaken for an affectionate [[Heterosexual Life Partners|platonic]] [[Platonic Life Partners|relationship]] instead of a romantic one, however, their love for each other is confirmed by either [[Word of God]], [[Love Confession|their own confession]], or other [[Everyone Can See It|helpful cues]], no need to get all perverted about it. [[Rule 34|But a majority will]].

** It's especially weird in Kira's case, since earlier in the show he lost his virginity (''onscreen'', no less!) to resident [[Yandere]] Flay Allister. Loran, on the other hand is implied to have lost the use of his genitals due to suffering repeated [[Groin Attack|Groin Attacks]]s over the course of the series as a [[Running Gag]].

* In the ''[[Saint Beast]]'' anime there are at least two [[Official Couple|Official Couples]]s whose romantic involvement is pretty well spelled out, but are never portrayed as more physically intimate than hugging. The fact that they're [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|angels]] may have something to do with the non-sexual portrayal.