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[[caption-width-right:330: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
May accidently be confused for [[But Not Too Gay]], where the motivations for not showing intimacy are tied to issues of representing minority sexualities. Compare [[The Not Love Interest]], [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], and [[Platonic Life Partners]], all examples of close couples who are not romantically involved.
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Avoid family shows in examples where possible as they are likely to tone down romance in general because of the intended audience.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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*** Then again, there's a difference between it not being shown and it not happening.
* In the ''[[Saint Beast]]'' anime there are at least two [[Official Couple|Official Couples]] 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.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series is chock full with [[Romantic Two
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' has three different love triangles and one pretty blatant couple, and there's barely any ''hugging''.
* ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'' has an in-universe version in Nice Holystone and Jacuzzi Splot. They were in a relationship for ten years before they even kissed (and that was only because {{spoiler|Jacuzzi expected he might die}}).
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** Nothing beyond hand-holding is ever shown on screen (and they're usually very awkward about it), but in one scene, {{spoiler|[[Funny Moments|Nagisa suddenly blurts out, explicitly and]] ''[[Funny Moments|to her parents,]]'' [[Funny Moments|that they've been having sex.]]}}
** Averted in the original game, where they are a more "normal" couple.
* Keiichi and Belldandy from ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]''. They're in love with each other, have been together for over a year in-universe, and even live together, yet the relationship has barely moved beyond the hand-holding phase.
** Averted in the first TV season, but barely. They get as far as a kiss on the cheek for both of them at the end of episode 24.
** The series has been going on for over ''two decades'', with several years of in universe time, and Keiichi and Belldandy have gotten [[Status Quo Is God|practically nowhere]].
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* David and Frank in ''David Blaize''. Frank is attracted to David and has been sexually involved with other boys before, but when Frank nearly makes a pass, David is deeply disturbed; this shakes Frank and makes him realise the 'error' of his ways, and the two boys have a chaste romantic friendship. This book was published in 1916 and the author, the son of a priest, seems sincerely to have believed that homosexual sex was wrong.
* ''Brightly Burning'', a standalone novel in the [[Heralds of Valdemar]] series, features Lavan and his lifebonded soulmate, Kalira. Their relationship is entirely chaste... though this may have something to do with the fact that Kalira is a [[Cool Horse|horse]]. With a human mind and soul, yeah, but a horse.
* In ''[[Ender's Game (Literature)|Speaker For The Dead]]'', Enders visits a couple that are priests in a Catholic offshoot sect that requires its members to marry but remain chaste as a [[Self
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== Webcomics ==
* As a general rule, the less lustful a relationship or attempted relationship in ''[[Sinfest]]'' is, the better it will go. Fuchsia and Crimnee, the healthiest couple, spend most of their time reading to each other, and Slick's relationship with Monique got a lot better after he gave up hope of getting in her pants. (The exception to this is Fuchsia's lesbian relationship with Baby Blue, but their friendship seems entirely separate from their gay-for-pay antics.)
* Piro and Kimiko of ''[[Megatokyo]]'', who clearly like each other but spent several years (in [[Webcomic Time]]) working their way up to ''hugging'', a feat which has not since been repeated. [[Love Triangle|Also, Miho,]] who had a more intimate relationship with Piro...in a video game, before the comic began. Completely averted, however, with Largo and Erika, [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|despite Largo's bafflement.]]
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