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Three friends from childhood. A girl, her best friend and her best male friend. Is it too much to ask for no drama?
Yes.
The main girl is [[The Hero]], and is usually an [[Audience Surrogate]]. Whether or not she's an [[Action Girl]], or a [[Cute Clumsy Girl]], or the [[Girl Next Door]], she'll be easy to relate with. The other girl will usually be the opposite from her in some way in personality or looks. She isn't [[The Rival]], usually. That's usually saved for another girl who's the main villain, maybe the [[Alpha Bitch]] or a [[Dark Action Girl]]. [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] or [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] combinations are common with this pairing.
The guy in the equation is usually friends with both of the two girls or knows them. He is often a childhood friend of both of them and has different interactions with the both of them. He may be [[Just Friends|just a friend]].
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Very much susceptible to the [[Love Triangle]], if romance is in the equation. Whether or not the guy is in love with [[The Hero]] or [[The Lancer]] is usually up to the particular show. There may be a [[Cat Fight]] that might ensue, but usually there's more tension amongst the trio then anything. Expect a lot of [[Shipping Wars]] and [[Die for Our Ship]] as to which girl ends up with the guy.
Compare [[Three Amigos]], where the protagonist is usually male; see also [[Two Guys and
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== [[Anime]] ==
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* ''[[IGPX]]'': Takeshi, Amy, Liz. A rare example where the one male is [[The Hero]].
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has the initial Three Children: Rei, Asuka, and Shinji.
* While ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' is your typical harem anime comedy, the tension is mostly centered on the main [[Love Triangle]] of Tenchi, Ryoko, and Ayeka.
* No matter the version of ''[[
* ''[[Those Who Hunt Elves]]'': Junpei, Ritsuko, and Airi.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'': Miley, Lilly, and Oliver.
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* ''[[That's So Raven]]'': Raven, Chelsea, and Eddie.
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* ''[[Naturally, Sadie]]'': Sadie, Margaret, and Rain.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': Buffy, Willow, and Xander.
* ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* If you choose the female in ''[[
* In [[Katawa Shoujo]], main character Hisao can date one of five girls, each of whom has a best friend who often shows up during her route. The possible "two girls" are Lilly and Hanako, Rin and Emi, and Shizune and Misha (who does not have a route).
* [[Disgaea]] has Laharl the prince and two girls, Flonne and Etna.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Though in the episode "The Pickford Project", Connor was bitter about not having any guy friends and was paired with Alden and Brock. By the end of the episode, Connor's happy with the friends he's got.
* [[Kim Possible]], Ron Stoppable, and Monique (even though she isn't a main character).
* ''[[
* ''[[Wonder Pets]]'' has Tuck (a male turtle), Linny (a female guinea pig), and Ming Ming (a female duckling).
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