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This is when a male and a female have been friends for a long time, and share a closeness like that of a long-term married couple. Occasionally, there are individuals who assume the duo are married or dating, or wonder, "Why aren't you guys dating?" or try to set them up as a couple. However, the duo is perfectly happy just being friends and the lack of sexual attraction is mutual. The reasons behind this vary. Sometimes they're truly in love with someone else. Sometimes it's just how they feel. Sometimes they even tried dating once a long time ago and realised that they just don't think about each other like that. Whatever the case, the final result is entirely platonic on both sides.

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  • Platonic Life Partners
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  • This is when a male and a female have been friends for a long time, and share a closeness like that of a long-term married couple. Occasionally, there are individuals who assume the duo are married or dating, or wonder, "Why aren't you guys dating?" or try to set them up as a couple. However, the duo is perfectly happy just being friends and the lack of sexual attraction is mutual. The reasons behind this vary. Sometimes they're truly in love with someone else. Sometimes it's just how they feel. Sometimes they even tried dating once a long time ago and realised that they just don't think about each other like that. Whatever the case, the final result is entirely platonic on both sides.
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  • This is when a male and a female have been friends for a long time, and share a closeness like that of a long-term married couple. Occasionally, there are individuals who assume the duo are married or dating, or wonder, "Why aren't you guys dating?" or try to set them up as a couple. However, the duo is perfectly happy just being friends and the lack of sexual attraction is mutual. The reasons behind this vary. Sometimes they're truly in love with someone else. Sometimes it's just how they feel. Sometimes they even tried dating once a long time ago and realised that they just don't think about each other like that. Whatever the case, the final result is entirely platonic on both sides. Simply being friends doesn't make a pair an example, nor does just being True Companions. Can lead to shipping of preferred characters by those who disregard the difference between Eros and Philia. In most cases, this is a sub-trope of Like Brother and Sister. The difference is that for Platonic Life Partners, their relationship with each other is the most important relationship, with even romantic relationships coming in second. There are also variations on this, including where one character is gay or bisexual, or when the sexual orientations of the characters involved are not clear such that Unresolved Sexual Tension could be theoretically probable. The same-sex equivalent is Heterosexual Life Partners. In real life, being Like Brother and Sister often entails a more physical relationship, whereas this trope involves more emotional relationships. Before you add an example to this page, make sure it really fits the trope. Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are a good example of two characters who don't belong here. Although they are close friends, they are both closer to Ron than they are to each other. They're Like Brother and Sister. Subtrope of The Not Love Interest. Compare Better as Friends. Contrast Just Friends for when this does actually blossom into romance. Not to be confused with Unlucky Childhood Friend in which one side does have feelings for the other. Examples of Platonic Life Partners include:
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