History PlayingWith / BetterAsFriends

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and Bob start off as friends. They get into a relationship. Bob breaks it off because he doesn't like the increased commitment, while Alice still wants to stay in a relationship. The two of them become enemies, but then are [[EvilIsSexy even more attracted to each other]] and get together again.

Back to BetterAsFriends

* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob are friends who decide to enter a relationship, but find they work better just as friends

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Enforced''': "I know we seem to have chemistry and all, but I think we just work better as friends "

** Alice and Bob decide this after a ''very'' bad test date, but it was so awkward that they can never really get over it, and their friendship is never quite the same afterward.

* '''Defied''': Bob confronts Alice on the reasons why she said this and both resolve to go through the issues as a couple and both end up happier than they would as friends.

** Despite Alice and Bob deciding this, Bob still has lingering feelings for Alice which affect their friendship and may end up hurting it in the long run.
** The problems in their relationship attempt stemmed from personal problems that Bob and Alice had with themselves rather than the actual relationship, which appear in their later relationship attempts and by the time they resolve them, they may end up wondering if they really are better as friends.
** Alice says this to Bob because of a difference that after some time passes, no longer really matters and when Alice sees Bob in a different light, he may be with someone else and causing to regret her decision.
** One or both decide this because they are one's or each other's emotional crutch and a relationship could unstabilize that. However, their respective significant others may feel left out, jealous or unable to take how close they are. If it's just one being the clutch to the other, they may end up feeling used and hurt, resulting in pain.

Back to JustFriends

* '''Deconstructed''': Despite Alice and Bob deciding this, Bob still has lingering feelings for Alice which affect their friendship and may end up hurting it in the long run.

* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob are friends who decide to enter a reltionship, but find they work better just as friends

* '''Subverted''':
** Alice and Bob find that despite seemingly being better as friends, they miss being in a relationship and perhaps try again.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Only to discover that they really are meant to be friends and their desire may stem from other issues.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig Zagged''':

* '''Exploited''':

** The problems in their relationship attempt stemmed from personal problems that Bob and Alice had with themselves rather than the actual relationship, which appear in their later relationship attempts and by the time they resolve them, they may end up wondering if they really are better as frends.

** One or both decide this because they are one's or each other's emotional crutch and a relationship could unstablize that. However, their respective significant others may feel left out, jealous or unable to take how close they are. If it's just one being the clutch to the other, they may end up feeling used and hurt, resulting in pain.
* '''Reconstructed''':

* '''Defied''': Bob confronts Alice on the reasons why and convinces her to keep going through and both end up happier than they would as friends.

** Alternately, Alice and Bob have {{UST}}, but resolve it [[FriendsWithBenefits more casually]].

** Alice and Bob have convinced everyone they are JustFriends, but once everyone stops bugging them about it, they come to realize that all those people had a point.
** Alternately, Alice and Bob attempt to be FriendsWithBenefits when they see the {{UST}}, but lo and behold, SexEqualsLove.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is completely ignored by Alice every time he tries to tell Alice he loves her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice falls for Bob. Bob has just given up on his love for Alice. Alice then gives up on Bob, just as he falls for her again.
* '''Averted''': [[PlatonicLifePartners Alice and Bob simply remain friends. No-one mentions how great they'd be together, neither develops feelings for the other.]]

* '''Defied''': Alice rejects Bob because she doesn't want to ruin their friendship.
* '''Discussed''': "Alice and Bob have a really good friendship, I think Bob has feelings for her though."
* '''Conversed''': "Characters with that good a friendship will always fall in love with each other."