Well, it's true that it is rather vague, but Official Couples (I think) are generally couples that are together at the very end of the work, when it's all over- they are official. I mean... I really have no idea how to explain this. xD
Yes, with the case of Friends, they were together, but then whoever got together (sorry, I never watched Friends) it only really matters who ended up together in the end for them to be an Official Couple. And likewise, if you can tell who's supposed to end up together in a work (like Inuyasha and Kagome in Inuyasha or Aang and Katara of Avatar The Last Airbender) then they are an official couple. It's kind of a case of Everyone Can See It within the fandom.
I hope that helped.
edited 24th Jul '11 5:46:57 PM by LadyOfTermina
Excuse me. There is something I like to ask of you. Has Yukinari Sasaki and Miharu Sena Kanaka from Girls Bravo really become an "Official Couple" ? Those two not only do they have a strong relationship. but they also ended up together. Especially for the fact Yukinari and Miharu got married at the end of the manga series.
edited 2nd Jun '18 11:17:20 AM by DaffySquad
me and these shipping tropes. okay, someone shoot me, but the more i think about this, the more i'm convinced the concept of an Official Couple is very, very vague. help?
it seems to me like the trope title and the description are talking about two different concepts. the title tells me the trope is about, well, a couple that is officially together. on the other hand, the trope description seems to focus more on the "it may not be outright stated but two characters are a little bit more overtly paired off" part. but in some cases, these two things can be very different.
-sigh- i confuse myself way too easily.
edited 29th Dec '10 7:35:10 AM by carla