History Main / IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship

** She changes her mind after getting too involved in a case of another lonely woman who let a good guy get away. By that point, though, Booth has a girlfriend. After he breaks up with her (she refuses to marry him), he's disillusioned with women and insists that his and Brennan's relationship be strictly professional (and [[JustFriends friendly off-duty]]).

* Currently being [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' between the titular character and Mako. Mako is already in a relationship with Asami but still has feelings for Korra while trying to maintain his current relationship. Let's just say it isn't exactly going too well for each party.

* The first chunk of the ''FriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ADelicateBalance'' is more or less entirely about this trope; Twilight's biggest obstacle in reaching a RelationshipUpgrade with Applejack is both ponies' reluctance to risk screwing up their friendship by injecting romance into it.

* If a female Shepard starts to romance Garrus in ''MassEffect'', this is what she'll say if she breaks it off.

* {{Bones}}' Brennan does this to Booth, although it appears to have only been a temporary setback.

* VictoriaJustice from {{Victorious}} has been best friends with her co-star on the show, Avan Jogia. If you're a big fan of her, you'd think they are meant for each other, given how close they are and that they spend so much time together. But she has stated that the reason he isn't her boyfriend is because she doesn't want to risk something going wrong and not seeing him again outside of on set.

* [[http://www.ghastlycomic.com/d/20060205.html Hammer and drunk Chibi Sue]] in ''GhastlysGhastlyComic''.

* Currently being [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] on TheLegendOfKorra between the titular character and Mako. Mako is already in a relationship with Asami but still has feelings for Korra while trying to maintain his current relationship. Let's just say it isn't exactly going too well for each party.

* Currently being [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] on TheLegendofKorra between the titular character and Mako. Mako is already in a relationship with Asami but still has feelings for Korra while trying to maintain his current relationship. Let's just say it isn't exactly going too well for each party.

* In ''StarTrek'', this comes up several times.
** In ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', this is referenced when Shakaar asks Odo's advice about whether or not to pursue a relationship with Kira.
** Possibly happens for real in the ''NextGeneration'' episode "Tapestry". Q zaps Picard back to his days as a young officer so that he can fix his past mistakes. Among other things, Picard sleeps with the girl whom he was JustFriends with originally. The next day, however, she awkwardly realizes that she didn't want the RelationshipUpgrade after all, likely destroying the friendship they had previously. However, it isn't shown what happened to her after this in the alternate timeline, so it's possible they managed to stay friends anyway.

* BokuraGaIta: This is basically [[spoiler: Takeuchi's]] response to [[spoiler: his best friend Yano]] when asked if the former planned to pursue the latter's [[spoiler: on-again-off-again girlfriend, Nanami Takahashi.]] Unfortunately, [[spoiler: things get [[HilarityEnsues much]] [[RuleOfDrama more complicated]] after their conversation since Takeuchi decides to ignore the risks and go after his best friend's sort-of-ex anyway, ''fully aware'' that he could end up losing his best friend in the process, since Takeuchi believes "he can make her happier." Thankfully, [[IGotBetter the boys' friendship stays in tact by the end of it all]].]]

** Also used by Phobe when Monica, falsely, tells her Joey has feelings for her and after considering the possibility for a moment states this.

* This comes up in ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', when Shakaar asks Odo's advice about whether or not to pursue a relationship with Kira.

*** There may not have been an alternate timeline at all. The episode was extremely ambiguous as to what was really going on. It's possible that Q had nothing to do with the events at all.

* In ''{{Friends}}'', [[OfficialCouple Chandler and Monica]] discuss this after they first see each other naked just before they sleep together for the first time.
--> '''Chandler:''' Well, I think it's safe to say that our friendship is effectively ruined.
--> '''Monica:''' Eh, we weren't that close anyway.

* [[http://www.ghastlycomic.com/d/20060205.html Hammer and drunk Chibi Sue]] in ''[=~Ghastly's Ghastly Comic~=]''.

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