History Main / ItDoesntMeanAnything

* In Series/HowIMetYourMother, [[spoiler: Barney and Robin cheat on their respective partners with each other and quickly decide that it doesn't mean anything, it can't mean anything. This despite them having had two [[MomentKiller interrupted]] [[AlmostKiss almost kisses]] a short while before.]]

* Sagara and Inaba in ''FullMetalPanic'' pretend to be boyfriend/girlfriend to impress Inaba's friends. While they are "practicing", Kaname keeps telling herself that this trope is at work.

* In ''{{Friends}}'' after Monica and Chandler sleep together for the first time, they insist to never do it again, then ask each other when they ''can'' do it again.

* The infamous Mistletoe/Caroline induced kiss in {{Bones}} eventually leads to a conversation between Booth, Bones, and Dr. Sweets, during which Bones proclaims that the kiss "was totally sexless" and "was nothing". [[ShipperOnDeck Sweets disagrees]].

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', [[FanPreferredCouple Clark and Chloe]] does this more than everyone else put together.

* In BuffyTheVampireSlayer, Buffy used this defense with Spike after their first kiss, second kiss, and... the rest of their [[DestructiveRomance "relationship".]]

* ''DannyPhantom'' and their FakeOutMakeOut to fool TheHunter Valerie. They obviously felt something, but denies it. [[WillTheyOrWontThey This continues on throughout the rest of the series]].

* In ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode [[Recap/CommunityS1E09Debate109 Debate 109]] the kiss between Jeff and Annie was strategic and joyless.
* ''{{Scrubs}}'' had JD and Carla drunkenly kiss after JD spent the night trying to convince her to forgive Turk. They both say this immediately after and maintain it after telling Turk about the incident. In this case it really didn't mean anything, but finally made Carla realize how easy it can be to make a small mistake, giving her the impetus to forgive Turk for his.

* In HowIMetYourMother, [[spoiler: Barney and Robin cheat on their respective partners with each other and quickly decide that it doesn't mean anything, it can't mean anything. This despite them having had two [[MomentKiller interrupted]] [[AlmostKiss almost kisses]] a short while before.]]

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* At the end of [[GreekNinja Greek Ninja]], [[spoiler: Sasha and Daichi]] have a moment, specifically he hugs her, in a way that is obvious it's not just casual. Such intimate contact is not common in Japan between friends, so when she questions him on it, he simply replies: 'I meant it the western way then.'

* In ''{{Community}}'' episode [[Recap/CommunityS1E09Debate109 Debate 109]] the kiss between Jeff and Annie was strategic and joyless.

* [[Skins "It's only the drugs, right?"]]

-->'''Willow:''' No. It just means you'd rather be with someone you hate... then be with me.

* In BuffyTheVampireSlayer, Buffy used this defence with Spike after their first kiss, second kiss, and... the rest of their [[DestructiveRomance "relationship".]]

* In ''{{Community}}'' episode [[Recap/CommunityS1E09Debate109 Debate 109]] the kiss between Jeff and Annie was strategic and joyless. [[OrIsIt Or Was It]]?

* In ''{{Friends}}'' after Monica and Chandler [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean sleep together for the first time]], they insist to never do it again, then ask each other when they ''can'' do it again.

* In BuffyTheVampireSlayer, Buffy used this defence with Spike after their first kiss, second kiss, and... the [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean rest of their]] [[DestructiveRomance "relationship".]]

* At the end of [[GreekNinja Greek Ninja]], [[spoiler: Sasha and Daichi]] have a moment, specifically he hugs her, in a way that is obvious it's not just casual. Such intimate contact is not common in Japan between friends, so when [[spoiler: Sasha]] questions him on it, he simply replies: 'I meant it the western way then.'

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* In ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'', Apollo and Starbuck have some major drunken making out and [[{{Understatement}} things start getting heated]] before Apollo tries to slow them down, noticing that she seems to be upset. Starbuck's immediate response is to claim she just wanted an easy lay, and that there is nothing between the two of them - [[UnresolvedSexualTension an obvious lie to anyone who's watched them together up until that point]].

* In the reimagined ''BattlestarGalactica'', Apollo and Starbuck have some major drunken making out and [[{{Understatement}} things start getting heated]] before Apollo tries to slow them down, noticing that she seems to be upset. Starbuck's immediate response is to claim she just wanted an easy lay, and that there is nothing between the two of them - [[UnresolvedSexualTension an obvious lie to anyone who's watched them together up until that point]].

* After Aeryn and John's first kiss on {{Farscape}} they both claim it was because of oxygen deprivation and a stressful moment. They also used the stress excuse for the first time they slept together.

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Two people who are JustFriends do something that proves otherwise. Be it an AccidentalKiss, AlmostKiss, FakeOutMakeOut, KissingUnderTheInfluence, or whatever. Afterwards, they will simply insist that ItDoesntMeanAnything or [[ThatDidntHappen didn't happen]]. Their body language usually betrays their true feelings towards the situation, and one of the two will usually come right out and say "ItMeantSomethingToMe".

One common version of this is when, for one reason or another, character A asks character B to pose as his/her boy/girl-friend or significant other. Usually ending up with both characters awkwardly abling through being told what a [[ShipTease cute couple]] they make.

If this trope involves them insisting that a shared kiss didn't mean anything, the agreement will often be followed by a kiss.

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'''Examples:'''

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[[folder:Literature]]
* Cat from the NightHuntress series insists that [[KissingUnderTheInfluence her attraction to Bones]] is caused by alcohol, instead of being revealed by it.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* In ''{{Friends}}'' after Monica and Chandler [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean sleep together for the first time]], they insist to never do it again, then ask each other when they ''can'' do it again.
* In her introductory episode, [[DoctorWho Martha]] gets kissed by the Doctor. It's a genetic transfer, but she does develop a crush on him...
** Who wouldn't? This is DavidTennant we're talking about, after all.
* In the second season of DeadLikeMe, Daisy kisses Mason and then adds, "Don't make any more of it than it is."
* After Aeryn and John's first kiss on {{Farscape}} they both claim it was because of oxygen deprivation and a stressful moment. They also used the stress excuse for the first time they slept together.
* The infamous Mistletoe/Caroline induced kiss in {{Bones}} eventually leads to a conversation between Booth, Bones, and Dr. Sweets, during which Bones proclaims that the kiss "was totally sexless" and "was nothing". [[ShipperOnDeck Sweets disagrees]]
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[[folder:Manga and Anime]]
* Sagara and Inaba in ''FullMetalPanic'' pretend to be boyfriend/girlfriend to impress Inaba's friends. While they are "practicing", Kaname keeps telling herself that this trope is at work.
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* In ''PennyAndAggie'', Penny reacts this way after her [[FriendlyEnemy frenemy]], HandsomeLech Stan, gives her a good-bye kiss out of habit (he'd ended up in her bedroom by accident) and they both get unexpectedly turned on. The scene pairs this trope with ThatDidntHappen.
* In ''BittersweetCandyBowl'', Lucy kisses Mike after a particularly unpleasant encounter with some youth gang members. She immediately denies that it meant anything, but it obviously did for both parties.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''DannyPhantom'' and their FakeOutMakeOut to fool TheHunter Valerie. They obviously felt something, but denies it. [[WillTheyOrWontThey This continues on throughout the rest of the series]].
* When the crew goes on a cruise in ''{{Futurama}}'', Leela pretends to be Fry's girlfriend so Zapp Brannigan will leave her alone. After she kisses Fry and Zapp leaves, she tells Fry, "That was for Zapp." Fry asks if she has anything else for him.
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