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* The [[{{Hentai}} h-anime]] ''Sex Friend Osananajimi'' (based on the [[HGame eroge]] VisualNovel ''Sex Friend Osananajimi'', aka; "Childhood Friends With Benefits"), revolves around Akihara Shiho and Senou Yukihisa bumping into each other following a high school reunion, and going for a cup of coffee to reminisce about their youth. They remember how after discussing romance, [[ChildhoodFriendRomance they decided to become a couple]] and almost immediately started experimenting. However, once graduation approached, they decided that they would break up and go their separate ways, and in the intertwining years they both married spouses that ended up leaving them for someone else, though they were both grateful kids were not born to them. Following their reunion at the coffee shop, they visit a love hotel, where they admit that it was a mistake to break up in the first place, and after confessing their true feelings for each other, they decide to restart their relationship, which they imply will end up in marriage.

* In ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', Aaron was Lissa's boyfriend before she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy. She still had feelings for her. He pursued her romantically following her return. They briefly got back together, but his love was unrequited.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki'' has [[TheHero Van Arkride]] and Elaine Auclaire, a pair of ChildhoodFriends who dated back in high school, but separated due to Van disappearing without a word. [[spoiler:They still have feelings for each other come the main game, but Van has ''lots'' of emotional baggage that he'd like to resolve himself, causing him to alienate both her and their mutual friend René.]]

* [[{{ComicBook/MonetStCroix}} Monet]] was treated as this for ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017''. The teams receives a mission to save her, which Creed says isn't about money. When he gives a briefing on Monet, Deathstrike concludes she's his ex which causes Creed to get defensive. Despite his denials of having romantic feelings for Monet, he gets very flustered when he tells her how good it is to see her again. Later when being held prisoner by Stryker's cult, Creed finally has a chance to speak with Monet & apologize for leaving her when she was cursed by Emplate, but she doesn't blame him due to how evil she became. As he prepares to tell her something, a giant heart appears behind them, seemingly confirming lingering feelings

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' Eda and Raine were romantically involved during their younger days, until Eda's secretiveness and defensiveness concerning [[spoiler:her curse]] pushed them apart, and their interactions in the present show that there's still some attraction on both sides.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki'' has [[TheHero Van Arkride]] and Elaine Auclaire who have been childhood friends and had dated back in high school but separated due to Van moving away. [[spoiler:They still have feelings for each other come the main game, but Van has ''lots'' of emotional baggage that he'd like to resolve himself while alienating both Elaine and Rene, his two closest friends.]]

* In Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Literature/TheHollow'', John Christow cheats on both his wife and his mistress with an old girlfriend who dumped him because he wouldn't sacrifice his career for her. As a result, he gets murdered. By his possessively-loving wife.