History Main / PlatonicDeclarationOfLove

* The title character of ''Series/{{Dexter}}''' platonically declares his love to his stepdaughter Astor in the episode "Teenage Wasteland". This is the first time [[SociopathicHero Dexter]] breaks TheILoveYouStigma.

* The title character of "Series/{{Dexter}}", platonically declares his love to his stepdaughter Astor in the episode "Teenage Wasteland". This is the first time [[SociopathicHero Dexter]] breaks TheILoveYouStigma.

* The title character of "Series/Dexter", platonically declares his love to his stepdaughter Astor in the episode "Teenage Wasteland". This is the first time [[SociopathicHero Dexter]] breaks the ILoveYouStigma.

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* In ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', when Steve announces the new Captain America to the Avengers, he refers to Sam as "a man whom I love with all my heart."
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** In one issue, Superman and Franchise/WonderWoman are transported to Valhalla to fight in a war against demons and are prevented from leaving until the war is concluded. The war ends up lasting over a thousand years, but in all that time and despite a growing attraction to Diana, Clark remains faithful to Lois. On the eve of their last battle, the two acknowledge that it'll be their last night together. Clark admits that despite all the time that's passed, Lois is still the only person for him, of which Diana approves. The two embrace and share the following conversation.

* The page image hails from ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' between ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} and [[Characters/WonderGirl Donna Troy]], during the latter's wedding where Dick (who grew up with Donna on the Titans to the point view each other like siblings) walked her down the aisle.

** "[[Recap/MonkS2E2MrMonkGoesToMexico Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico]]": when Captain Stottlemeyer, Monk's FriendOnTheForce, gets the (erroneous) report that he's been killed, he tells Randy that he will resign if Monk doesn't get a police funeral with full honors (despite having been discharged from the force) and declares, "I'm going to tell you something, Randy, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I loved that man." A few minutes later, he gets the news that it was a lookalike and not Monk who was killed, and his mood flip-flops:

** He gives one to [[ThreeAmigos both Fry and Leela]] at the end of ''[[Recap/FuturamaM2TheBeastWithABillionBacks The Beast With a Billion Backs]]''.

* Obi-Wan Kenobi confesses that he "did" love Anakin right after their climactic fight at the end of ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. From the tone of his voice, one could easily believe it's still true, as apparently he doesn't have the heart to watch his friend die.

* ''Fanfic/SisterFloriana'': The [[ProtagonistTitle title character]] gets this from her best friend, Sister Eulalia in ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/958668974-sister-floriana-the-pinata The Pinata]].''
* ''Fanfic/SoTheTrauma'': After having her heart broken by her first girlfriend Erica (who turned out to be a [[TheMole Mole]] and a [[RoboticReveal robot]]), Kim goes to the prom with her best friend Ron. The story ends with Kim platonically confessing to him:

* Before the final battle with [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins the Archdemon]] in ''Fanfic/ShadowAndRose'', Elissa tells her companions that in the year they have spent together, they've come to be her surrogate family and "I love all of you."

* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'': After [[spoiler:Yang's]] AnguishedDeclarationOfLove, Weiss tells her that she loves her, but [[LikeBrotherAndSister like a sister]].

* Seen frequently throughout ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'', particularly between [[OriginalCharacter Evvy]] and her [[LikeBrotherAndSister honorary brothers]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Dorian]] and Mahanon.
* In the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ShiningAndSweet'' chapter "Hypothermia", Piston Hondo explains to Great Tiger that his feelings for him are deep, but not romantic, establishing the two as having a queer platonic relationship.

* One chapter of ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' has Matsuri [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove making an emotional spectacle]] in stating how important his [[SenpaiKohai senpai]] Soga is to him. It's played [[{{Bathos}} for equals parts humor and pathos]], mostly playing on the [[ShipTease romantic overtones]] between the two Matsuri remains completely oblivious to.

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** In the climax [[spoiler:When Peter-1 aka the MCU Peter decides to pull a HeroicSacrifice and {{Unperson}} himself once and for all, Doctor Strange warns him, “Everyone who knows and loves you, we'd… we'd have no memory of you.”]]

-->'''Jack:''' Lemon, there is a word, a once special word that’s been tragically co-opted by the romance industrial complex, and I would hate to use it here and have you think that I am suggesting any type of romantic sentiment, let alone an invitation to scale bone mountain. It’s a word that comes to us by way of the old high German "luba" from the Latin "lubera" meaning "to be pleasing." So I’m going to use this word to describe how I feel about you in the way that our Anglo-Saxon forefathers would have used it in reference to say "hot bowl of bear meat" or "your enemy's skull split."\\

** This is a plot point in the episode “Breaking the Ice”, where Martin can platonically say “I love you” to his dog Eddie or his friend Duke, but can’t actually say it to his sons Frasier and Niles. Martin tries claiming that he says “I love ''ya''“ to Eddie and Duke, but the boys don’t buy it.
** In the episode “Back Talk”. Daphne is getting married soon, and Frasier laments that she will be moving out soon and he’ll miss her. He means it perfectly platonically, but Daphne overhears and thinks he is in love with her. After the confusion is sorted out, they have this conversation.
--->'''Daphne:''' ''[hopefully]'' Then you don’t love me?\\

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother:'' In "Little Minnesota", Robin is feeling down as she can’t go home for the holidays, and Marshall gets her thrown out of a bar that reminds her of Canada because he was jealous of the attention she was getting. He later finds her eating ice cream on her doorstep and they reconcile, with him giving her one of these.
-->'''Marshall:''' I’m so sorry for what happened back there. I--I acted like a total jerk. I... I shouldn’t have said anything.\\
'''Robin:''' No, look, I’m sorry. That was your place. I shouldn’t have tried to make it mine. It's just every year at the holidays, I get homesick. And so far, every year I’ve had a reason to stay--a boyfriend, a job… or something. But this year for this first time, I don’t.\\

'''Marshall:''' We all love you, okay? If you ever moved back to Canada, we would hop on a plane, we would track you down and, after Barney dragged us to a few of those strip clubs you talked about, we would bring you back here. Right where you’re supposed to be. It’s not New York without Robin Scherbatsky.\\

* In the young adult novel ''The Snowbird'', protagonist Willanna makes one of these to her horse, the eponymous Snowbird. The horse, who is quite young, will have to be ridden to a neighboring farm to get help for Willie's aunt, who has gone into premature labor. Willie knows that it's a risk to the horse; she'll have to go farther and faster than she's ever run in her life.

--->'''Lana''': Let's get out there, wreck that force screen, and get him out of this mess. We're only second stringers, Jimmy, but we'll show 'em... Nobody loved him better than us. NOBODY!

-->'''Kim''': Hey I misspoke earlier, and I don't mean to lead you on but... I love you so much.
-->'''Ron''': I love you too KP. You going to be okay?
-->'''Kim''': Yeah. Long as I'm with you.

-->'''Tommy''': "I'm only going to say this once, Jase, because I know how dumb it sounds. But-- I am going to say it, just in case we don't make it back. You've been my friend for five years, through thick and thin and things I can't even talk about. You never once let me down or backed away when I needed help. It's an honor to have known you, man, and- aw heck," ... "I love you, you know that?"
-->'''Jason''': "Yeah, I think I did. And I love you too, Tommy. You've always been like a brother to me, and you always will."

(''They hug'')

-->'''Tahei''': Matashichi? Let's stay friends in Heaven, too.

-->'''Peter''': [[TitleDrop I love you, man]].
-->'''Sydney''': I love you too, bud.
-->'''Peter''': I love you, dude.
-->'''Sydney''': I love you, Bro Montana.[[note]]A pun referring to legendary quarterback Joe Montana[[/note]]
-->'''Peter''': I love you, homes.
-->'''Sydney''': I love you, Bro-seph Goebbels.[[note]]A pun referring to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels[[/note]]
-->'''Peter''': I love you, muchacho.
-->'''Sydney''': I love you, Tycho Bro-he--[[note]]A pun on Danish astronomer Tycho Brohe[[/note]]
-->'''Priest''': OK! OK, let's continue here.

-->'''Antoninus''': I love you, Spartacus, as I love my own father.
-->'''Spartacus''': I love you, like the son I will never see.

-->'''Raklion''': The god is calling, I do not wish to go. Hekat-- ''[gasps]'' My beautiful knife-dancer... ''[sighs]'' I wish I had not banished Hano.

-->'''Charles''': David. I wasn't there for you. You needed me, your mother, and we gave you away. I can't imagine doing it, but I ''adore'' you, David, and that will ''never'' change. I could only have done it to ''protect'' you.\\
'''David''': I was a baby.\\
'''Charles''': I'll never know what that's like, the pain of it, to be abandoned. But I am here now, and I want to make it right. So, please, my darling boy, let me be your father.

--->'''Stottlemeyer''': I hate that man!

-->'''Jackson''': I'm not used to saying this to another guy... but I really love you.

* This becomes a plot point in the ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode “Back Talk”. Daphne is getting married soon, and Frasier laments that she will be moving out soon and he’ll miss her. He means it perfectly platonically, but Daphne overhears and thinks he is in love with her. After the confusion is sorted out, they have this conversation.
-->'''Daphne:''' ''[hopefully]'' Then you don’t love me?\\
'''Frasier:''' Oh, no, of course I love you, Daphne, but… as a friend, that's all.

--->'''Princess Carolyn''': It's been a pleasure working with you, Judah.\\
'''Judah''': I've found it to be an above-average experience. [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry Please forgive me for getting emotional]].

--->'''[=BoJack=]''': And I wish you didn't get so distant after you moved out.\\
'''Diane''': I'm sorry.\\

--->'''Bender:''' That wasn't love.
--->'''Fry:''' What? How can you say that?
--->'''Bender:''' Because Bender ''knows'' love. And love doesn't share itself with the world. Love is suspicious, love is needy, love is fearful, love is greedy. My friends, there is no great love without great jealousy! ''(He hugs Fry and Leela, choking them)'' I love you, meatbags!

-->'''Phoebe''': I love you anyway, Daddy. I'll love you forever.

'''Penn:''' ''(smiles)'' I love you too.

--->'''Steven''': I love you, [[spoiler: Peridot]].
--->'''[[spoiler:Peridot]]''': [[MeaningfulEcho Wow, thanks]].

'''[[spoiler: Shiro]]:''' *''momentarily freezes''*