just friends
No romantic involvement
Just friends describes a relationship that is platonic rather than romantic or sexual, often used to clarify or deny deeper involvement: We went to dinner, but we're just friends.
The phrase frequently appears when someone suspects or hopes for more: Are you two dating?
No, we're just friends.
It can also serve as a gentle rejection: I think we should be just friends.
- nonpartnerOne excluded from partnership
- nonromanticWithout amorous feeling
- platonicFriendly without romance
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
- nondateOuting lacking romantic context
mixed signals · mixed messages · singleton · romantic tension · miscommunication · awkwardness · unrequited · companionship · rejection · slow fade · jealousy · denial · assumptions · emotional baggage · camaraderie · mutual respect · public perception · emotional support
- white liesfine thanks, happy to help, my pleasure, no trouble, love it
- relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, separated
just friendsa couple
Two or so
in a relationship · lovers · dating · together · married
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