platonic
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The platonic love between Helen and Sam—she straight, he gay—is very real and very moving, as long as one disregards the inconvenient fact that they’re all scoundrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Before they could move from platonic friendship to a romantic relationship, and even build a life together, they had to know the truth about their fathers.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
‘We are not romantically involved’: I’m marrying my platonic best friend of 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
But his interest in Bebe had been purely platonic.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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