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Two people who are [[Just Friends]] do something that proves otherwise. Be it an [[Accidental Kiss]], [[Almost Kiss]], [[Fake-Out Make-Out]], [[Kissing Under the Influence]], or whatever. Afterwards, they will simply insist that
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 [[Ship Tease|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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== Anime
* Sagara and Inaba in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' 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 ''[[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.
** Also notably averted with Monica and Joey—Chandler and Monica are asked to explain exactly how they got together, and Monica admits that it was actually Joey she had been looking for with the intention of sleeping with him, precisely ''because'' she wanted something "stupid and meaningless". She found Chandler first and, [[Happily Married|well...]]
* In ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Martha gets kissed by the Doctor in her introductory episode. It's a genetic transfer, but she does develop a crush on him...
* In the second season of [[Dead Like Me]], Daisy kisses Mason and then adds, "Don't make any more of it than it is."
* After Aeryn and John's first kiss on ''[[
* 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". [[Shipper
* In ''[[
* ''[[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.
* [[Skins|"It's only the drugs, right?"]]
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** When Faith (in [[Grand Theft Me|Buffy's body]]) has sex with Riley Finn, [[Good People Have Good Sex|his affection freaks her out]] so much she pulls away from him and starts babbling, "This is meaningless."
** In "Innocence" Willow flees the room after catching Xander kissing Cordelia.
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'''Willow:''' No. It just means you'd rather be with [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|someone you hate]]... then be with me. }}
* In [[How I Met Your Mother]], {{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 [[Moment Killer|interrupted]] [[Almost Kiss|almost kisses]] a short while before.}}
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