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Updated 3 months ago,January 21, 2025
Youve known each other for years.
No one gets you like your best friend.
So when feelings start popping up unbidden, it can be confusing and emotional.
Always Be My Maybe
Are you just friends, or could there be something more?
As a hardcore romantic comedy fan, the friends-to-lovers romance trope is my all-time favorite.
If youre currently crushing hard for a friend, stream these friends-to-lovers rom coms to get some ideas.
(Of if youre more of an enemies-to-lovers babe,we have a list for that, too.)
When the dig hits too close to home, she asks him to help her become more desirable.
Long Shot (2019)
Fred had such a crush on his babysitter, Charlotte.
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Well now shes running for president and has asked him to be her speech writer.
What better way to raise some quick cash than make an adult film?
This movie is surprisingly sweet and wholesome considering the title and plot.WatchZack and MirionTubi.
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That all changed after an impromptu jaunt in the back of Marcuss car when theyre teens.
(This one has an A+ cameo, too.
)WatchAlways Be My MaybeonNetflix.
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But clearly the rest of his family are way more in-tune with whats really going on than Peter is.
If you need a lesson in how to do this trope right, watch the kissing practice scene.
And then watch it again just for fun.WatchSome Kind of WonderfulonPrime Video,Paramount+, andMGM+.
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(And check out this scathing takedown:Is 13 Going on 30 Anti-Feminist?)
Does it maybe give unrealistic expectations for people dealing with unrequited love?
Sure, but its still a fun watch.
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(Also, were happy to see Daniel Radcliffe in literally anything.
)WatchWhat IfonAmazon Video.
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