Platonic Shadow

What is Platonic Shadow?


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A friend of the opposite gender, with whom you have no sexual tension or chemistry. Deinfed in the footnotes of Douglas Coupland's book Generation X. A nonsexual friendship with a member of the opposite sex. Douglas Coupland later admitted to being gay.

Natalie and Scott sat on the couch, watching a movie in his dimly lit basement.

Although they were both straight, and not signifigantly unattractive people, their relationship was completely nonsexual.

Natalie: You're my favorite Platonic Shadow, M'dear.

Scott: You made that term up, didn't you?

N: It's from a book by Douglas Coupland.

S: I don't care, I'm trying to watch this shitty movie.

N: Sorry.

See coupland, platonic, friendship, generation x, sex


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