be good friends
be (just) good friends
A phrase used to emphasize that two people are not in a romantic relationship. Oh, he's not my boyfriend—we're just good friends.
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She says it's stupid to have a boyfriend while I am a young teenager and that it's better to just be good friends with a guy.
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