POV: 7 on-screen couples who taught me that "Pyaar Dosti Hai"

It’s one thing to have a meet-cute with a stranger and fall in love but it’s entirely another when friendship turns into love and these on-screen couples are a beautiful reminder of that!

The friends to lovers trope is one of the most wholesome ones there is! When Monica proposes to Chandler, after years of friendship and eventually falling in love, we all get a little teary eyed. When Colin finally realized his feelings for Penelope, everyone waited with bated breath to watch their story unfold and when Aisha wrote an entire article in a magazine for Sid where she confessed her love for him, we wanted to become a writer the very next day. These friends made me believe that your partner has to be your ultimate best friend! He has to be the person you turn to when things go wrong or when life is looking up. When there’s gossip to share or different parts of the world to explore, he has to be your safe space like a best friend is supposed to be! After watching all of these iconic friends to lovers stories on-screen, I'd be lying if I said that I didn’t look at my guy best friend and thought of wanting the same until I came back in touch with reality! 

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While this will probably only be a dream for a lot of us, we can atleast live it via these on-screen couples!

Monica and Chandler - FRIENDS

Monica and Chandler started off as friends who believed that they’d both just end up single. Little did they know that life had other plans for them! Their relationship blossomed into something so beautiful! Everything that they knew about each other as friends helped them understand each other as partners. They were a team and they worked on their insecurities together as one unit.

Penelope and Colin - Bridgerton

Penelope and Colin have been each other’s confidantes ever since they were kids. During their strolls in the park they didn’t just have frivolous conversations but also protected one another from situations that could hurt their feelings. While Penelope always had feelings for Colin, Colin didn’t always reciprocate or realize that, but the day he did, boy did he change their entire trajectory for the better!

Jim and Pam - The Office

The inside jokes that led to them constantly looking at each other in office and smiling, the pranks that they played together on the rest of the office and how they supported each other through thick and thin, Jim and Pam’s arc from friends to lovers has been a rather wholesome one!

Jay and Aditi - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Buddies who always indulged in fun banter and had each other’s backs, Jay and Aditi spent so much time together to the point where they were literally inseparable and from a third person’s POV, it felt like they were dating. But when asked, they'd deny it. Instead, they'd say that they're BFFs who are simply each other’s first priority. It was only when the two actually start dating other people that they realize that the person they're looking for has been in front of them all along.

Rahul and Anjali - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

The most iconic friends to lovers trope that exists in Bollywood, Rahul and Anjali went from playing basketball and arguing in the middle of college to eventually getting married. And ofcourse the famous "Pyaar Dosti Hai" phrase was coined in this film by Rahul during a lecture.

Sid and Aisha - Wake up Sid

Sid was Aisha’s first friend when she was just a new girl in the city and Aisha was the one who pushed Sid to step outside his comfort zone and kickstart his career. They fell in love whilst living together as friends and navigating the beautiful city of Mumbai!

Ron and Hermoine - Harry Potter series

Ron and Hermoine have pretty much grown up together. They went from saving people as first graders, acing Quidditch to experiencing teenage love. Something that they don’t really teach you at Hogwarts! They might often quarrel and might not be on the same page all the time but dare if anyone else harms the other and all the wands and charms come to the rescue!

Out of these, which one is your favorite 'friends to lovers' story? Let us know in the comments below!

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