A standard breakup line, commonly used in Real Life. One member of a couple suggests to the other that their romantic attachment end and they stay Better as Friends. This is usually taken badly (Unlucky Childhood Friend, "friend zone", etc.). The speaker may or may not actually wish to be friends, or indeed ever have contact with their ex again, but wants to spare the other's feelings in any case. See Just Friends for a type of Romance Arc that the Let's Just Be Friends line can be used to end. Examples of Let's Just Be Friends include: