A phrase used to temper emotions after direct, if not harsh, feedback. It's used to remind the receiver that their relationship is primary and important, and the feedback or comment comes with no intention to ruin the relationship, only to strengthen it.
People love Patrick's self-help program because even though he's super direct, he keeps the relationship intact. His trick is to say "are we still friends?" throughout the tough sessions. He'll call you out and yet somehow you don't feel beat down. I think that's why he's always booked.
Patrick: "You drank and gambled all your money away. You've chased away anyone who ever dared to love you. You're a total clusterfuck. Now look in that mirror right there and tell me who you are and who you can be without blaming anyone."
Me: *big sigh* "Hmmm... that big mirror?"
Patrick: "Yea... are we still friends?"
Me: *chuckles* ... "Yea... I guess we are."
Patrick: "You drank and gambled all your money away. You've chased away anyone who ever dared to love you. You're a total clusterfuck. Now look in that mirror right there and tell me who you are and who you can be without blaming anyone."
Me: *big sigh* "Hmmm... that big mirror?"
Patrick: "Yea... are we still friends?"
Me: *chuckles* ... "Yea... I guess we are."
by axolotyl92 June 12, 2022
1)What girl says:I don't want to go out with you, but "we should still be friends"
What guy hears:I would rather torture you with the thought of going out with me and watch you writhe in anguish, because it makes me feel good about myself.
2)Girl:We shouldn't go out anymore,but "we should still be friends".
Guy:If we're still gonna be friends why the hell did we go out in the first place?
What guy hears:I would rather torture you with the thought of going out with me and watch you writhe in anguish, because it makes me feel good about myself.
2)Girl:We shouldn't go out anymore,but "we should still be friends".
Guy:If we're still gonna be friends why the hell did we go out in the first place?
by Hartainian scribe August 3, 2007
Something that two people in a relationship say after they break up.
This rarely even happens, saying it is just a formality. Sorry.
This rarely even happens, saying it is just a formality. Sorry.
Jeremy: I'm sorry, but it's not working out anymore. We can still be friends tho.
Madeline: Yeah, sure, I'd love that.
*avoids the other while walking in the corridors for 3 more eternities*
Madeline: Yeah, sure, I'd love that.
*avoids the other while walking in the corridors for 3 more eternities*
by RAISINDAFFODILSLANA February 14, 2018
5 five words that are impossible to accomplish. Just a nice way of saying: “your clingy so we can still talk once a year”
Guy: “Hey this isn’t working, but we can still be friends”
Girl: “yeah that’d be great”
*guy to self: not gonna he friends*
*girl to self: friends? Seriously? How dumb does he think I am?*
Girl: “yeah that’d be great”
*guy to self: not gonna he friends*
*girl to self: friends? Seriously? How dumb does he think I am?*
by NapLover January 29, 2020
Something one says when dumping their partner, but this is unlikely to happen unless the couple has kids or owns a business together.
My ex: Everything can be like before. We can still be friends. I don't want to lose you altogether.
Me: Nah fuck you, I don't keep friendships after relationships. I'm not that forgiving, sorry....
Me: Nah fuck you, I don't keep friendships after relationships. I'm not that forgiving, sorry....
by Rotten Turkey May 27, 2022
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Ever, truely.
Written by conor oberst, of bright eyes.
Ever, truely.
Written by conor oberst, of bright eyes.
"And you say that I hurt you, in a voice like a prayer
Yeah, you say that I've hurt you, and your voice is like a prayer. Yeah, well maybe I hurt you sometimes, let's contrast and compare...lift up your shirt, the wound isn't there. I guess that your truth, is just the ghost of your lies...
...Yeah, your kind of truth, darling, is just the ghost of your lies, & I see through them all the time...
...I'm pouring some whiskey right now, I'm going to get so, so drunk, that I pass out, & forget your face, by the time I wake up..."
Kid 1: "Have you heard that beautiful song by Conor Oberst"
Kid 2: "But there are so many!"
Kid 1: "One of the most beautiful"
Kid 2: "Oooh, It's Cool We Can still be friends!"
Yeah, you say that I've hurt you, and your voice is like a prayer. Yeah, well maybe I hurt you sometimes, let's contrast and compare...lift up your shirt, the wound isn't there. I guess that your truth, is just the ghost of your lies...
...Yeah, your kind of truth, darling, is just the ghost of your lies, & I see through them all the time...
...I'm pouring some whiskey right now, I'm going to get so, so drunk, that I pass out, & forget your face, by the time I wake up..."
Kid 1: "Have you heard that beautiful song by Conor Oberst"
Kid 2: "But there are so many!"
Kid 1: "One of the most beautiful"
Kid 2: "Oooh, It's Cool We Can still be friends!"
by DiscoTrash August 30, 2006