沦为友人
[lún wéi yŏu rén]
'Reduced to Just Friends' depicts someone resigned to being merely good acquaintances despite once having a deeper relationship. Perhaps the original intimacy between two people has weakened, transforming into mere companionship, even if both parties still care deeply for each other but no longer possess romantic interest. This phrase is often selected when there exists an unsatisfied, bittersweet memory of romance or passion shifting away from passionate infatuations toward more stable platonic bonds.