Consciously uncoupled

These 10 duos bicker like siblings, banter like lovers, and have each other's back like family. Proof that some of the best relationships aren't romantic but platonic

- Tanisha Saxena

1 Will and Sylvia; Platonic.

The onetime besties reconnect in middle age. He is now a hipster brewery owner, stuck in man-child mode. She is a mom of three, who has lost her sense of self. Their dynamic is messy, hilarious and kind of essential. Sylvia shows Will how to adult in relationships. He shows her that growing up doesn't mean giving up your identity. Together, they're half a functional adult, half a disaster, and proof of how necessary cross-gender friendships are.

2 Don and Peggy; Mad Men.

He's the creative genius at the ad agency. She starts off as the secretary. In a Mills & Boon novel she'd fall for his charm, he for her innocence. But in the show, Peggy rises slowly, mentored by Don to become his equal. She has a harder time of it – Madison Avenue in the 1960s is a sexist, rich-boys' club. But the two hold each other up. And apart from one sad attempt in S1, there's no need for sex.

3 Sherlock and Watson; Elementary.