4. Set boundaries
As close as they were, there were some areas that just didn't work. Like Jack setting Liz up...with a woman ("Those shoes are definitely bi-curious"), or his corporate crush on her boyfriend, the Floydster. Sometimes, things got messy.
5. Or, just pick a partner who gets it.
Even though Avery Jessup didn't last, she was clearly Jack's best match (Elizabeth Banks is my idol). Remember when she tried to get Liz and Jack to stop being so dependent on each other, but after it backfired she got them back together out of respect for their weird relationship? I do, because it led to Liz's confession that she was so distraught, she was wearing a Duane Reade bag as underwear, and I haven't stopped laughing since. If you're gonna be this close with a guy, you both need a BF/GF who will just GET IT.
6. Teach each other valuable lessons.
If Liz hadn't indulged Jack the Writer, allowing him to get in touch with his creative side, might we have been denied the joys of MILF Island and Celebrity Homonym? And if Jack hadn't made it his mission to see Liz succeed as an executive, she wouldn't have learned about being business drunk:
7. And finally, while it may seem convenient to use your friend to make your ex jealous, beware that it will probably end like this:
And there you have it, 30 Rock's response to the When Harry Met Sally assertion that men and women can't be friends. In Liz Lemon's world they certainly can, and our lives are all the better for it.
Were you one of those people that hoped for a Lemon/Donaghy union? Or are you as happy as I am that they stayed friends? Are you sad for the finale tonight?
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