Please don't misunderstand. I'm not suggesting that the inherent idea of main guy + main girl strikes me as "shallow" all the time. It depends on the series, the characters, and the relationships in question. I, personally, enjoy plenty of main guy + main girl pairings when that's the kind of chemistry and tension that's presented.

For Phoenix and Maya specifically, however, it simply baffles me. If those two aren't an example of an incredible, amazing, platonic bond between a guy and a girl, I'm not quite sure what is.