I'm sorry, to what are you referring?Ridrith said:Internet credibility still zero.Jacco said:And I say this as a social psychology major.
It can and does happen.
I'm sorry, to what are you referring?Ridrith said:Internet credibility still zero.Jacco said:And I say this as a social psychology major.
It can and does happen.
So basically what you're saying is that you are the "friend zoned" person who my entire post was railing against?PhreakyDee said:I was close to being completely friendzoned, but after actually understanding that he was never gonna go anywhere with our "friendship" igot pissed, raged about him, cried a lot and then i moved on. Yes i still remember him, but i am not reminded constantly of how much i would like to be with him and getting crushed everytime i am "just one of the guys".
So, yes . It happens to women, but i guess we are just not as loud about it. Mostly because we feel it as a horrible defeat and we do not like to dwell in those with all the feelin and period stuff we also have to focus on...
If they are 'victims', they are making victims of themselves. Again I argue that FZ is more a self-imposed depressive condition than anything else. BUT that absolutely DOES NOT excuse lashing out at anyone just because they rebuffed you. As stated previously, it is NOT fair to give someone that sort of power over you without their knowing or consent. So we're in agreement on that much.Phasmal said:I still think you are presenting those people too much as victims.senordesol said:The 'whatever, just date someone else' attitude really shows a lack of understanding or care for the emotional weight unrequited love can put on a person. Yes: it is a self-imposed state, and yes: lashing out against the one who spurned you isn't fair (and I'm sorry it happened to you). But it's there! Some people never see it, and some people are good at avoiding it, but it is a thing! Some sympathy, rather than cynicism would not go amiss.
The emotions wrapped up in it can be crippling and are worth far more examination than 'eh, learn 2 deel wiht rejection n00b!'. Jeez, would you (metaphorical, not actual) tell a kid to 'just get over it' when the dog he raised from a puppy dies?
And maybe some of them are. Obviously, everyone experiences heartbreaks, and some that stay with them for a very long time.
But being hurt does not entitle people to act however they want.
I don't feel I should have to sympathize with the person who was horrible to me, because they certainly didn't sympathize with me.
I would not tell a kid to `just get over it`, but I also would not sympathize if he decided that the dog dying meant he could strangle the cat.
EDIT: To be clear, I'm not saying that there aren't people who are truly good and get hurt. There are. I'm just saying portraying this as a one-sided black-and-white issue is oversimplifying.
Fine. I'll accept that. But the concern remains: do you agree that it exists either in the clinical definition you describe or my over-dramatic contention?dunam said:Guess what? We all have baggage. We're just not bringing it with us into the conversation.senordesol said:I've already admitted that I've got baggage in this conversation.
I feel the wikipedia definition fails to explore the real crux of the matter (the one pertinent to this conversation, anyway) and propagates my issues with the over-all dismissive attitudes toward people afflicted by such a condition. The notion that the friendzoned were only after sex or should 'just move on' is dismissive, insulting, and pretty damn cruel.
The pining and ever-present frustration deserves a mention as does the resentment and depression. Now, while we can debate the definition all day, I'm more interested in disabusing the notions that the condition does not exist at all - that heavily invested unrequited lovers unable to satisfy their romantic needs are simply being over-dramatic.
People who are friend zoned are not necessarily heavily invested or over dramatic. But you were in your past experiences and think therefor the definition of the word should be exactly what you experienced it to be. I think you would be much more happy and succesful relationshipwise if you focused a little less on yourself, your pain and needs and started listening and paying attention at what happens around you.
Because changing the definition of a word to include your personal experiences with it, that's going slightly far.
What I replied to in my first post was simply that males has a tendency to just see a female being rejected only to go after the first and the best on their "secret 'who is to be my boyfriend' list", giving an illusion that she took the first one for granted. What he does not see is the endless insecurity and personal torture she is unleashing upon herself. What most friendzoned guys rarely see is that there may actually be a girl just waiting for them to stop worrying about their friendzoning so that he can go right over to her and say hi. But in most cases he is friendzoning her. It's an annoying circle in which I don't really see a bad one, just a bunch of confused and lost people.Jacco said:So basically what you're saying is that you are the "friend zoned" person who my entire post was railing against?PhreakyDee said:I was close to being completely friendzoned, but after actually understanding that he was never gonna go anywhere with our "friendship" igot pissed, raged about him, cried a lot and then i moved on. Yes i still remember him, but i am not reminded constantly of how much i would like to be with him and getting crushed everytime i am "just one of the guys".
So, yes . It happens to women, but i guess we are just not as loud about it. Mostly because we feel it as a horrible defeat and we do not like to dwell in those with all the feelin and period stuff we also have to focus on...
Not everyone is good in social situations though. I have social anxiety. The idea of having to go up and talk to someone terrifies me. There are times I can't even leave the house because I am too scared to deal with people.Evil Smurf said:It sounds like you want friendship. This sounds brash, but how hard is it to go up to classmates or someone at a cafe and just talk to them? Seriously I've no issue with talking to people and making friends.senordesol said:It's dismissals like these that make me sad. Dismissals like these that make the friendzone all the more lonely.Evil Smurf said:The "friendzone" does not exist: Man up, grow a pair and ask said person of desire out. If you are rejected, realise that not everyone want to get in your pants.
If you want to get laid so badly go to a bar and get some floozy drunk.
It's not about sex. It's not even about the object of desire. It's the crushing knowledge that you are not good enough -not for her- and, apparently, not for anyone.
The friendzone does exist. I have tread that lonely valley before. It is not a matter of 'sacking up'. If no one wants you; the sack gets you no further be it full or empty.
How can the friendzone be a male only thing when you admit yourself in your own comment that girls are also friendzoned?rhodo said:Because it's a male only thing, as simple as that.
Boys are those who think if they are nice with a girl, that girl with give them a BJ for a reward. Girls don't have this escheved way of thinking, so that's why no girl ever complains about being friendzoned.
All true. Most relationships need both a physical attraction as well as a basis of common ground. Whereas a friendship is generally just the latter and not the former. So you can see how I might draw the conclusion that a "friendzone" situation would be exactly that.Lilani said:I really don't like calling it "attraction" because I feel like that doesn't delineate between pure physical attraction and romantic chemistry. I don't like conflating the two because I think it's more complicated than that. One does not necessarily lead to the other, but sometimes it can. I don't see them as the same thing, because if physical attraction on its own is always the silver bullet when it comes to true love then that doesn't explain why old couples can remain in love long into their golden years. There is an element of physical attraction to love, to be sure, but if that's all you're going to base your relationships on then they aren't going to have much staying power, and you're going to have to rely upon you're going to hope both of your standards change as you get up in years.
Also, I think the definition you provided for "romantic chemistry" is exactly the opposite of what I meant. It's not "I'm not attracted to them and I don't know what to call it," having romantic chemistry is "I'm attracted to them and I don't know exactly why."
Having been the girl/woman sleeping with a friend I was in love with because I was sure that if I gave him everything while asking for nothing in return he'd decide off of his own back to make a commitment to me despite having nothing to gain from it... I can quite assuredly say that I was equally if not more pathetic as anyone who does the same but without the sex bit.Eleuthera said:This actually made me wonder. Is there any difference between a girl/woman who keeps sleeping with a guy hoping for him to change his mind and accept the relationship. And the guy who keeps being nice/being there/being friendzoned in the hope for the same?
I'd just like to pop up to point out that while this is true, physical attraction often develops after romantic attraction. Personally, I've had a habit of meeting people that I initially objectively find rather physically unappealling, but once they open their mouths I inexplicably want to have lots of sex with them. In fact I've even formed two long term relationships with such people.hooblabla6262 said:Most relationships need both a physical attraction as well as a basis of common ground.
I recently read some literature that suggested that people in happy relationships will continue to find each other attractive indefinitely. For example, a happily married couple of which both halves are getting grey, wrinkly and fat will still find each other attractive in spite of there being no physical reason.lisadagz said:I think this is also why, after a nasty break up, a person can look back on a person they've dated and go 'How did I not realise how ugly they are?'