The Friend Zone

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LiraelG

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b3nn3tt said:
Only insofar as there are women who are friends with men and feel no romantic feelings towards them. The idea that guys can be 'friendzoned' and that this somehow makes the woman wrong to not want to date them is disgustingly ludicrous.

Maybe a guy thinks that he would perfect for a girl he's friends with, but at the end of the day, that's not his choice to make. If he likes her, then he should act on that. If she says no, maybe she doesn't want to ruin the friendship, but I would have said that more often than not she just doesn't see him that way and is letting him down gently. At this point, the guy can either cut ties and move on, or can actually be friends with her. What is not right is when the guy pretends to be friends but is still intent on making her his. She made her choice, deal with.

Disclaimer: I have described it as guys being 'friendzoned' by women only because that is the only example I've seen discussed, I'm not implying that it can't happen the other way too.
I agree with this.

Also: whilst the 'I don't want to ruin our friendship' statement seems childish, this is due to the way it's presented in the media. The alternative - the words 'I do not and will never like you in that way because...' - would ruin someone's confidence. They're not a better option. They're too blunt and show a lack of empathy.