Is the friendzone a real thing? How do you get there, and more importantly, how do you get out?
I think I may have some insight on this one being that I have been in the friendzone and have also (I’m not ashamed to say) placed a few people there. But is the friendzone really even as bad as people make it seem?
The friendzone is not new, but it’s supposedly a “place” where any unwanted and undesired suitors you have reside. Now, I personally wouldn’t want anyone I did NOT want to date to even think we were close enough to be called friends, because um, awkward. I’ve seen guys complain that they’ve been friendzoned (it’s even a verb) by their actual friends that are girls that they want to date, and some guys think girls can’t be friendzoned, but haha, as aforementioned, I’m in the friendzone right now! But I’m fine with that. Let’s be honest, most guys aren’t even doing anything to get out of the friendzone. How is your friend girl supposed to know you want to date her if you never, oh, you know, ask her out? On an actual date?
I also think it’s important to develop a friendship with someone first even if you have romantic feelings for them. So it also confuses me when people are complaining about being in the friendzone when that’s the basis of a relationship. Now if you have a person you have expressed feelings for in the proper manner, and they still are not interested, you, my friend, should just move on!