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8 Stages of Being Friendzoned

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cal State LA chapter.

So you think you’ve met the one. He’s got everything that you could ever ask for in a guy: tall, handsome, funny, and the best part is…he knows you exist! You even pinch yourself sometimes when he talks to you to see if it’s real. But then, one day, you hear the most horrible words come out of his mouth: “My girlfriend and I….”. Your heart stops. It was WAY too good to be true! The boy you are so infatuated with is already in a relationship with someone else, and he’ll make it a point to tell you that! Here are some gifs (mainly of Taylor Swift) that explain the stages of what it’s like to be friendzoned by your prince charming.

1. The moment you first saw him

2. How you felt after you finally had the nerve to talk to him

3. Every time he approaches you, your inner T-Swizzle comes out

4. How you felt when he first mentioned his girlfriend

5. How you felt when you got home that same day

6. When reality sinks in during school

7. When you convince your friends to always be on the look out for him and his gf

8. But at the end of the day, you gotta suck it up!

Remember, it’s better to be just friends with him than to be nothing at all!

Lover of reading, writing, and taking photographs. First year student at Cal State LA majoring in Television and Film Studies with an emphasis on Broadcast Journalism. 
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Yzzy Gonzalez

Cal State LA

Yzzy (real name Ysabel, for the record) is obsessed with a myriad of things, including Inception, traveling, Downtown LA, and laser tagging. Majoring in Television, Film and Media and a lover of creative writing, Yzzy is torn between visual storytelling and using a whole bunch of words. Twitter: @yzzygonzalez