Friend Zoned

[rwahdan]

Can you still be friends with a friend that has friend zoned you to the point of no return?

[countrygirl12]

What does friend zoned mean?

[bremer51]

I don't know the term "friend zoned" either.  Enlighten us, please.

[countrygirl12]

I don't know the term "friend zoned" either.  Enlighten us, please.

The only way I know it means is like if a girl and a guy are friends and say the guy is falling for the girl and wants a girlfriend but she just wants a friend then he is in the friend zone.  You cannot change a person's feelings or make them like you in ways that they don't.

But people use terms in so many different ways it is hard to know what people are meaning. 

[pectacon]

CAN you, yes, if you actually ever valued the friendship. The type of person who complains about being friend zoned often did not truly want to be your friend in the first place, what they really wanted was sex. In my book, if it becomes clear that you view our friendship as a worthless consolation prize, you are not even desirable as a friend anymore, much less whatever else you had in mind.

[paints]

According to Wikipedia: "In popular culture, the friend zone is a situation in which one member of a friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not. It is generally considered to be an undesirable situation for the rejected person.

The sense of zone is one of being stuck in an unwanted and distant relationship. The rejected person is said to have been put "in" the object of their affection's "friend zone". The concept of the friend zone has been criticized as misogynistic, because of a belief that the concept implies an expectation that women should have sex with men in whom they have no interest, simply because the men were nice to them. This is closely associated with so-called "nice guy syndrome"."

If you can respect their boundaries, you can stay friends.  If you can't, and keep trying to change their mind, then no, it's best for both of you to move along.

[countrygirl12]

According to Wikipedia: "In popular culture, the friend zone is a situation in which one member of a friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not. It is generally considered to be an undesirable situation for the rejected person.

The sense of zone is one of being stuck in an unwanted and distant relationship. The rejected person is said to have been put "in" the object of their affection's "friend zone". The concept of the friend zone has been criticized as misogynistic, because of a belief that the concept implies an expectation that women should have sex with men in whom they have no interest, simply because the men were nice to them. This is closely associated with so-called "nice guy syndrome"."

If you can respect their boundaries, you can stay friends.  If you can't, and keep trying to change their mind, then no, it's best for both of you to move along.

The "rejected person" is not rejected.  I just want to be friends. I am not interested in dating you.  So the issue seems to lie with the OP.  It is in your court.  You can respect that the other person doesn't want to date you but wants to be friends.  That is all.  If you can't deal with that then you need to just move on and let the whole thing go.

I understand you may be hurt especially if the other person may have done things to lead you to believe that there could or would be more.  Even so, things can happen and they realize they don't want to be in a relationship but they do still want to remain friends. But then again, it is still up to you at this point.

[nmbrown863]

I guess if that is all you will ever be. You can still be friends as long as the person falling for the other person is okay with that.

[paints]

According to Wikipedia: "In popular culture, the friend zone is a situation in which one member of a friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not. It is generally considered to be an undesirable situation for the rejected person.

The sense of zone is one of being stuck in an unwanted and distant relationship. The rejected person is said to have been put "in" the object of their affection's "friend zone". The concept of the friend zone has been criticized as misogynistic, because of a belief that the concept implies an expectation that women should have sex with men in whom they have no interest, simply because the men were nice to them. This is closely associated with so-called "nice guy syndrome"."

If you can respect their boundaries, you can stay friends.  If you can't, and keep trying to change their mind, then no, it's best for both of you to move along.

The "rejected person" is not rejected.  I just want to be friends. I am not interested in dating you.  So the issue seems to lie with the OP.  It is in your court.  You can respect that the other person doesn't want to date you but wants to be friends.  That is all.  If you can't deal with that then you need to just move on and let the whole thing go.

I understand you may be hurt especially if the other person may have done things to lead you to believe that there could or would be more.  Even so, things can happen and they realize they don't want to be in a relationship but they do still want to remain friends. But then again, it is still up to you at this point.

Their sexual overture is rejected.  Which is what 'friend-zoned' means.

[heypeg]

What is friend zoned. Never heard that expression.

[dreamyxo]

Maybe but I'd lean more towards no especially if I wasn't totally over them.

[alina6]

I think this forum topic confused me more than I have ever been on fusion cash. Sounds like once you are in the friend zone you can never get out.

[Mizzkizz7]

Yes, I would just know the boundaries and change the way I feel for them.

[mamatygress]

If you can accept the fact that you will not be together, then yes.

[tantricia44]

It's hard to have a just friend of the opposite sex. If the attraction surfaces on both sides I say, that great they were meant to be. If the attraction is only one sided than that's not a good thing & continuing the friends only Zone is too difficult for both parties. From personal experience the one in love has less power over the friend that doesn't have the same feelings. You can't really switch back to the friends only zone once the line has been crossed cuz one will always feel guilty for not returning the feelings & one will always feel rejected & powerless for not having his/her feelings returned!