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Friend Zone

I am still trying to understand this...what exactly is a 'friend zone' and a 'nice guy'?

As I understand it:

Friend Zone - You like/fancy a boy/girl, but they just see you as a friend. Nothing more, ever.

Nice guy - Not a douche, kind and considerate, but the perception is that girls seem attracted to the jerks instead (Note perception, I am not saying this is a fact!)

Friend zone is when a woman doesn't want something sexual to do with a guy but is interested in talking to him anyhow
"We're going to a movie but I know nothing will happen because she friend zoned me"

Nice guy is harder for me. Maybe a guy who fails to make sexual tension or act on it.
"He hangs out with women all the time but he never gets anything going. He's a nice guy".

So you can actively "friend zone" a person?

Recently, I've heard "nice guy" described as a guy who just acts nice, or something like that
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(05-15-2013, 02:40 AM)ghbarnaby2 Wrote: [ -> ]So you can actively "friend zone" a person?

I dont know about "actively friend-zoning" a person, but you can like someone, and feel nothing for them other than friendship.

Well there's the implication, I think, that the act of using/manipulating someone is described as "friendzoning" rather than just neglecting to have/return romantic feelings.

(05-15-2013, 03:09 AM)murmi97 Wrote: [ -> ]Well there's the implication, I think, that the act of using/manipulating someone is described as "friendzoning".

Really? hmmm....I've never read that. Maybe my definition of friend-zoning is different.

So this is a passive social phenomena?

(05-15-2013, 03:11 AM)EveWasFramed Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-15-2013, 03:09 AM)murmi97 Wrote: [ -> ]Well there's the implication, I think, that the act of using/manipulating someone is described as "friendzoning".

Really? hmmm....I've never read that. Maybe my definition of friend-zoning is different.

Yeah, maybe it's just people who expect something in return for favors, but don't say so beforehand.