How many relationships get OUT of the "Friend Zone" and into Romance? (dating, girlfriend)

[robertpolyglot]

Since we have dissenting views here, what percentage of relationships do you think can get OUT of the "Friend Zone" and into a romantic situation?
There is a POLL. (So, what else is new?)

I voted 10% to 25%, but ON THE LOWER END of that range.

[Ruth4Truth]

It must happen often enough. I think it was the columnist Ann Landers who used to say something like: "Romance is friendship that's caught fire." It's the best way to go, to know someone as a friend, then you start realizing this is a really great person, and you grow closer, and before you know it, SHAZAM! you're really attracted to each other and find each other hot. You already know each other really well from being friends, so there's not the awkward getting-to-know-each-other dating phase to go through.

[D217]

This poll is overwhelming!

[intelfan11315]

Is this poll including date rape, extasy and alcohol or not including it?

[BradPiff]

Not very often, like less then 2%. Once a woman sees you as a friend, it's over.

For guys, a woman is in the friend zone when he sees her as unnattractive. But Women are more likely to be in the "Sex zone" then the friend zone

[workout55]

Here is the thing about the friend zone, a male can get out it, but it is very hard. The problem with questions like this is, everybody who thinks the friend zone is an excuse will be able to name an example to show the friend zone doesn't exist. What they don't understand is, for every 1 person they know that got out of the friend zone, there are 8 guys who landed in it and will never get out.

[intelfan11315]

All of my friends that are girls are my friends because I'm uninterested in them being my girlfriend. If they made a move on me I'd sleep with them without really thinking twice about it, then they'd go back to being my friend.

I wouldn't make a move on them because I would prefer to just pursue other women.


I think we see a difference here with guys and girls due to social pressures. Women feel more obligated to limiting the amount of sexual partners they have so they are more apt to turn someone down who they are not so much interested in, whereas a guy would have sex with her and think no big deal.

Then again, that's just me making a generalization about everyone based on me, which I shouldn't because I'm weird.

But I don't think it's easy for either person to be in a "friend zone" and then convince the other person to date them. They are just friends for a reason.

[D217]

Originally Posted by burgler09

Is this poll including date rape, extasy and alcohol or not including it?

Definitely including.

[wordlife]

I voted less than 10% but in reality I'd say it's less than 2 % probably.

The only time the percentage is high in these cases are

1. Someone settles for less (knowingly).
2. Someone is damaged goods and trying to compensate (knowingly).
3. Someone is prone to shattering mirrors with their gaze (knowingly).
4. Astigmatic vision

all lolz aside, these relationships usually fail because there's no going back once you're in the friend zone.

[jobaba]

First ... let's define the friendzone.

To me, most people's friendzones consist of people they find physically unattractive. Period. And for some women additionally, men they consider to be wusses.

So, in that sense it is VERY hard to get out of the friendzone. Because you cannot change what you look like for the most part.

My friendzone isn't like that. It's very undefined and based on women being annoying and petty to me. If those women were to somehow change their personality, then I'd be all for it. But I digress.

But for most, it's about looks. So ... hard to escape.

I do know one guy who was originally rejected by a woman he fell in love with at first sight. They stayed friends, and she referred to him as a friend to her friends and in public. She ended up marrying another man and having his child and my friend still pursued ... for 10 years. Well, he finally won her, so it can be done.

Worth it? You be the judge.