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View Poll Results: How many relationships get OUT of the "Friend Zone" and into Romance?
Men - more than 90% 0 0%
Men - 75% to 90% 0 0%
Men - 25% to 75% 0 0%
Men - 10% to 25% 4 25.00%
Men - less than 10% 5 31.25%
Men - other - explain 0 0%
Women - more than 90% 0 0%
Women - 75% to 90% 0 0%
Women - 25% to 75% 1 6.25%
Women - 10% to 25% 2 12.50%
Women - less than 10% 4 25.00%
Women - other - explain 0 0%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-27-2012, 12:18 PM
 
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Originally Posted by burgler09 View Post
A person in the friend zone is a fool.
Oy vey.

Okay... I will agree that anyone that thinks there is such a thing as a friend zone, because they have been there, , is a fool.

Yep. I'll agree to that.

 
Old 05-27-2012, 12:20 PM
 
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
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Oy vey.

Okay... I will agree that anyone that thinks there is such a thing as a friend zone, because they have been there, , is a fool.

Yep. I'll agree to that.

Yeah, I was in the friend zone when I was back in high school and I was a fool, then I learned to not do that

That being said, I just described to you what is the friend zone. Are you TRYING to ignore my points or what?
 
Old 05-27-2012, 12:20 PM
 
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Sorry - I see what you are saying, but I still disagree with your second sentence. LOOKS are not 100% responsible for whether or not you get laid or not. Reasons for being rejected will vary - widely!




Here. This is what I was responding to.
Nothing is ever 100%, but if a guy was funny, made you feel great, was a great guy, and smart, why else would you reject him (if you had no other prospects at the time).

I've heard all of that from a woman who rejected me and when I prodded her, she said she wasn't physically attracted to me.

The last woman I've heard all that from who rejected me I didn't even bother to ask. I'll just play the guessing game, but the reason seems pretty clear.

And in my opinion, getting rejected after getting to know a woman and developing an attraction to her based on her personality is different from getting rejected by a woman at a bar when you're trying to get 'laid'.

See, to me ... the TRUE friendzone is ... she knows all the wonderful things about you and sees them, she truly wants to be your friend. She just doesn't think you are attractive.

A place I will NEVER be in again.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 12:33 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Oleg Bach View Post
No such thing as "friends" when it comes to male female relationships. When you are friends with the opposite sex it means that you love them- and are emotionally connected already- The next step would be romance--Of course the best romance would be with someone you love and trust..When I see a woman who states to me regarding another man>>"we are just close friends"....I would be very suspicious ....One party might think they are "just friends" - the other party always has plans and hopes for more.
Oh what nonsense. The only men who can't have a woman as a friend are those who only see women as madonna or whores. Black and white thinking, evolve already.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 12:38 PM
 
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Oh what nonsense. The only men who can't have a woman as a friend are those who only see women as madonna or whores. Black and white thinking, evolve already.
I don't have very many single female friends. I'd say all of the women I am friends with are married.

And the reason why I say that is I do have a few friends on FB who are single, but they prefer guys who like drinking as soon as they wake up.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 12:54 PM
 
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I don't have very many single female friends. I'd say all of the women I am friends with are married.

And the reason why I say that is I do have a few friends on FB who are single, but they prefer guys who like drinking as soon as they wake up.
I don't have many single male friends either but I can interact with single men without wanting to sleep with them. My point being, that men and women can have a friendship going without being a precursor to a sexual relationship.

I personally like having male friends along with female friends. It's different. I also like being friends with the men I have fallen in love with because I believe friendship is an important element in a relationship.

Understandably there will probably be a bit of sexual tension with the opposite sex but again, this doesn't stop one from being a friend.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 01:04 PM
 
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I don't have many single male friends either but I can interact with single men without wanting to sleep with them. My point being, that men and women can have a friendship going without being a precursor to a sexual relationship.

I personally like having male friends along with female friends. It's different. I also like being friends with the men I have fallen in love with because I believe friendship is an important element in a relationship.

Understandably there will probably be a bit of sexual tension with the opposite sex but again, this doesn't stop one from being a friend.
To this point, I can't, or at least, I have a very difficult time trying to be friends with someone I find having an attraction to. That probably comes from the horrible experiences I've had with women in the past few years, but I can't really change that.

So if she says "Lets be friends" and chooses to date another guy, I separate myself from her because I don't want to feel like I'm the 2nd pick, or someone else in her pocket. That's happened to me too often and everytime i drop the situation.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 01:12 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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To this point, I can't, or at least, I have a very difficult time trying to be friends with someone I find having an attraction to. That probably comes from the horrible experiences I've had with women in the past few years, but I can't really change that.

So if she says "Lets be friends" and chooses to date another guy, I separate myself from her because I don't want to feel like I'm the 2nd pick, or someone else in her pocket. That's happened to me too often and everytime i drop the situation.
A woman will know very quickly whether or not she will sleep with you. I was recently in a bar where a young lady began small talking with me for a couple minutes. Then she got up and walked around aimlessly for little while, came back and said "I can't stop thinking about sex."

That's how quickly she let me know and I didn't even hint about it.
 
Old 05-27-2012, 01:13 PM
 
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A woman will know very quickly whether or not she will sleep with you. I was recently in a bar where a young lady starting small talking with me for a couple minutes. Then she got up and walked around aimlessly for little while, came back and said "I can't stop thinking about sex."

That's how quickly she let me know and I didn't even ask.
Good for you?
 
Old 05-27-2012, 01:32 PM
 
Location: U.S.A.
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I think having friends of the opposite sex is pretty awesome, and can be very rewarding. Anyone who would deny themselves the experience is missing out...


That being said, I believe a true romantic relationship (not just hooking up) with a friend is indeed a very rare thing, possibly even once in a lifetime...That is a beautiful thing.


Of course though, I'm talking about already existing friendships, not meeting a stranger and becoming "friends" with the hopes of sleeping with them one day...
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