After an intriguing conversation with a male friend of mine, I have put some thought into the concept of "Friend Zoning" someone. The Friend Zone is defined on Wiktionary (Urban Dictionary is actually blocked by BYU... Who knew?!) as "The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, precluding the possibility of a romantic relationship." But when does one achieve the state of no longer being romantically interested in someone? Is it when they first meet them? When they say something considered by most humans to be "douchey"?
Well, I have determined that there is a point after meeting and hanging out with someone a few times, a point where they each individually decide where they want the relationship to go. Whether they want to pursue a romance or doom the unsuspecting victim to dwell in the desolate and depressing state of plutonic friendship forever... but wait is it really forever? Or can one really get out of the repulsive state of being friend zoned? That, my friends, is the debate at hand. Is it really possible to change the mind of someone who originally thought you were not worth pursuing?
Some say yes. They claim that if you take a break and step back from the situation, make them miss being with you ...you get reevaluated. But this is a dangerous plan. What happens is that a week later they will remember why you got friend zoned and you will once again be put on the black list for potential baby daddies.. never to be considered again. So yes, Friend Zoning is a reality. It is a harrowing fate for many that try pursuing members of the opposite sex.. deal with it. Or simply ask them on a date before they decide they can take you to buy nail polish and talk about periods while your in the room. Because trust me, once they start that... there's no going back, you're just one of the girls.
-Lady Lucy
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