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The status where a girl friendzones a guy yet he remains so in love with her that he explicitly or implicitly agrees to stop pursuing other women. Instead, he dedicates his time and money to her. Enjoying the attention and gifts, she goes along with the mutually beneficial arrangement as long as he never attempts to cock block a man she desires.
The guy/girl roles illustrated above can be filled by any person of any gender. The above scenario is just the most prevalent.
The status where a girl friendzones a guy yet he remains so in love with her that he explicitly or implicitly agrees to stop pursuing other women. Instead, he dedicates his time and money to her. Enjoying the attention and gifts, she goes along with the mutually beneficial arrangement as long as he never attempts to cock block a man she desires.
The guy/girl roles illustrated above can be filled by any person of any gender. The above scenario is just the most prevalent.
My friend Katie is a serial monogamist who falls for bad boy types and frequently asks me, "Why can't I be attracted to nice guys like you?" After ten years of being at her beck and call, serving as her emotional tampon, buying her nice things, and hoping she might see something in me, I now realize I'll be in her friendzone for life. And I love her so much I'm okay with that.
by NeverGonnaGetIt69 July 16, 2021
Get the friendzone for life mug.The "friendzone" is the position of a person who removed from eligibility for romantic or sexual consideration due to an existing friendship with the object of their desire.
The term applies to a range of situations: On the innocent end of the spectrum, awkwardness, timing, or fear of losing the friendship may keep a person in the friendzone.
There those who step forwards to confess, to be rejected and told remaining friends is more desirable. They must either enter the friendzone, or end all contact. Or, the focus of the desire may be aware of the romantic interest, and purposefully ignore, discourage, and downplay it to prevent the friendship from changing.
At the pernicious end, either person in the dynamic may use the friendzone to take advantage. A person with sexual interest may try to use the friendzone to gain intimate access under the guise of false friendship. Or the recipient of affection may purposefully encourage the feelings in order to get benefits, like attention, favors, or money (aka "simping")
It is challenging to shift a person's view from platonic to romantic, so becoming "trapped in the friendzone" is seen as a difficult fate to change and few successfully "escape the friendzone" to enter a relationship.
The term can be parodied in other situations where a person is rendered romantically inviable due to the type of existing relationship, such as "brother/sister-zoned" (i.e. the object of the feelings views the other person like a sibling)
The term applies to a range of situations: On the innocent end of the spectrum, awkwardness, timing, or fear of losing the friendship may keep a person in the friendzone.
There those who step forwards to confess, to be rejected and told remaining friends is more desirable. They must either enter the friendzone, or end all contact. Or, the focus of the desire may be aware of the romantic interest, and purposefully ignore, discourage, and downplay it to prevent the friendship from changing.
At the pernicious end, either person in the dynamic may use the friendzone to take advantage. A person with sexual interest may try to use the friendzone to gain intimate access under the guise of false friendship. Or the recipient of affection may purposefully encourage the feelings in order to get benefits, like attention, favors, or money (aka "simping")
It is challenging to shift a person's view from platonic to romantic, so becoming "trapped in the friendzone" is seen as a difficult fate to change and few successfully "escape the friendzone" to enter a relationship.
The term can be parodied in other situations where a person is rendered romantically inviable due to the type of existing relationship, such as "brother/sister-zoned" (i.e. the object of the feelings views the other person like a sibling)
A: "Did you hear? Tom finally escaped the friendzone and now he and Claire are dating!"
B: Took him long enough! They may have been friends since middle school, but he's been pining after her for the last five years!"
B: Took him long enough! They may have been friends since middle school, but he's been pining after her for the last five years!"
by askite October 17, 2023
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The act of falling in love with someone you've friendzoned a certain time ago. The person already started to see you as a friend, and is therefore not interested in a romantic relationship.
Tyler: Oh my god, I am totally in love with Rachel.
Matt: Well, go for it then!
Tyler: That is going to be hard, I reversed friendzoned her!
Matt: Well, go for it then!
Tyler: That is going to be hard, I reversed friendzoned her!
by Grindelwald February 17, 2013
Get the Reversed friendzone mug.your stretch of friends around the world. Basically your "Empire" of friends. If you have a few friends on each continent, you have a worldwide Friendpire.
I have friends in Europe, a few in Africa, Asia, and South America. My friendpire spans the globe!!
with a friend in every time zone, the sun never sets on your friendpire!!
with a friend in every time zone, the sun never sets on your friendpire!!
by bromley1 August 30, 2010
Get the Friendpire mug.Where a guy asks a girl to prom as a date but she "prom friendzones" him by saying: "let's go as friends". The girl hasn't got the courage to reject the guy.
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Guy: "Hey, will you go to prom with me?"
Girl: "I'd love to ... let's go as friends"
Guy: "shit, I've been prom friendzoned"
Girl: "I'd love to ... let's go as friends"
Guy: "shit, I've been prom friendzoned"
by pjano2 March 1, 2014
Get the prom friendzone mug.When the person you like doesn't like you back, but it's worse. This person treats you as a friend, so even though you every time you hang out with this person, you want to make out with them and stick your tongue down their throat, you have to resist because you might lose them as a friend.
This phrase came from the show Friends. Joey told Ross that Rachel likes him, but will never like like him. That he is in this 'friend zone.'
This phrase came from the show Friends. Joey told Ross that Rachel likes him, but will never like like him. That he is in this 'friend zone.'
"Dude, I just spent hours texting her trying to make her feel better ever since Pete broke up with her and you know what she told me? 'Why can't I find a guy like you?'"
"Sorry, man. You're totally FRIENDZONED!
"Sorry, man. You're totally FRIENDZONED!
by Walter Melon June 5, 2013
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