A particularly aggravating metaphorical place, that
people end up in when someone they are interested in only wants to be
friends. It is impossible to get over someone while in the friendzone, because, as
friends, you still see them too often for them to be erased from your memory, and yet, you cannot be with them the way you want.
Person 1: Hypothetically, how would you react if I told you I like you?
Person 2: I'm
sorry, I don't
mean to hurt you, but I want to just be
friends.
Person 1 is now in the friendzone.