Valentine’s week is dedicated to romance between partners. This is the time when love is in the air and everyone will go out of their way to make their special someone feel important and loved. However, some of us may be unwanted victims of the dreaded ‘friendzone’. It is a situation in which one person in a mutual friendship wants to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not. This can be a difficult place to live because neither do you want to hurt your friendship by expressing your true feelings, face the embarrassment of being rejected, or worse, suppress your true feelings forever. Know the signs of being in the friendzone and how to get out of it.
Signs You’re Being Friendzoned
There are many signs that you will never be more than just friends. Friendship is an easy and sure way to start a relationship with a romantic interest but this is where the problems can begin. Here are some signs of being in the friendzone.
— You’ve been friends for a long time without anyone expressing an attraction to the other person.
For a woman, know that you are being friendzoned if she invites you out for a night out with her friends. This is because he considers you one of his ‘Brothers’.
— If they’re trying to introduce you to a friend, you’re in the friendzone.
– If they’re asking you for tips and tricks to impress someone of the opposite sex, it’s probably because they don’t like you romantically.
— If you are their constant shoulder to lean on when things go wrong, then you are in the friendzone.
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Tips for getting out of the friendzone
The friendzone is the worst place to be, but you can get out of it. Know that the friendzone can happen early on in a relationship and it is only during the early stages that you can avoid falling into the trap.
Establish boundaries from the beginning in a relationship. It’s easy to hang out with a crush in the ‘Friends’ space. You may see this as something that will give you more time to hang out with them and be around them, but it will quickly put you in the friendzone.
Don’t be available to them all the time. Know when and where you can come and stay out of their lives.
– Try to sell yourself as a catch. Some of us like people. This in turn lowers your value in their eyes and you may be in the friendzone before you know it.
— Start initiating physical contact, but respectfully. This will create sexual tension and give him the idea that you are willing to be more than ‘just friends’.
Be the person they regret not having in their life. Level up and watch the transformation happen.
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