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fandomsecrets2012-05-22 07:06 pm
[ SECRET POST #1967 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1967 ⌋
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-23 01:46 am (UTC)(link)See, until now I thought friendzone was a nice way for a girl to say "not interested" in someone and I didn't realise it was a 'bad word' except when 'nice guys tm' were upset over being in it supposedly??
I'm a very confused anon now. Or is it a context/tone sensitive word with double meanings?
I did see a friend of mine on facebook post a brotip about how all the "nice guys are in the friend zone where they were left" and I was confused because you can't force attraction
and i'm so confused about friendzoning vs. nice guys. I only foudn out about it yesterday from that brotip and I'm still sorting it out in my head.
naice anon is naive
and confused
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I think the difference is the use of the word, if it's a noun (i.e. "in the friendzone") you can probably assume it's safe, whereas using it as a verb (i.e. "I was friendzoned") has far more negative connotations.
Really, there are at least a couple definitions of "friendzone," but the two I'm most familiar with are:
1. A likes B, but B doesn't know it and A assumes the role of a friend in B's mind. A is aware of this, wants to be more than friends, but is in the uncomfortable position of having to decide between being friends with B and keeping their feelings secret or trying to make their feelings for B known and possibly alienating a perfectly good friend. (This is "being in the friendzone")
2. A likes B, and attempts to show feelings (it's worth noting that these attempts can often be somewhat ambiguous), B either pretends to remain oblivious to the advances to prevent embarrassment on both sides or outright asserts that they see A as a friend. (This is "being friendzoned")
Both are things that really happen, and to people of both genders, but the second situation is the one you hear about more when people start groaning about the friendzone and how mean women are.
....am I making sense?
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