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The Friend Zone: Why Guys Who Make Great Friends Make Terrible Boyfriends
Exclusive commitment introduces an element of control and power that men do not receive until women trust them with their hearts, their bodies, and their lives.
Sorry not sorry fellas, but the friend zone is a wonderful place. Not for you, but for women to place men in so they can take all the time they need to decide if or when they want to update the status of one worthy friend and promote him into the land of romance. This promotion comes with a title change as well: you get to add boy to the beginning of friend.
Personally I have decided to friend zone all men regardless of how amazing I believe them to be. And trust me, I have some amazing guy friends. Some of them have blatantly expressed how much they would appreciate if I could consider them for the exclusive promotion of monogamous partnership or even friends with benefits, but I always decline the invitation to reconsider based on my stance:
All men belong in the friend zone. At least in my life.
From my personal experiences I have concluded that the closest I will ever get to feeling loved, safe, and cherished as a woman from a man is if he is a friend and remains a friend for eternity. Whenever I have taken the liberty to judge the character, personality, and intentions of a man as…
