the truth about the friendzone. 

Per usual most people still don't get what niko is saying 😂and still hold unto these fantasy ideas that were placed into them. But to the people who can actually listen and look at things from a logical perspective or at least a different perspective can understand what he is saying. W niko once again, literally never missed with a point

Man if you have to play all of these games she's just not worth it bro. Just confess your feelings and if she doesn't feel the same way it saves you a LOT of time and stress and gives you proper closure.

This can work sometimes but ultimately its better to not play games and just talk to other people, focus on yourself and put time and effort into someone who wants you back initially

When life gives you Niko, listen up

People need to realize that having a friend is still nice

13:37 "why is mike not talking to me that much anymore, oh he's talking this bitch Alyssa." As someone named michael who dated an alyssa wtf

My best Relationship (up to now) started as a friendship. We never even intentionally shared romantic stuff. But the evening I wanted to confess to her, she was faster to confess to me xD. Even now that the relationship already ended some years ago, we are just best friends again. And we are both very happy about that we are still so close.

The “friend zone” is real until it isn’t. It’s a thing until you stop entertaining them after you know they’re not interested, and go focus on yourself. And when you pop back up looking/feeling the best you ever have, and not worrying about them anymore, then the friend zone will suddenly disappear lol. Nothing beats the friend zone like time and appearance does.

Hii I’m a girl and love your channel but I don’t think this information is completely right 😭 and this may be long but I think a lot of people might benefit from knowing this. Yes it is possible to have this outcome BUT mostly that’s not the case. If you suddenly start treating a girl differently cuz they didn’t want to be in a relationship with you, a lot of us are weirdly put off. It hurts cuz this person only wanted us for a relationship and we lost a friend and that sucks, but we move on. It won’t lead to a relationship. There is a case however as u described, some girls start seeing it as an ego play. You become a quest, and they want your attention back cuz they liked having the control over you and now they dont. So they’ll pursue u, and now they MIGHT get into a relationship with you, but as soon as that happens, they might lose interest just as fast as they got it. The quest is complete and they didn’t really like you for you, otherwise they’d date you early on. The relationship will turn toxic. The only way to TRULY get out of the friendzone and make them like you for you, is to continue being normal with them. Don’t expect much, pursue other romantic interests as well, don’t rely on their reciprocation. Don’t act like their boyfriends ofc and focus on your life too. Treat them like a normal friend. They might just fall for how you are as a person. However, it’s not guaranteed cuz they just might not and that’s okay. Forcing a connection means there was never going to be a connection anyways. Take care guys and good luck!

usually i agree with a lot of your takes, but 9/10 times this is not going to work at all, either youll lose a friend, or get into a probably very toxic relationship because its completely built on manipulation lol

Im not gonna play these games. I dont wanna compete with other men for a girl. A girl will come to you, just stay strong men

This advice can get you into the worst relaionships, based only on fear and insecurities. Actual attraction is very obvious and doesn't increase with time. Its just hard to know this if you have never seen it.

This is called playing mind games. Which is a horrible foundation for a relationship. If someone doesn’t want you, they don’t want you. Find someone else, you could even keep your friend if you want. If they see you searching for other people and they decide they DO want a relationship then that’s nice. Don’t try and manufacture their jealousy. Chase after someone with intention and not as a puzzle piece as for some “get the girl” master plan.

"You don't want them as a friend, you want them as a girlfriend" Your partner is meant to be your best friend. You literally can't spell "boyfriend" or "girlfriend" without "friend". That kind of sentence is what leads to abusive relationships. The best way for you to get a relationship to happen is literally just be as active in their life as you would be in the life of any of your friends, and let a connection form naturally. Also, the idea of "giving them the boy/girlfriend treatment when they don't deserve it" is dumb. You should always listen to your friends' problems and be there for them when they need you, just as they should do the same to you. What do you think a friend is?

Real talk. As a girl I genuinely hope no one ever tries this shit on me holy fuck

Pls pls pls do not take this information to heart guys!! No means no!!! You only need to be told once... then LEAVE it! This is a really really dangerous video and it's absolutely not how real life relationships work!! Romantic or otherwise. Niko is usually chill like that but this is NOT it. He's right in saying that the friend zone isn't real. There is no friend "zone" - you either respect each other, or you don't. You can't have this one-sided interest where you're plotting and scheming to try and "win them over". It's not good for your OWN mental health, let alone the connections your going to end up burning away in the process. Stay away from echo-chamber, chronically online relationship talk like this! Particularly ones that focus heavily on baseless hypothetical scenarios where the subject acts exactly how this person needs them to in order for their "strategy" to work. Tips and anecdotes are helpful, but not everyone is right all the time. (This applies to me too) This isn't hate, and maybe Niko is pulling from genuine real-life experience, but to anyone who is thinking of taking this on-board, I just recommend otherwise. Explicit, truthful, abundant communication is VITAL to a working, healthy relationship. And no means no! Get over it or let it go. Keep it simple, life is hard enough, and games are exhausting. It's good to see a lot of other comments also challenging this video in a respectful way. Good stuff.

I normally agree with alot of your videos, but i would have to disagree with alot of the points you made in this video. any good relationship, platonic or romantic ,is based on a certain level of trust and trying to play mind games with people by trying to make them jealous isnt going to build up trust between two people. Its going to hurt the relationship in the long run.

As someone who was in this situation, where my friend wanted to date me and i said he was just my meme dealer friend, this video is half accurate. A lot of people who reject someone, wont really care what they do with their lives and who they do it with (so long as they aren't going down a shitty life route, its normal to care about a friends wellbeing). Yuh some girls will get jealous when you leave them behind but also, some just wont care. This is a really good video, men and people of other genders SHOULD put themselves out there and improve themselves when faced with rejection BUT this shouldn't be done with the person who rejected you in mind. Making a play to better yourself at a visible distance from someone who rejected you, just to try and get them attracted to you DOES make you seem like an ass tbf. It also means, you haven't taken the rejection well and you're loosely clinging onto the fact that maybe you could turn that person around. Simply put... self improvement to help you get over that wall is great! Self improvement to be in hopes to manipulate that wall like butter towards your goal is not so great. Get over the wall to fulfil YOURSELF! Not to manipulate

started talking to this girl, i start walking her home after some weeks, we talked daily, waved to each other as we walked passed and stuff, confessed to her a month later, immediately says she likes me back. the day before i was going to give her this hand wrote 1500 word letter that went over my best memories with her and eventually asked her to be my gf, she starts straight out ignoring me without me having a clue why. this carries on for a week or two. i confront her asking did something happen? and she says um can we just be friends? me being a gentlemen i say yeah sure because what she said basically translates to i never want to speak to you again, which is what happened. anyway, a week after she 'friendzoned' me she starts dating this other guy. and according to her best friend I was the one taking things too fast. moral of the story dont date in highschool, confess sure, then just live your life. sorry for the yap

this just sounds like manipulation

Idk man. If I would use this method I would feel like a psychopath. I would never see it as an option to play a crazy game like that to gain a relationship. If uk what I mean. If i would be a girl is this case and that happens to me I would feel very betrayed and would never ever again see him as an option for a relationship bc I don't wanna be with a person in a relationship that has such a mindset like going to such length to play a ''psycho-game'' to get what they want. But I mean ikd no one has figured it out ig. if u wanna go with that method go ahead but be aware that things can also go incredibly wrong.

“All according to plan” ahh advice But seriously the more you think about this, the more sick it seems to treat is as a game and “plan your next move”

Out of respect for yourself, her, her future partner, just move on.

I understand your point niko but not everybody is this way at all and many people would see this as being manipulative, It depends on peoples personality and mind games after being declined are honestly not worth it and can be seen as extremely manipulative to the point you might just have your reputation with the people you know go downhill, Id just rather slowly try turn it into a less friendly relationship from the start after we learn things about each other, if you get declined it is not the end of the world, this comment is all my opinion however and anyone can do it how they wish

Interesting video, tho it does feel like glazing at that point. Respect people opinion if they dont like you, you cant force it.

this video should've been renamed to "how to socially manipulate somebody into dating you"

I like the reassurance of "it's fine if you like someone romantically but not as a friend" and the advice to flirt with more women to improve your skills but the way you present the "free trial boyfriend" strategy makes it seem pretty manipulative. I feel hurt when others play with my feelings when they mean good, and i wouldn't do that to someone else, especially not someone im interested in. Good video, but i don't agree with this advice

boyzz listen to this man, he knows what he is talking abt

So you just try emotionally manipulate your friend that not even interested in you... I really wonder if it ever worked for anyone. As a girl it just doesn't sound realistic. Maybe case I'm asexual. But I'm still romantic. Still tho this aloof/manipulation sounds quite weird. I still have no idea how you can be a romantic couple and NOT be friends. It's like wanting a burger without buns.. it's just a patty, it won't work. If a guy I fancied started suddenly distancing from me saying he's not interested in being close I would just take it as it and forget about him. Idk Also flirting with other people just to get your "partner's" attention... Isn't it the oldest lame trick? It's kinda gross. Anyways why risking loosing a friend that does not fancy you when you can always find someone else.. like for real. There still plenty of people that would reciprocate your feelings if you liked them I'm sure.

I love how with each video we can see just how much you've progressed with the world. I can proudly say I've been here since the house was first being built.

In one word, Manipulation

I think this method you describe is a natural thing that happens when you do care deeply for someone and want that genuine connection. Eventually, you will expose your feelings and put down on the table what your intentions are. What is unnatural is living a life that is a lie to yourself. People tend to give advice of being "authentic", but the least authentic thing to do is to not show that side of yourself that yearns for love. Have fun, flirt, get into deep talks, be a bunch of goofy mfs, cringe, cry, support, shit talk, and care. However, don't sacrifice time with everything else for that person if they aren't willing to do the same for you. I currently have this type of problem already where there is a girl at work who is a complete goober, but I saw that insecure side and comforted her. She's smart, hilarious, bit of a tease, and tough. I usually come around her office and we look at memes, talk about books, grab coffee, talk shit, show art, etc. Basically, I gravitate towards her whenever I see her. The only problem why I haven't done nothing is because I know that if we were to get together: 1. Keep it hidden from the job for obvious reasons 2. Broke AF so can't do much (I work a bunch but gotta beat college debt :) So, all I'm saying is if you have that opportunity to show that person what you truly feel without any anxiety from other outside factors, don't be afraid to do it. If they feel the same, you've won! If not, take the risk and employ Niko's method. If you feel like that method is too much of a gamble for losing someone you feel connected to, there is no shame in changing those feelings into a genuine friendship for life, but it would have to take work to do.

This reminds me of another similar manipulative tactic that employs the forbidden fruit effect. the more you make it seem like they can't have you, the more they want you. I noticed a few aspects of it in this method as well, although the one it reminds me of is for pre proposition, they have no idea you have feelings, thats when the forbidden fruit effect works its magic.

Your advice is great for many scenarios, but I keep telling myself, "I'd rather have her as a friend than not have her in my life." I mean, 4 years of friendship isn't something I want to just throw away accidentally. So what I'm doing now is kinda just meeting her in the middle. I no longer eagerly send messages, etc. I'm kinda just leaving the ball way over in her court.

I disagree that it's okay to only want someone as a partner and not care as a friend. If you only love someone as a partner and not love them as the person they are no matter what you are to them then that's conditional and conditional love isn't real love.

The friend zone is just a nice way of saying no.

Firstly I want to apologise if my english isn't the best but I really want to share my opinion on this. This is an incredibly difficult topic and I agree on some points but I feel like you shouldn't have to manipulate someone to make them like you romantically. Obviously you can't be like a boyfriend to every friend and you shouldn't. But this approach feels a bit toxic to me and there is a better way to do this than to manipulate them. If they genuinely don't want you romantically you should try to move on. And if both of you still want to be friends that is good but it has to be clear that you will have less time for them because you want to move on and look for someone else. The best thing for both parties might be breaking off contact for a few months. So the feelings can reset and you can build a friendship with them again. At least that worked for me when this happend the first time. I am currently for the second time in a situation that comes close to the main topic of this video but I would never try to manipulate this person. My situation is different in the fact that I don't only like her romantically but also as a friend so I would never risk losing her. Wanting someone romantically but not wanting to be someones friend is something that feels very strange to me. I have never experienced this but just from what I have heard, that doesn't sound like a healthy relationship to me. However this vid still helped me clear things up in my mind and if you are reading this I want to say thank you for sharing your opinion with us on every video and I have really missed this content on RU-vid and sorry for the rather long text.

Here’s another thing that’s very important, preceding all of this: *a relationship created in loneliness is always doomed to fail.* If you can’t love yourself first, there’s nothing a relationship can do to actually make yourself feel better. This goes for both people. Get comfortable being single and spending time on yourself FOR YOU. You’ll know when the time is right to engage with others.

Honestly? This sounds a bit manipulative. If she expressed that she's not into you, why would you play all these games into tricking her that she actually is into you? If someone says they see you as only a friend, it's best to move on and look elsewhere imo instead of obsessing over one person.

I think ,,I wish I had a boyfriend like you, but not you" means you're just ugly/short. What other reason would she have to say that to you instead of becoming your girlfriend? If your story is not a personal experience, I'm not sure I will be able to believe it works Edit: I watched the whole video. I take what I said back

After you confess your feelings and if they reject you, I see no point in trying anymore because they're never going to unconditionally care for you. They made it clear that they just want your validation or presents without any responsibilities of a relationship

STOP EVERYTHING YOUR DOING NIKO UPLOADED A VIDEO

I dont even have friend zone problems or anything but the title was just interesting

"This is manipulation" To be honest, aren't most methods of courting/wooing built _off_ of manipulation? Guys buy flowers and take the ladies out on romantic dates, girls put extra care into the way that they dress and do their makeup so they look more appealing, etc. At the end of the day, the reason we do these things is because we want to make our date think that we're attractive and a catch; manipulating them into believing that we would make for a great partner, by putting on an impressive front. It's not the sole reason, obviously, but I'd argue that it's at least a contributing factor. That's part of why most relationships go through a honeymoon phase where both sides are much more willing to go the extra mile for their partner, and only once they get more comfortable with each other do they drop this pretense of always being ready and able for their partner. I mean, shit, the suspension bridge effect's a method lots of people love to talk about when it comes to pursuing someone, and that's _literally_ abusing the body's adrenaline production to fake the symptoms that come with being in love so you can Pavlov them into liking you.

this is just gonna drain the hell out of you if you don't grow up and take no as an answer

found your channel today, and i loved it, keep it up man, i actaually did something similar to that method before so i really understand the idea

Okay I understand you're giving these guys a solution for when they get themselves stuck in the friend zone but I feel it's important to stress that they need to figure out what they want from the beginning and make a decision. Do they want friendship or a relationship. Once they decide, they need to pursue that whether it works out or not. Don't deceive yourself.

Good stuff, I talk about life and different life challenges in my channel

It’s really a misnomer. What we call the friend zone should be called the pet zone because that’s how people in there get treated like. Being an emotional tampon, hearing complaints about the people she/he chose over of you and just overall being a utility.

Hey Niko usually I agree with your videos and I get what you saying but for me it's seems like "desprete messerse" to basiclly go nukeclear on someone to get what you want but on the other hand I haven't got any expireance with that spasifice subject so maybe I'm the one yapping here but I feel like you don't have to go all out just to upgrade you relation with someone (feel like I got to get the point acrose but I don't got any experiance with girls) tldr I just think that your way seems a bit much

This just sounds "strategic" in a way, just using pure psychology to win someone over... I prefer to find relationships through friends and if it doesnt work out it doesnt work out, you still have a good friend.

well, this sound like a solid piece of advise. with around a 50/50 chance of working it's probably worth thinking about how she would probably react, if you're almost sure she won't get back, maybe it might be worth to just let the friendship die the natural way and move on. thanks for the advise, next i have to figure out how to ask someone out (introvert moment right here)

Why even bother wasting your time persuing relationships? I see this as a massive waste of time and potential danger. They will break your heart, waste your time, you'll be worrying about the other person. Such a headache. JUST DON'T DATE and problem solved.

Tldr just move on. I see why people are saying this is manipulative since you called it a “method” and you’re only distancing yourself to make her jealous. If you just purse other girls then you’ll genuinely have less time for the original girl you were interested in since you’ll be going on dates and stuff like that and you might find a girl better than her. I feel like this is a better and more genuine approach than trying to make her jealous.

i understand all of this, trust me. But, that being said, the problem with this method is that now melissa is going to be your gf only as a way to try to keep all the attention and other aspects of a best friend. basically, she's doing it for selfish reasons or at the very best, it's a relationship of needs and not wants.

Can you make a video about moving on from the past and learning to accept things and focus on the present it’s something I thought I was good at but I still struggle with it time to time and I’d like to hear your advice. Please and thank you I hope you have a wonderful day.

My brother in christ, this is love bombing. You shower someone wih love and then take it away so that you get what you want. This is actually harmful information and as I'm seeing, some of yall dont realize it.

You’re right the friendzone doesn’t exist. They don’t treat you like a friend, they treat you like an item

this is a pretty risky thing to do, and it might work only for specific people, but it’s worth it if you end up succeeding.

Minecraft therapist again, I like watching the videos niko. Yooo

I've learned it in the hard way that becoming a friend of a girl, who you love more than as a friend but she's already committed in a relationship is the worst possible thing you can do. It was not just putting myself into the friendzone, but forcing myself to constantly be reminded of the very fact, that even if I become the best friend of her, I won't achieve anything with it, at least the thing I really wanted. Even tho we had a short period of time where we got much closer and what I would call here the "free trial boyfriend", we both realised it can end up her cheating her bf, so we ended our friendship. It was surely a tough lesson to me, but I needed it, because now I know what not to do when you're looking for a partner. Also, thank you for this video, it surely helped be realise some things in this topic. (and also enjoyed the minecraft gameplay, I have many, many memories with it)

There was a similar case with me, at the moment we have been dating for 3 months, but we met 5 years ago at her middleschool graduation (she is currently 22 and I recently turned 21). She had a long relationship (7 or 8 years) until the end of last year (2023) and ended up breaking up with the boy who was actually my friend, yes, detail that he WAS my friend, he isn't anymore for some reasons, but that's beside the point. When we started talking this year, which was at the end of January, we had no plans of hooking up or dating, we made that clear to each other... but then a big question came, we went out and we felt really good in each other's presence, which is a great thing, we ended up kissing on that first date and went out a few more times until she had to travel to finish college. During our outings she told me about a guy who had been her friend for a long time and who was her ultimate crush, that always got me off the hook, even if we didn't have anything yet, because think with me, whoever talks to a girl HAVING interest on her and are cool when she comments about another guy? basically at that time I was in the friendzone because guess what? She started going out with this guy and even kissed him, yeah, I found out about it from her, I decided to keep talking to her because she's a good person, but when I mentioned it to friends and some colleagues at work , they had negative reactions immediately, because imagine being flirting with a guy (me) and kissing another, the people I mentioned this said not to send her any more messages, so at that moment I was thoughtful, because imagine this whole situation, it really was "easier" to have given up, but I wanted to continue just because she's a good person. In the end, everything is going well so far, as time passes, I come from time to time to update this comment, I gave a general summary, so that's it, at the moment we are dating and everything is fine (I hope it continues).

As a young woman, I really don't like what you are suggesting. When a friend tells you they don't want a romantic relationship with you, you need to take some space to process your feelings and move the fuck on. You either stay friends the way you were or you stop being friends at all. You don't change the dynamic of the friendship without communicating, that's manipulative, you guys have become friends because of the way you interacted. You have to look somewhere else for a romantic partner, not toy around with your friend, don't keep them on a leash, wtf. Edit: typos

Dude. The first 2 minutes helped me sooo much. Omg so eye opening for the last 7 years

The thing that happened to me was that I was way too fucking dense. So dense in fact that she was already my best friend when I realized that "oh shit, I like this girl more than just a friend." So when I confessed, she said that she can only see me as a friend and that really hurt me. Not knowing my own intentions permanently hurt my relationship with this girl, we talked less frequently and now I feel like we drifted apart. I do still think that we are friends, but I just fucked up our entire relationship by confessing when I was already one of her best friends.

I mean I really do wanna pursue her romantically but that’s because I genuinely like talking to her and spending time with her. Maybe it’s lack of backbone or something but if I can’t have her as a partner I would want her as a friend but I also REALLY want her as a partner.

I deployed the free trial boyfriend method on a girl this winter. Kept being frank with her about this only being a friendship but treated her like a boyfriend would. She liked it but also it affected her when I resorted to acting just like a friend. Her being just out of a long time crush on a boy certainly didn't help the mood swings I gave her. She didn't want a boyfriend, and she didn't want me to stop acting like one. Ultimately she felt let down, the free trial boyfriend method led her to fall in an even worse state than before. Please, do not actually take this for real as it messes the other person up

If you've told her your feelings and she says no, there are no "drastic measures" you can take, there is no decision of "do you want to stay friends or actually make it a relationship". She said no already. Wtf kinda logic is that. Coming back around again and trying to flirt when a girl already told you no is exactly the type of thing that's gonna get you a reputation of being an incel and a creep. Nice advice you're giving out lmao

I've done this, it works but it feels like the relationship version of that one scene in Wolf Of Wall Street. "Was all of this moral? Absolutely fking not, but we were getting more btches than what we knew what to do with"

Thanks nico. You’ve helped me alot recently, I’ve been struggling with my friends and some other stuff. Thanks.

It’s also possible the person of interest just doesn’t find you as someone who they’d be attracted to in a girlfriend or boyfriend relationship. Sure, you could rework your entire frame of being to gamble on the chance that you somehow manage to become that person they’d want, but at the end of the day it’s not worth it and too exhausting as opposed to finding someone who finds you attractive for who you are as relationship material for them. It’s all too often the people who we’re interested in we call ‘friends’ aren’t even that great of friends to begin with. Unless you’ve been hanging out with them for years like a childhood friend it’s probably always just been an acquaintanceship that you imagined was going to turn into a blossoming relationship, but in reality they just aren’t interested in that way.

crazy how im watching this without even having a female friend in the first place

I see where you are coming from, although what you are describing is just the definition of manipulation 😭If you have dedicated your time to somebody and you are now in the friendzone because of it, you are better off learning from the experience. Lose the friend, whatever. Because now you will never make the same mistake again. "Innocently flirting" with other girls and making her experience a sort of jealousy towards not having you after she never liked you in the first place, would just make a relationship, if it would ever happen, completely built on attention. She will only like you for the attention you give her, which is literally what a friend is. Never make your intentions unknown the second you meet. You gonna need to lay out your intentions with her, whether that be flirting, out-right saying it etc. Also niko, love the vids man, keep it up 💯

Niko you need more credit for this with this gold mine of advice. good advice to people that need help or guide people to a better life. I appreciate you Niko your the g.

The friendzone does exist. I know it does because there’s this girl who likes me and I don’t like her back, she’s a great girl but I don’t see myself with her at all besides friendship

instructions unclear event though i’m the boy i ended up being the girlfriend

Watching this at 1 AM, I have never felt so enlightened. Banger video as per usual. Love your content man! ❤

it's cool to listen to all this even without having a friend...

I unintentionally did end the free-boyfriend trail method, we didn't spoken for while after that. Neither did she bother to contact me after that. It ended up with a block from her. After I tried to reestablished friendly contact. It's that she didn't contact me at all. Like after giving her a final favor and ask her why she called for me? She didn't speak to me for weeks.

While I may not agree with all the terms and actions niko has put forward, it is still far from being manipulative and toxic. You have to remember, if you are with someone 100% of the time with late night talks, constant messaging and going out, you eventually cross into deeper territory. As, normally, with friends, you will most likely start talking about more mature topics, as in relationships, corny flirty jokes and more stuff that resembles a romantic relationship. Once you confess to that person, the relationship dynamic immediately takes a turn, no matter the answer. If they say "no", corny flirts, sensitive 18+ topics are out of discussion and all the other stuff get's slowly thrown out of the window. In the beginning it will be like nothing changed, but it will slowly start getting awkward. Who wants to discuss 18+ stuff with someone when know they like them, but they don't reciprocate that feeling? Eventually, the atmosphere becomes different, naturally, because, despite you wanting to leave your feelings aside and continue as normal, they know what you felt and don't feel comfortable. And since you can't continue the discussions you were so used to having while friends, it's harder to continue being friends. You start drifting apart slowly due to lack of interest in either party and the cycle repeats with the next person. Now, if they say "yes", you hit the jackpot. My advice to that would be to keep it the same. They like you because they know you. If you try to push for things quickly when nobody is ready, you lose no matter what. If you also push for stuff way too quickly, despite both parties feeling ready, a burnout is imminent. On the other side, if you take things way too slowly, the other person feels awkward, since you aren't on the same page. Even correcting it will cause some problems in the mid term, since the beginning of any relationship is the most crucial one. Relationships are a delicate thing, much more than we give credit for. Losing a potential partner, or a long lived frienship is more common than people assume. And it's normal. People change, and so do we. We have to adapt to change, learn from our mistakes, remember our rights and move on.

As a girl the “friendzone” is bs like seriously id much rather date my bestie (and i am lmfao). Anytime a friendship where they admitted to me that they liked me while i was single i did rethink it even if i did reject them, even finding feelings for them because i saw them in that new light. Rejection isn’t the end persay just the ball is no longer in your court but the other persons. Also try not to force anything cuz attraction wont happen randomly so maybe try not to manipulate yknow? 😭

I don’t know it’s the old minecraft version you are playing, but your words feel trustworthy more than anybody else, what the heck

Finally, a class that’s actually useful! If only they taught this at school, I mean, don’t get me wrong. It’ll probably be the hardest class to wrap your head around but still.

Not every single friendzone can be "unfriendzoned" this way. You need to understand that while most *most men exclusively talk to girls with whom they would want to be in a relationship at some point* , _most women, on the other hand, are totally fine with talking to men they would never date_ . This means both approaching and keeping contact with one another. If a girl spends time with you it doesn't mean she's into you. Sher could very well be with you just to be friends with you. It's a hard pill to swallow as us men we would never spend more time than utterly necessary with a girl we're not into. If you get friendzoned it may not be a direct result of your actions. Like I said, maybe that's all she ever wanted with you and no amount of manipulation will change that. In my opinion, if you want to succeed with a girl you need be honest with her. If you're not courageous enough to kiss her or hold her hand to see her reaction, then *just tell her* you like spending time with her and you would like to date her. You'll have to get physical at some point anyway, but at least you'll know you can. Really, the worst thing you can do is be passive, wait for her signals and overthink stuff. *If you're too slow, you'll get friendzoned even by a girl who was originally interested in you*

I hate friendzones. When I got friendzoned I straight up just stopped being friends

I don’t think the actions are bad nessasarily but the intent is flawed imo. The true takeaway is that if ur spending a lot of time and energy on someone bc ur only romantically interested in them and they don’t reciprocate, it’s perfectly fine to stop pouring your heart into that situation and focus on other things and people that enrich your life. Not to get back at someone or to change their mind, but to make your life better for you cause that’s what everyone else will do.

I think I've never been in love with someone, just want attention like everyone. Try to ask yourself if you really are in love or not. I know this takes a while to find an answer but it's worth it

Find a woman who actively wants a relationship and has similar values to you and is looking for something similar. You'll likely have way more success. Turning friendships into relationships can work, but it has to organically happen. Also, you'd be surprised how refreshing it is to many women to hear your intentions up front.

2:45 There is no evidence Einstein ever said "definition of insanity..."

never knew shi could be so real I already have a girlfriend but I get your point who knew Minecraft content could get so real new sub 🙌🏾

Yeah I pretty much agree with this like if you never shoot your shot or make it clear that's what you're doing you can't really expect someone to interpret it that way.

Me who doesn't have a crush right now and has never been in this situation: This video is perfect for me.

I think they way Niko plays minecraft tell us that he's OCD

I’m in a happy relationship as of now, and I thank my old self for not pursuing my Girlfriend as a friend, and instead as someone I can be partners with… I listen to your videos alot and this is really the only time I commented, and I just wanted to thank you for being my company for idk how long :))

She left me, I don’t know what I did and she tells me that it’s not my fault and she just pushed me away because she is not mentally well “how can I love you when I can’t even love myself?” I just can’t believe it. She says we can still be friends and for the most part we are but when it gets late at night i can’t help myself but to look back at the chats of how in love I was, I still am. We were supposed to be meant to be together. She said that she would never stop loving me but yet here we are? A part of me knew this would come, it was my first love and so automatically I assumed it wasn’t real. But it really felt like it you know? I feel like I’ll look back on this stage and think I was being dramatic but she meant a lot to me you know, and I’ll probably continue to talk to her but it’s not gonna feel the same? We were making plans talking about our future and then it just ends? I can’t understand how or why?

Dont treat your homie bob like that dude 😂

babe wake up the goat posted

Bro literally teaching us how to manipulate Melissas

That cow in the last second be like: nah I'm done hearing all of that

I kind of disagree with this I've had a few experiences with friendzones, and all i can say is that it's more of an answer than something you should look back and be ashamed of doing. If you're currently friends with a boy or a girl but internally you feel some sort of romantic attraction, odds are that if the person you like does not correspond then the relationship would've never went well even if you kept insisting from the start. The best relationships usually always start with a good friendship, and if not, then you really just got lucky that the person you decided to hit on really liked you from the start. If somebody does not feel romantically attracted to you then no matter how much you try, but that relationship is not lasting longer than a month or two. So what im trying to say is: If you're in the friendzone, maybe stop regretting not being this person you clearly dislike being. Be yourself. If the person truly feels attracted to you, this friendly relationship won't last and will eventually develop into something else.