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reader, anonymous, writes (5 February 2010): Women don't wanna be close friends with a guy and then turn romantic. They wanna put you in one category or the other from the start and they rarely wanna switch.
This is the way most women are. You can complain about it or try reason them out of it, but it's not going to change.
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reader, Heartbroken in love  +, writes (5 February 2010):
I'm in love with a girl that has tried to make me find solace in just being a friend. She would still swear that I mean the world to her. I told her that I don't deserve to be put in a friend zone with someone I am genuinly in love with. And that if that was the case I would stick around as long as I could but would eventually not be in her life. it jusþ wasn't my style. Being as I have been told all my life that I'm a great friend but that I am just not wanted in that way.
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reader, mystiquek + ♥, writes (5 February 2010):
 There's nothing wrong with being friends, but normally the "friend zone" means that one person wants to be just that..FRIENDS. Nothing more.
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reader, Illithid +, writes (4 February 2010):
 I agree that it's best to start as friends before jumping into a relationship so you can form a mental and emotional connection before you throw sex into the mix. But "Friend Zone" generally refrs to when someone likes a friend that has no attraction back... has already decided that you're never going to be any more than friends. If you are able to start a relationship, you were never really in the Friend Zone.
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reader, wishingheknew +, writes (4 February 2010):
i think a solid relation ship should start as friends cause if you arent friends then you bearly know the person and dont know if you are dating them cause of looks or because of personality well hoped that helped
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reader, Smellyellie  +, writes (4 February 2010):
 i think it depends on the people that are together. sure you have to have time too get too know this person before you can say you are in a relationship with them but it dosent mean that you have to be friends with them for ages as this could sometimes have a negative effect if you are going into a relationship with the person.
If this is the situation that is effecting you, you need to make it clear that you are interested and that want more then friendship and then if you build on what you have from there then i think it would be the easiset way but too answer your question yes you do need to be friends to a certain extent. :) hope this helped x
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