Friend Zone | Zikoko!

Catching feelings for a friend can be annoying, but it happens. If your heart skips a beat when you’re around your friend, and you can no longer ignore how their laughter brightens up your day, stick with us, and we’ll tell you how you can escape the friend zone.

Understand that the friend zone isn’t your fault

Just because you’ve been thrown in there doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you that has made the potential love of your life stay away. It might just mean they’re not ready for what you have to offer, or they have someone else, and that’s fine.

Give them space

Not too much space that they start doubting if the friendship was simply a figment of their imagination, but just enough for them to miss you a little bit and see that life without you is shit, like the Nigeria of today, but on steroids.

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Show them how you feel

We know you’re a great person and you show up for your friends when they need you, but we’re talking romantic feelings here. If you want them to stop seeing you as their nice friend and start seeing you as a potential partner, you need to wear your adult pants and show them that they’re the best thing since Mr. Biggs.

Tell them

How would they know that your feelings have gone from “aww, cute”, to “aww, cute” but with heart eyes, if you don’t actually open your mouth and say something.

Get more physical

We’re not saying be a creep and make them run for the hills, try the light things, like holding their hand, hugging them, anything that isn’t inappropriate and downright creepy.

Pull out all the stops

At this point, you’ve left your friend hat at the door, and you’re now fully wooing them. Nothing’s too big or small for the one your heart beats for. So, flirt with them, appear the second they think about you, make grand gestures. Just make sure you wipe away any doubt that the feelings you have might be passing or worse, a lie.

Accept defeat

You’ve tried your best and we know your heart was already invested in the potential relationship, but if your friend tells you they just want to be friends, then open your ears, listen and accept defeat.
Nigerian babes aren’t exactly subtle when they aren’t feeling you, but a lot of guys still struggle with taking a hint. Well, here are some clear signs that she isn’t into you.

1. When you see a fine babe and you hit her with your signature “you look familiar” line:

Do better.

2. When she gives you her number just so you can let her be.

“Free me, abeg”

3. How she replies your messages:

Ouch!

4. When you ask her to hang out and she says “I’ll tell you when I’m free”.

You go wait die.

5. You, calling her with all the persistence of a goat:

Take a hint, my nigga.

6. When she finally agrees to go on a date with you just so she can see road.

At least it’s something.

7. You guys actually have a good time, but now she is giving you brother-sister vibes.

Chai! Well, you can be Lannisters.

8. When she starts coming to you for relationship advice.

It’s all over.

9. Whenever a stranger says you guys make a cute couple and she laughs a little too long.

Is it funny like that?

10. This painful conversation:

See the amnesia.

11. When she says she wishes she could find a guy like you.

Am I not a guy like me again?

12. Whenever you try to escape from the zone.

Just chill in that zone like that.

13. Her, whenever you try to profess love.

Ouch!

14. When she hits you with her finishing move.

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1. When they say you are their best friend ever.

2. When they say they wish they could date someone as nice as you or as kind as you.

3. When they say you would be the perfect boyfriend or girlfriend … for someone one day.

4. When they come and ask you for relationship advice.

5. When you ask them out and they say they don’t want to ruin the friendship.

6. When they try to use you to make the person they really like jealous.

7. When you use all your bars on them and get “wow thanks” as a reply.

8. When you confess your love and they say “stop joking”.
Can a guy and girl just be friends?

The consensus is divided on that one.
But we’re here to show you this lit photoshoot we found.

Yes. This one! ?

The cute couple took these pictures for Valentine’s Day! Check out this one too.

In the above pictures, the guy says they’re just friends.

Really?

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Could it be? Maybe it is? Maybe he is…? There are so many perceptions about ladies being friend-zoned, here are some clear signs that will show you you are being drafted in that zone.
1. When your crush finally says “we should hang out”.

Making you feel he’s about to propose.
2. And while at it he says “You’re so nice”.

Nice? Do you mean nice enough to be your girlfriend?
3. Then he keeps inviting you to social gatherings… With his friends.

But you never go out alone together.
4. When he tries to introduce you as his new best friend.

Brother…this was not the perception or plan.
5. So you start throwing heavy hints.

I just thought to make you breakfast as your friend.
6. But he is acting “brand new”.

Please open your eyes.
7. When he tells you his girl problems.

Wait so I am not the only one?
8. And goes on to give you dating advice.

What are you doing?
9. So you push further with the hints.

Just thought to get you a gift.
10. And he says “I am not ready for commitment”.

Oh no. What have I done?
11. “I don’t want to ruin our friendship”

*cries in salt poured on an open wound*
12. So things get awkward super fast.

Everything has been ruined.
13. And the texts are now like…

Wow, what is life? Must be bad network.
14. And you start getting “Let me call you right back”.

Why is this happening to me?
15. And finally you understand.

That you have been awarded a seat, in the Friend-zone.

Understand that the friend zone isn’t your fault

Give them space

Show them how you feel

Tell them

Get more physical

Pull out all the stops

Accept defeat

1. When you see a fine babe and you hit her with your signature “you look familiar” line:

2. When she gives you her number just so you can let her be.

3. How she replies your messages:

4. When you ask her to hang out and she says “I’ll tell you when I’m free”.

5. You, calling her with all the persistence of a goat:

6. When she finally agrees to go on a date with you just so she can see road.

7. You guys actually have a good time, but now she is giving you brother-sister vibes.

8. When she starts coming to you for relationship advice.

9. Whenever a stranger says you guys make a cute couple and she laughs a little too long.

10. This painful conversation:

11. When she says she wishes she could find a guy like you.

12. Whenever you try to escape from the zone.

13. Her, whenever you try to profess love.

14. When she hits you with her finishing move.

1. When they say you are their best friend ever.

2. When they say they wish they could date someone as nice as you or as kind as you.

3. When they say you would be the perfect boyfriend or girlfriend … for someone one day.

4. When they come and ask you for relationship advice.

5. When you ask them out and they say they don’t want to ruin the friendship.

6. When they try to use you to make the person they really like jealous.

7. When you use all your bars on them and get “wow thanks” as a reply.

8. When you confess your love and they say “stop joking”.

Can a guy and girl just be friends?

But we’re here to show you this lit photoshoot we found.

Yes. This one! ?

The cute couple took these pictures for Valentine’s Day! Check out this one too.

In the above pictures, the guy says they’re just friends.

Really?

1. When your crush finally says “we should hang out”.

2. And while at it he says “You’re so nice”.

3. Then he keeps inviting you to social gatherings… With his friends.

4. When he tries to introduce you as his new best friend.

5. So you start throwing heavy hints.

6. But he is acting “brand new”.

7. When he tells you his girl problems.

8. And goes on to give you dating advice.

9. So you push further with the hints.

10. And he says “I am not ready for commitment”.

11. “I don’t want to ruin our friendship”

12. So things get awkward super fast.

13. And the texts are now like…

14. And you start getting “Let me call you right back”.

15. And finally you understand.