Have you ever settled to be friends with someone that you would have dated?

[Jaminabelle070]

i liked him but he started dating a new girl. we stopped talking for their year long relationship. he broke up and started talking to me again. i obviously had gotten over him by that point bc i had to. and now i’m just like well we can be friends. and it feels so good being friends right now. but yeah i would’ve loved him.. there’s a big distance between us too. we don’t live in the same state.

[Aerissa_Jade]

Yes I have, more than once but the first time was a guy I really liked but he seemed to always have a girlfriend. I never made a move, thing is we'd spend more time hanging out together than he did with his girlfriend, weird I know but looking back now I wonder if he really did have one or if he was just trying to make me jealous.

I know he did at one point cause I met her but it wasn't very common for her to be around... had he actually been single for awhile I would of possibly made a move. I didn't want to try during rebound.

[Anonymous]

I had a guy friend who did this, so I cut him off after the third time. I don’t want a conditional friendship, where we are good until the next woman comes along, then you’re tossed to the side. You are not discardable and your friendship shouldn’t be determined by whether he is single or not. Then that makes it like less of a friendship and more of a situationship, at least in my opinion.

[LikeALog]

Yes, but totally different circumstances.

We have some common interests which is how we met. We agreed to go together to the next event each paying our own way. She is extremely attractive, great personality, appears to be laid-back and is funny at times. I would like to have dated her. However, we are both extremely independent and confident. Just being together for that event, we realized our relationship was not destined to proceed beyond just being friends. And at times even that is contentious.

[Hal2002]

I have a few friends that I would have liked to have dated when we first met, but it was a case of bad timing that stood in the way every time. Still, everything happens for a reason. Getting to know someone without the scales of desire in the way can save you a lot of heartbreak later, as after getting to know them I realized that as friends we have good relationships but we would never have lasted as romantic couples.

[aWes0MeNeSs]

There are guys I would've liked to date in the past (though not anymore) that I would have no problem being friends with (and wouldn't have minded being/remaining just friends then). The only exceptions are ones who ended up being jerks.

[SaraSmithishere]

Sure, but he’s gay. I saw a guy at my college who I thought was so hot and I would have dated him in a heartbeat, but at a party he opened his mouth and complimented my outfit and we started talking about fashion, and I realized, fuck, he’s gay! But we became friends, so, I guess that counts?

[chickenqueenl]

YES! I met a guy on a dating app who lived in Canada (I live in America) and he was perfect for me. But then I caught feelings for my coworker and told the other guy I wanted to just be friends. It was tough for him at first but now we're best friends and we have a good thing going.

[dustybiker]

What is he possibility of moving to where he is? Is it worth it? Do you think this is a second chance? It made you think enough to ask this. Big things happen to people willing to take big risks.

[RedStiletto88]

Yes there have been a few guys in my life that I was interested in but they ended up being good friends and that was awesome too!

[kyleelyn199723]

Nope lol I am lucky to say that me and my man decided to leave the friend zone to each other

[ally018]

Sounds like you should be just friends with him anyway if he lives so far.

[dmel88]

Yep, worth it too if you aren't going to try and make a move and mess things up

[Seangreen]

Nope it was somebody I like and they gave me the friend zone I do the slow fade

[TheBigGuy9]

To my regret, yes. And it’s not like I didn’t have my chances because I sure did.

[bestfriend69]

Nope. I did tell someone who I was into that I can be only friends with her but later realised that is not possible. So I ended things.

[expert_advice]

Yes. I Mean at one point you get that you don't have a chance but you are still intimated by it. I have never told my best friend that I liked her that way

[Manuel2]

Sadly many times. I feel I talked my way from lover zone to friend zone

[CallMeJD_]

Yes. And it sucked cause he knew I had crush on him and would give me a hard time for it.

[shades777]

no, i dont go that orbiter crap, get i hit it or leave it.
plenty of women out there

[bodiesands]

Sounds like you're still into him.

[Heartache0405]

I don't date so I only settle for friendships

[Anonymous]

I don’t think I have.

[Jamie05rhs]

Yes, I have. Many times.

[SmilesAintAgirl14]

no, they dont want to be my friend either.