Which is worse? A Flat Rejection or a Friend Zone?

[Ellie-V]

I’m not asking which would you prefer. This ain’t a yes or no question.
I am asking which one hurts the most.

Explain why I’m detail please.

[VisibleMan]

A flat rejection because you are fltking finally release and I can fghking get over it sooner yeah definitely rejection friendzone is as bad as cooking a hot meal for someone then they say will refrigerate it and eat it as left overs and they make themselves basically the same thing you just made them but they add a grain of pepper more and eat it like what they just did to fgbk up your life was totally fine, Umm welp I'm a confusing little man with facial hair but thanks for the vent you never sorta kind of asked for

[Drowningkingfish]

Friendzone just puts you on a 'good boy lead' where you'll end up hearing about their feelings for other dudes, and hearing about how great the person is that they like. Feelings don't just go away when you say the magic words to the person who has been crushing on you for months or even years.

Being flat out rejected will hurt for a while but you got ypur honest answer and yoh can focus on other girls or boys without wasting your time on a lost hope.

[ChronicThinker]

Friend zoning hurts worse because that person is basically saying they still want you around (I. E. the benefit of the relationship) but effectively expects you to ignore your non-platonic feelings. HOWEVER, I do feel that some people can in fact be friends, especially if you're more like me where you lose feelings when you know the person has no interest in you.

[SydneySentinel]

I'm not sure. I don't think I've ever actually been friendzoned because I don't have too many guy friends. But if I had to pick one I would assume friend zoned is worse because then there is still longing type of feeling for that person. Rejection sucks too but afterwards you can move on right away.

[MuffinBoi]

Friend Zone would be worse as you'll never be in a relationship even though that's what you're looking for. If the girl flat out says no to me, it's very easy to move on in comparison to when the girl keeps you as a friend.

in my opinion, if you're rejected, you can sorta just forget about it over time but when you stay as their friend, it'll stick much longer

[legalboxers]

I live in the friend zone. Shit I got my own fucking zip code. Its lonely and sucks! Its 2020. I want to move!

[Ellie-V]

Move... on 😂 and stop waiting around for a gamble. Why would you even want to sacrifice the friendship?

[rockrewls]

Both are the same thing, I don't live in the "friend zone", I just move on then, after that some realize maybe it was a mistake to not give me a chance, but by then it's too late.
Judging someone in haste without getting to know them is generally a bad idea.

[DizzyDesii]

Flat rejection. Just friendzone me cause i’ll leave it real quick and feel okay 😂

[Marie132]

Friend zoning, I would rather a straight answer and then we can move on... maybe be friends or not but I prefer an honest answer

[Ellie-V]

What’s not honest about wanting to be friends

[Marie132]

Not when you get, "you are a great friend" and "I love having you in my life" with a side of flitting... a while back I had this when I tried to find out if this guy liked me and it took 4 months of not giving me an answer until I straight on went "if you were interested, do you want to go on a date with me... as in romantic relationship intentions"... the answer was a confused decline and he didn't see me like that... despite me saying I liked him more than friends previously he hadn't even registered this and seemed suprised by my confession...
The fact that I got a straight denial was sad straight off, but then I felt relieved that I knew were I was compared to months of constantly trying to get an answer and him not registering the date we went on was a date and stuff like that...

[Marie132]

The friend zone people refer to isn't two people just being friends after there has been a clear understanding of the relationship between them... it is the area in which a person is unsure of the state of play as someone is being nice and hasmt really said either way what's going on

[Kezzz]

The friend zone for sure because you never get out of there and then it's like no matter how much you try, it's useless.
A rejection can on the other hand be explained as a wrong decision unlike the friend zone

[T_Clayton]

I've never been rejected so I don't know exactly.
I just get promoted from the friend zone usually.

[jss123]

Friend zone. I prefer a flat rejection. At least I know where I stand. Friend zoning someone is weak. The last woman who flatly rejected me is a close friend of mine now. We know where we stand and we can talk about anything.

[Jjpayne]

A flat out rejection. At least being friend zoned you have some sort of value

[Chimken]

Rejection because I'm known to worm my way out of the friend zone. If she flat out rejects me though, it's already on the table. I can't move in silence anymore

[Duckysback]

A friend zone is just a flat rejection where the “friend” isn’t paying attention.

[Liam_Hayden]

From my perspective there is little difference. The so-called "friend zone" is really self-imposed because the person can choose to leave and have no contact.

[Stoner710]

Friend zone is worse I’d rather be rejected then friend zoned friend zone is such a pain in the ass

[Creepazoid]

Friendzone is way worse, it's a fake rejection. I I'd rather have them say what they mean.

[green1supremacy]

Friend zone. Rejection gives the other individual the choice to reject as well.

[backinblack22]

Friendzone is by far much much worse.

[COMMODOREII]

Flat rejection obviously. Lol

[GreenGold1992]

I don't know, both seem to hurt me equally

[SilverRain92]

Being ignored hurts more

[Tim-loves-it]

I would probably think friend zone

[JesseJayNeak]

Either way, it's rejection

[some101]

friend zone

[wercik71]

Friend zone 100%