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The "dead lights" (if you are familiar with IT) or the "friend zone" is in my opinion the worst insult a man can take from a woman. It's emasculating, damages your self-esteem and hurts your reputation. It makes you question yourself and your confidence. It makes you more bitter and less likely to take chances with other women.

Ghosting is second place, although it's horrible at least your are not being tortured. Just my thoughts.

Over the years I've gotten a lot better at avoiding the friend zone. If I like a girl I make my intentions clear early. She either responds or she doesn't. However if I feel she is friend zoning me I learned to just outright ignore her. I don't get friend zoned anymore, but instead I get ghosted when things don't work out. It still sucks but it's a lesser of two evils in my opinion.