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How do I know if we are in friend zone?

Asked by dreamisland (23points) April 14th, 2015

First of all, please let me apologize for my grammar since English is my second language. And here I go!

That’s it. I now officially found my long-awaited Mr. Perfect. Was it worth waiting? Yeah, definitely! Because he is smart, kind, gentleman, emotional, sensitive, good-looking, actually handsome but humble, understanding, listener, never miss small details and what’s more I enjoy having chat with him and I am never getting bored just because I like being around him that much.

I’ve known him for almost two years.

But the problem is he doesn’t know that I am really into him. We hang out a lot during the day. We share the same shuttle when we return home from work. Sometimes, we hang out after work hours. We go to cafe, restaurant.

I don’t know whether we are in friend zone. He is one year younger than me and I am manager, he is senior. This shouldn’t be the problem!

If this is the case and we are in friend zone, here is why:
– He doesn’t text.
– When I ask him to go someplace, he doesn’t respond (not all the time).

If we are NOT in the friend zone, here is why: (Hope I don’t fool myself)
– He looks out of the corner of his eye to see what I am doing with my phone
– He tells me the thing that most of his co-worker might be suprised to know
– He shares his concerns with me
– He invites me to have a coffee with him
– He invites me to go to dinner with him
– We can talk about any topics we want. There are no quiet moments

I am not sure if he is interest in me or if I’ve been on his mind or if we are in friend zone. He might think I don’t look but deep inside I am attached to him.
Unfortunately I am weak because I am afraid to know the answer whether he wants me as well.

I want to try anything to be with him but I don’t want to ruin our friendship. I value him greatly and it would grieve me very much if any harm were to destroy it.

He is the only one that I want. And I don’t know what to do. I just can’t move..

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17 Answers

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

Do you two work for the same company? If so, do you work in the same department? If either are true, is there an ethic code that states that there should be no external relationship between co-workers?

Dutchess_III's avatar

Yeah…you need to answer answer @Pied_Pfeffer‘s question first so we can gt a better feel for the situation.

dreamisland's avatar

@Pied_Pfeffer @Dutchess_III we are working at the same company but different department. It isn’t explicitly announced but I believe our company is open for office romance since so many colleagues met their partner at work.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I would find that highly unusual, to have “open office romances.” It’s a recipe for some serious trouble!
Does he have a girlfriend? You could ask him that. Might get some eye opening answers.

marinelife's avatar

You ask him. You tell him that you like him and ask if he likes you. Then you will know for sure.

dreamisland's avatar

@Dutchess_III he doesn’t have a gf

dreamisland's avatar

@marinelife This is the thing. I just can’t ruin our friendship as I stated above :/

janbb's avatar

I did ask someone and it did ultimately ruin the friendship. If you ask, you have to be prepared to accept either answer.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Does he have a bf?

marinelife's avatar

@dreamisland Without risk, there is no reward. If you tell him you will either find out that he likes you in which case you will still be friends but more than with all the rosy happiness that entails.

Or you will find out that he doesn’t like you except as a friend in which case you will not be able to maintain your fantasy that he might like you, but you will know the truth, and you will free up your heart to seek a real relationship.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

It sounds like you are willing to forego romance in order to maintain this relationship. The challenge is that these feelings may linger for a long time when resolution is a better option. Maybe he feels the same way that you do. Maybe he doesn’t. Wouldn’t you rather know now than to let this drag on, even at the risk of him backing off?

Tbag's avatar

I agree with the fellow jellies. I think you should open up to him about your feelings and ask if he feels the same way too. Your feelings may grow stronger with time… By then it’ll be hard to simply forget and back off if he doesn’t feel the same way.

kritiper's avatar

Be patient! If it’s going to happen, it will. Get inside his personal space (24”) and see how he reacts. Keep doing it. If he constantly pulls away, you’re in the friend zone!

Lawn's avatar

I think you should use innuendo and flirtation to clue him into the idea that you have feelings for him. If doesn’t respond well to it, then you can play it off like you were just joking around and still maintain the friendship. This youtube clip explains what I mean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-son3EJTrU

gailcalled's avatar

@Lawn; Thanks for the funny, accurate and articulate clip.

marinelife's avatar

@gailcalled Thanks for calling that post by lawn (very good) to my attention.

dreamisland's avatar

@Dutchess_III He is straight. @Lawn Thank you for the video! @kritiper I’ll wait till the right time and hopefully it will turn out to be great! @Pied_Pfeffer He is one of a kind and I don’t wanna lose him just because I have feelings for him. I know that I am in a dilemma. It would have killed me if any harm were to destroy our friendship yet I’d be die to know his feelings.

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