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Relationships can begin and change in the most amazing ways. Up until three years ago, I would have thought the the "friendship zone" meant no chance of romance, since often the parties won't "ruin" the friendship by changing the dynamics.

The best relationship I've had in my life began as a mutual respect in the workplace. He'd come by my office, passing through, every day. He taught me things, I taught him things; we'd exchanged ideas and although we may have flirted, I'd never thought of him romantically. Occasionally, he'd bring me candy or lunch, but I thought of it as flirty friendliness, and he later confessed that he wasn't interested in a romantic relationship with me at that time. He asked me to a movie, strictly platonic, and two or three movies and dinner later, we were unable to keep our hands off each other -- it took some time away from the workplace to see and show our other sides, and then the sparks flew!

So you're not delusional. You never know what might or might not happen.