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I'm not MSD but I don't buy into that stuff either. It's an attempt to oversimplify the rather the rather complex field of human social interactions and frankly it all strikes me as a bit childish.
One of my best friends is currently madly in love and deliriously happy with a man with whom she has recently had a child. They knew each other and were friends for the better part of a decade before they started dating. This is one example of several I can think of that contradict the idea of a friend zone.
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I don't think it's as much "an attempt to oversimplify" as it is the reason that women typically provide for not wanting to engage in anything further with a guy. "I don't want to ruin this friendship!"
And sometimes it's true.. they would rather keep the friendship then embark on something more and risk losing the friendship too, should the relationship go south.
Therefore it makes sense that developing a close friendship with a woman with whom you'd RATHER have a relationship with is not (averaged out) going to be as successful as immediately approaching her (as a stranger) with the prospect of a romantic relationship.
This also deters the equally common reason for a girl not wanting to pursue something romantic with a friend; she's your friend because she doesn't find you physically attractive. In this case, she might still say "I don't want to ruin our friendship" when she really means "you're not attractive." I've been there, and I wish I would've just heard it up front. It makes a lot more sense than than the former.
I think there's definitely something to be said for the 'friend zone', anecdotally and as a
general rule for increasing your success rate in relationships.