Maybe my approach should be to accumulate a large number of female friends, and then even if the
"conversion rate" is pretty low, I'll still get some girlfriends from the process?

    http://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/aglvt/friends_with_benefits/
        

I mean, the pivotal question is whether the "friend zone" thing really actually exists.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_zone


I'd really like it if this strategy were workable, because I find the whole "guys try really hard to
NOT be friends with women" to be pretty depressing and it seems like it would break down the gender
lines if guys and girls could be free to be friends a lot more often.



http://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/9jcns/is_there_ever_a_way_out_of_the_friend_zone/c0d03la

    NO.  It does not.

http://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/9qala/how_do_i_preventget_out_of_the_friend_zone/c0dxj15

    NO.



http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8pwxi/i_regularly_get_stuck_in_the_friend_zone_what_are/c0a2a46

    Okay, it sort of exists, but only when it's a "there's no chance I'll date you, ever.  Ever."


http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8pwxi/i_regularly_get_stuck_in_the_friend_zone_what_are/c0a2aom

    "Taking immediate action" is BS.  But sometimes the chemistry just isn't there.

    No need to jump in right away.  But also don't stay in the same pool forever if nothing's biting.