3 Unconventional Reasons You Should Stay in the Friendzone

Take a deep breath.

Because you probably had a small panic attack merely reading the words "friend zone."

In and out, in and out my dudes.

I know how you feel. The friend zone is a dark, cold place I have been forced to live in more times than I can count. And I can count to like a thousand before I get bored and watch Netflix.

It hurts to being rejected like that. You lose your breath for a moment; the world around you disappears as you fall into the depths of your mind trying to figure out what on earth is wrong with you.

However, as melodramatic as that description was, the friend zone can actually be a great place.

You've probably heard the cliches of why it's perfectly fine to be in the friend zone.

"It's better to be friends than nothing at all."

"It's great to be single, enjoy it while you can."

These are all great reasons for after you get friendzoned.

Maybe it'll help you feel less shitty after someone calls you their buddy or tells you you're more like a brother or sister to them.

What about some unusual reasons to prepare you for the friend zone?

Reasons to not be afraid of platonic town in the first place.

Reasons that will change your perspective on what it means to be single, and bring peace to the galaxy that is your lovesick mind.

1. Tinder

To clarify a section titled "Tinder," I want to assure you this isn't about the app individually. It's about the online hookup culture it represents, and why you should join it.

Here's the cold hard, yet hot and steamy truth: Humans are horny as fuck.

It's been embedded in our DNA to have sexual desires, which is a big reason why we want to get into a relationship at times; because we crave sex. Or, more specifically, a sexual partner.

This search for a partner has us getting rejected by people who don't see us as viable partners. When, perhaps, we shouldn't be looking for a partner all the time, but someone to allow us to release our suppressed sexual needs.

Even though this sounds like an ad for Tinder, it's definitely not *wink wink. But let's face it fam, you holding all that sexy in all the time will make when you are getting friend-zoned twice as bad.

Of course, you may be opposed to hooking up for moral or religious reasons. I totally understand where you're coming from. For you, there's always the old right, or left hand enjoyed alongside some Pornhub.

Lastly, regarding another hindrance for hookups comes from girls. There seems to be this whole "slut" shaming thing going on, which doesn't make any sense. Because we're all sluts, we all wanna have sex, and we love doing it. So why shouldn't we?

2. You can finally work on being a good friend

Everyone wants to prepare themselves for a relationship.

You know, they work out to look hotter, take and find the most attractive pics to post on dating apps and listen to the advice given by idiots like me. While there's nothing wrong with this in most situations, it's caused people to devalue working on their friendships since relationships are so much more important in our society.

Think about when you begin dating someone. In the first few months, I can almost guarantee you that at least half of your friends are gone from your life. They get tired of watching you make out with your bae, and having lunch plans canceled cause your cute little sugar lump had a coupon for Applebees.

Well, what happens if you break up?

Historically, most of your dating relationships will fail. When that happens, you're going to have to find your friends and beg them to come back if you're not already doing that with your ex, depending on who broke up with who.

Given the odds, why don't we spend more time working on our friendships, and even working on ourselves to have better friendships?

Friends can be there for you in the tough times, not judge you for being weird, take you home when you're drunk, or become a friend with benefits (If Tinder doesn't work out *wink wink). There are things friends can do that a boyfriend or a girlfriend can't do. Such as… oh… wait… there isn't. That's the pure beauty of being platonic with another person. You can have an intimate, life long relationship with someone and never have sex with them. Ever.

It's a wonderful thing.

Make a valiant attempt, one just as strong, to keep them in your life as you would a sexual partner. Now that you're in the friend zone, you have a golden opportunity to make said attempt.

Learn to listen better, learn to build trust, learn how to give better gifts, stop being a sorry ass baby crying over the "friend" who rejected you. Then start investing in people who'll be there for your inevitable breakups/divorces with your "friends' who don't reject you.

3. The illusion and danger of love

I used to daydream about finding a beautiful girl, building a life together, and living happily ever after in a hilltop mansion overlooking romantic sunsets on the beach or maybe a small pond.

I'm sure you've done the same at some point.

You've routinely drilled in your naive head that finding your soul mate is the ultimate life goal.

I used to think the same thing. Viewing older single people with the same amount of sadness I'd use for a melted ice cream cone laying splattered on a city sidewalk.

Before we give on love and go back to staring at memes all day, hoping they'll bring us some temporary joy in our hollow lives, let us look at the philosophical side of humanity's purpose.

We are highly intelligent beings, the most capable of our planet. And there are billions of us popping out enough kids to keep our species going for a long time.

This fact allows us to go far beyond simply doing our part to uphold the existence of the human race. We can make art, play sports, and, unfortunately, produce hallmark movies.

And many other pursuits that are unnecessary for survival, but make life beautiful in its own way.

So if you're a person reading this (if you're not, please don't enslave us), you don't need to get married and have kids to be happy. If you believe that, then you're going to be very disappointed when it doesn't.

It's dangerous to believe the illusion of true love. Especially when true love is actually within you right now, it's the love you should always have for yourself.

A love no one else can give you, except YOU.

So love yourself, and you can put the friend zone where it belongs, its own friend zone.

That's right; I'm telling you to friend zone the friend zone.

Conclusion -

By now, you probably think I'm some single bitter guy shitting on love and all that.

You'd be pretty right in your thinking.

Except, nope, you'd be very wrong. I don't think love is a total illusion that you should hook up with people for the rest of your life, or every relationship is going to screw up your life. Hell, I'm not even single.

Spending your life with someone you love and always want to be around is a great thing. However, being in the friend zone with one or several people isn't a bad thing. Maybe you'd be better off single and messing around on Tinder. Perhaps relationships aren't meant for who you are. Some people thrive from not being with a significant other. Some people are free spirits who would feel depressingly held down by a family.

There's nothing wrong with that. Just like there's nothing wrong with wanting to have a family.

Just don't try to have a family if you'd be happier by yourself. That's good old fashioned self-awareness, which is knowing who you genuinely are, not who you wish you were.

Getting rejected is a part of life; getting friend-zoned is somewhere high up among life's many let downs. But if you think a bit outside the box, being in the friend zone means more time on Tinder dates, and avoiding the dangers of love except for the love you have for yourself (wink wink).