[Snail]

Am I the only person who finds the implication (that he now is not terminally depressed) highly ironic?

Yeah. Mood swings are awesome. Last week I was terminally depressed.

I don't see the irony. I'd absolutely love an explanation.

Terminal:  Final, permanent, fatal, etc.  That you are now not is ironic in the not humorous sense, that is, something unexpected.

Are you saying I'm dead?

[sigtau]

Thread Derailment From Hell™

[S-99]

Getting stuck in the friend zone is not a big deal. This post is sort of snippy.

My take: Oh ****, i'm in the friend zone. Who cares? I certainly don't.

Highschool relationships are bull**** anyway. They're always temporary and rarely result in the "i married my highschool sweetie". Then again, people in their twenties can have equally as bull**** relationships too.

So, as far as the friend zone goes. Who should really care about being stuck in it? Only if you really care about the girl big time would someone only really care, but aside from that, who cares about doing any kind of maneuvering and tactics to try and get out of the friend zone because it's stupid.

Plus, there hasn't been any girl yet that i cared deeply about relegating me to the friend zone that drove me crazy. Then again, i don't date because i don't run my life through the constant mindset of how long it's been since i got laid or that i need to be in a relationship to be cool and have "status". All of which are laughable mindsets which are bull****.

It's my opinion that most people need to rethink the friend zone. You got stuck in it, whoopdeedoo. It's nothing significant, and if it was something significant, then you probably wont be in the friend zone. And if stuck in the friend zone, then be glad you are a friend and not someone she can't stand being around (looking on the bright side).

I've been single for a while, and i don't give a **** about being stuck in the friend zone because i don't give a **** about dating.

[Klaustrophobia]

just because a relationship doesn't end up in marriage doesn't make it "bull****." 

[S-99]

I consider dating bull**** when people don't date for the purpose of looking for a mate.

[MR_T3D]

just because a relationship doesn't end up in marriage doesn't make it "bull****." 

indeed. Even 'unsuccessful' ones can be a learning experience. props to sig because at the very least, he won't sit back 30 years from now and wonder "what if I actually had the courage ask her out"

[Scourge of Ages]

To further quote xkcd, who seems to have done quite a bit of research on the matter:


(I'm not saying this has any relevance to the situation other than basic subject matter)

[S-99]

just because a relationship doesn't end up in marriage doesn't make it "bull****." 

indeed. Even 'unsuccessful' ones can be a learning experience. props to sig because at the very least, he won't sit back 30 years from now and wonder "what if I actually had the courage ask her out"

Unsuccessful relationships are definitely a learning experience. There are also plenty who don't learn from them at all (those who keep dating the same kind of person over and over expecting something different). I take it that this thread doesn't have anyone like that in here. I find that teenage relationships are only good for learning experiences and how to be social more so than in any other part of life since teenage years are a highly developmental time since teenage relationships are mostly temporary.

What i meant by dating being bull**** earlier is that what's the point in dating if you aren't looking for a mate? Finding a mate can either end in marriage or not, a lot of people out there also don't get married.

Which leaves other reasons for dating which is bull****. Dating only because people gave into peer pressure because it's cool to be dating. Dating for just a piece of ass. Or dating to "play the game".

[sigtau]

If forced to commit to her forever like that, I wouldn't make a huge deal about it, because I have yet to identify a problem with her in two years of knowing her (which is why I tried as hard as I did).

If it's temporary, **** it, it didn't matter anyway--but chances are, this isn't going to be a "**** it all" kind of thing for me.  This could end well.

[S-99]

It's good that you have a positive outlook that makes sense.

[Retsof]

I seem to be stuck in the friend zone as well.  The one time I brought up the possibility of something more ended with an "Ok, so nothing's changed, no akwardness right? Good."  So, I'll keep a look out for someone else, and I know she'll be there for me if thing's go south.  And she can expect the same from me.

[sigtau]

For those of you who were in IRC for the last five minutes before this post reply, you already knew what has become of this.

I request a thread lock, mods.

[Hades]

inb4 lock

[karajorma]

You almost made it too