Today, we are going to be learning something that affects us all. it’s a phenomena that scientists worldwide have been studying and have finally succeeded in solving. It is a disease that respects neither old nor young.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to have been part of the scientists that have found a cure to this menace; the number one killer of men and women - The Friend Zone.

This piece will come in two parts, so you’ll have to check back for the completion. Today though, we shall tackle the matter we have at hand.

Like all cases, it is necessary that we dig deep to unravel the mysterious history of the friend zone. Before that however, for the un learned in our midst, Wikipedia defines the 'friend zone' as a platonic relationship where one person wishes to enter into a romantic relationship while the other does not. It is generally considered to be an undesirable situation by the lovelorn person.

Are you in the friend zone? Has that girl repeatedly told you 'I want a guy just like you'? Are you tired of being the one she asks to go with her to the loo? Are you tired of the way she tells you all the boys that hit on her?

If your answers to these questions are in the affirmative, and you hanker for emancipation,then welcome to your liberation centre; for the time of your deliverance is now.

Before we proceed though, it shall be unsafe to assume that some of you even understand the zone you’re in. How are you sure she likes you at all? Let's make some things clear and set things straight. Now, the following pointers help you realise that she likes you; and prove that things could proceed out of the friend zone.

1. She’s laughing at your jokes even when they aren’t even funny.


2. She tells you to take a sip of her drink.


3. She asks you if you have a girlfriend or probes for the information. When a woman is around a guy she is attracted to, she will ask if he has a girlfriend; she might not come out blunt but she will find a way around.


4. She calls you a player. Strange right? You would think that when she says this, she’s not interested. Big lie! This is one of the counter-intuitive things that ladies do; and we’ve been in the game long enough to know. When she says this, do not try to deny; rather smile and say something like 'is it that obvious?' For her to say this, it means she's comfortable enough with you to make such an ‘accusation’; and she also views you as the kind of guy that talks to a LOT of women.

These (and more) are some of the signs that women could give, and if you are smart to recognize them, your dilemma is half solved.

Now we have established that she might like you, the next stage is helping you out of that friend zone. My next article will provide these invaluable tips.