11 Signs You've Been Friend-Zoned

Updated on April 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM

The friend zone is a tricky thing. So tricky, in fact, you may not even know when you're right in the middle of it. For all those times you've wondered where you stand, these GIFs are breaking down for you — crystal clear — the signs that your crush just wants to be friends. Get clicking and start facing the truth, whether it's good news or bad news (in which case, you deserve a hug). Source: NBC

You Know the Buddy Treatment Well

Source: Screen Gems

He's Way Too Comfortable Around You

Source: Double Feature Films

He'd Rather Watch TV Than You

Source: Paramount Pictures

Universal Pictures

He Asks Your Advice About Other Girls

You Try to Get Affectionate, to No Avail

Source: Walt Disney Pictures

He Says You're Like a Sister to Him

Source: Warner Bros.

You Never Hang Out Alone

Source: FOX

This Is How He Explains Your Relationship

Source: Fox

Your Charms Are Lost on Him

Source: Inferno Distribution

There's Always Something in the Way of Intimacy

Source: Universal Pictures

This Never Happens

Source: AMC

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11 Signs You've Been Friend-Zoned

You Know the Buddy Treatment Well

He's Way Too Comfortable Around You

He'd Rather Watch TV Than You

He Asks Your Advice About Other Girls

You Try to Get Affectionate, to No Avail

He Says You're Like a Sister to Him

You Never Hang Out Alone

This Is How He Explains Your Relationship

Your Charms Are Lost on Him

There's Always Something in the Way of Intimacy

This Never Happens

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