I'm glad you brought up the friend-zone thing. I feel like I'm extremely good at all the things you listed before that, and I have a ton of female friends (which I love, don't get me wrong).
I just have no idea to turn that into sex.
I just have no idea to turn that into sex.
I don't want to be a love coach. But how are you with making an ask? Do you ever use clear language like, "Would you like to go on a date?" or if you're on a date, "Would you like to hold hands?" "Can I kiss you?"
She's on a date for a reason too. And if the answer is no, then congratulations on sorting a person from the unknown bucket into the no-romantic-interest bucket. If they say no, accept the answer respectfully and move on.
Sure, encourage him. But also coach him for the inevitable "I don't think of you like that" response. Extra points if she adds "you're too good a friend".
Categorisation into the Friend Zone happens within minutes of first meeting. There's no way out of that box.
But not enough people are talking about this standard. Can you ask a woman out without making her feel scared? I think your fear often comes across as dangerous.
So, ok, fine. Asking women out is scary. I was young, I remember that.
But if you never ask anyone out what are you really complaining about. And if all you ever did was ask one person out, get rejected, and then you've been sulking about it every since, that's not any better.
Hard is not the same thing as impossible. Hundreds of millions of men have figured this out.
This seems indicative of the exact line of thinking the parent comment notes does not typically work.
>"I'm laughing at her jokes because I hope that will make her sleep with me."
Basically let them know your interested and ask. If you don't ask you won't get anything. But keep it light and occasional. And remember people can change their mind - so its ok to ask more than once.