<p>Are there really guys who are too shy to make eye contact? Even the shyest guys in the world are not that shy.</p>
<p>So you think that a girl-guy platonic relationship can be more meaningful then a girl-girl relationship? LOL I guess I will have to agree with you, I found that girls provide better company then guy-guy. Maybe I’m just sexist, but that’s honestly how I feel.</p>
<p>And YES guys can be super shy about making eye contact. I read somewhere that the eyes can reveal a HUGE amount of emotion which is why people rarely make eye contact for longer then split seconds of time. They usu. reserve prolonged eye contact for those that they have an emotional attachment to (i.e. lovers).</p>
<p>Girl-Guy is very rarely platonic. One usually desires the other but doesn’t think the other has a chance. And contrary to popular belief it is quite often the woman who wants the man, although many women will deny this.</p>
<p>Women very rarely approach men. you’re telling me it is because men don’t make eye contact? Once again where are these men? Even the biggest nerd won’t be that shy.</p>
<p>The best relationship is girl-guy friends with benefits. Usually I’ll get the urge to **** one of my chick friends or vice versa. But I would never become friends with chick I’d date because I treat those type of chicks way different than I would a friend.</p>
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<p>Well, upon further reflection I think you are right. I wanted her just as much as she wanted me. LOL I dunno about the second part–girl wants the guy more(?). But its totally possible given that girls tend to be super passive, so I would miss the signs unless you were paying really close attention. hahahha =) Hookups!</p>
<p>I never said that the woman wants the man more.</p>
<p>I said very often one friends wants the other. It is usually not mutual. However, the media shows it as if the guy is the one who is friendzoned 100% of the time when in reality it is very close to 50/50. </p>
<p>Not all women are passive. Wowie makes most men seem very passive. Most men would need more than eye contact to make a move but for some women that’s all they need. I’m impressed.</p>
<p>virginia12, what makes you think that the “friendzone rate” (lol) is 50/50 for the genders?</p>
<p>The media might show that it is usually the guy that is friendzoned, but in my experience that’s been true for the most part.</p>
<p>Like I said you eventually hear more women talking about it. Plenty of women write to relationship counselors about it.</p>
<p>Like i said women deny stuff like this. Society makes it look like you think any woman can get her guy friends to date her. Its much more embarrassing for a woman to be friendzoned. So they deny, deny, deny it. No one thinks less of a man to be friendzoned.</p>
<p>I’m going to agree with virginia on this one. The reason that it appears that women get friendzoned more often is because it gets exposed more. A chick is much less likely to spill her guts or make a move on a friend than a guy is. If the guy doesn’t make a move she’ll usually just keep it to herself. It might not be 50/50 but chick’s get friend zoned more than most people think.</p>
<p>I mean nobody knows what the exact ratio is. It could go either way. We’ll never know but I have a feeling its quite balanced.</p>
<p>It comes as a surprise for me to learn that there are mostly males here. I thought the ratio was about equal, if not more ladies. I just figured based on the fact that nationally there are more females enrolled in college than males. 
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<p>I’m a female on the quieter side, but I definitely have my loud moments. Socially I’m “alright” but it doesn’t come as natural to me as it does for my peers. I’ve wondered about the reason but that’s just part of who I am :s. It’s much easier for me to communicate via writing than speaking. Naturally, forums like this and certain online games appeal to me.</p>
<p>I think really it all depends on the person. Some people are shy, some people aren’t. By nature though, woman tend to be more talkative and men more reserved. Women usually wait for guys to approach them.</p>
<p>Personally, I think it’s hard for women to approach a guy because women assume all guys are shallow and fear rejection.</p>
<p>To be honest, I kind of minimized my approaching of guys because my male friend told me whenever I hand a guy my number its basically an invite to sleep with me. I never thought about it that way, but I guess that is one of the many things woman and men perceive differently.</p>
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<p>lol. I would take that advice with a grain of salt. A very large grain of salt.</p>
<p>Its perceived that way because women approaching men is rare. If it was more common then no guy would think that way.</p>