Original post by AnonymousI am glad that it worked out that way for you, and the guy.
But from my experience (I am much older then you - mid-late 20s), and after interacting with tonnes of girls - this rarely happens in my experience.
Once you are friendzoned often you get stuck there, UNLESS, she changes her mind much later on - which can often be very slim. For many guys, this is a very frustrating experience, because what often happens is that during this time , she dates like every other guy except you. Emotions then get involved, and the relationship quickly becomes toxic out of jealously leading to threads like the OP has created on TSR.
Incidentally, when I have been successful with women, attraction is often there at the start, and she finds ways to make things easier for you - not harder.