Am I in the friendzone forever?

there is always a chance that he sees you in a new light. Don't let your past history with him the way you down too much but remember to always have self-respect as he may subconsciously look to you as a second option, you don't want that just show him your true self and if he sees you for you then I suppose he may be the 'one'.

It is strange behaviour, him being hot and cold is messing with my feelings. I think you may be right.

Recently I expressed unrequited feelings for a boy I went on a few dates with, then he ended that, then we became best friends, then friends with benefits and now we're back to friends who aren't talking too much. I'm just wondering, have we been through too much for me to ever get out of the friendzone with him? Is there any chance that after a period of no talking, we could just start over? Or will he now forever see me as just a friend he slept with?

He only wanted sex

Yeah, probably. Although he's said because of my feelings he doesn't want sex anymore, so not sure why he's messaging.

It seems like your friend isn't interested in pursuing a relationship with you anytime in the future. The friendship seems to have changed for good. If you have feelings for him and things feel awkward, it would be better to step away from the friendship so you can move on.

Yeah, things don't feel awkward at all but I do want to get over him I think. Just sometimes his behaviour sends me mixed signals and it confuses me, making it hard to move on

From what I have read, it seems like he doesn't want anything more?

It would be better to put some distance between the two of you in real life and on social media. Having no contact will help you think more clearly and move on.

Yeah, he doesn't want any more. I am trying with the distance but he's making it difficult don't want to get to the point of having to block him, but may have to...

Blocking him might be the option to take. You mention earlier on in the thread you asked for space but he keeps messaging you? Seems like he isn't respecting what you asked for...

There's no such as the friend zone. Tell him straight how you feel

What do you mean by no such thing as the friendzone?

I have told him how I feel and he doesn't return my feelings, but I guess I wondered if it was possible for this to ever change, or if he'll always see me as just his friend

People go from friends to lovers all the time.

The friend zone isn't an inescapable prison. It means you're close to the person. Not returning the feelings doesn't mean they don't love you. It means they haven't realised they love you