have about love, lust, romance, and everything in between. For more, visit me on twitter

@downtownshallon or be sure to check out my website shallononline.com. Ah ladies! Is there

any worse place in the dating landscape than the barren, hideous purgatory that is the

friend zone? No. There's not. If you have a big crush on one of your guy friends I'll

tell you how to get out of the friend-zone and into the girlfriend zone. Number 1- Don't

talk to him about other girls. I know this is so hard because in your mind you are thinking

if I give him really bad advice about his girlfriend they'll break up and he'll be mine

but it really doesn't work that way. He'll just start to see you as a therapist and not

a girlfriend and nobody wants to date their therapist. Also, look like a girl. You don't

have to completely destroy your style but adding a few girly touches such as brighter

colors, perfume, make-up, nice hair. This will all help him see you as more than just

one of the dudes. Men are hard wired to see women as potential mates so help him with

this. He wants to see you as a woman, he wants to. Just lead him down that path. Also, don't

be too available. Thats a classic mistake keeping you in the friend-zone. You're hot

and you're in demand, you're on the scene and have a lot of cool stuff to do! I mean

thats what he should think anyway. He does not need to know that you've been at home

for four hours watching Glee on Hulu. He does not need to know this. You can be a little

bit more mysterious. So if he asks you what did you do today. Oh you know I had a bunch

of things and like the events whatever it was no big deal, red carpet paparazzi. Let

him think that you are very in demand. Another big mistake girls make when they are trying

to get out of the friend-zone is inventing a guy or maybe not inventing a guy to try

to make him jealous. This only works half the time. It's a big gamble. So if you start

talking to him about other guys this might make him jealous and all of a sudden he'll

start to see the romantic potential that you two have or he could start to feel like your

therapist which doesn't work either. So remember, don't be his therapist, add a few feminine

touches, be busy and be confident. You'll get out of that friend-zone like that!