How do you fall in the friends category?
 

What makes you fall into the friends category if you like a girl?

Depends on the girl really. Sometimes you just aren't confident/forward enough, that they think you're just a really nice guy instead of boyfriend material. Sucks eh?

It's also more that most of the time they're just expecting friendship anyway, so they relegate you to the 'friend category' by default.
Just because a girl becomes friends with you doesn't mean she likes you, and it's the same vice versa.

Not asking her out.

We need more info, man.

A general rule of thumb: if you're not attractive, you're "friends". If you're relatively attractive, you're "boyfriend material". Varying degrees of attractive and personalities, etc. come into play but we need more info here.

You fall into the friends category by her not liking you.

Either you're going to be friends or you're going to be nothing.

I'm not saying this to be a dick. It's true.

Interesting. Here is the possible ways you could not become boyfriend material:

-You are ugly.
-You think she is ugly.
-You're 100% asshole.
-You are socially inept.

That's about it. Kind of broad, but they encompass most of the circumstances. Either you're a loser or you're ugly, though I don't know anybody who has never had at least one person out there. ;)

Although more info would be helpful, I fully believe that some of what the so-called 'love experts' say is correct... initial attraction is a big thing. I read somewhere that most people (women especially) will judge in the first 30 seconds of meeting you whether your boy/girl friend material, of if you're just 'friend' material. I think 30 seconds is a bit steep... at least a couple times of meeting each other is more accurate. But some people just know when it could work out, and when it couldnt.

The man speaks truth.

Basically, unless you somehow spark attraction between the two of you within the first little while of you meeting her, you'll quickly fall into the "friend zone" ... and there's almost never a way out. So if you're wondering how to get OUT of the friend zone, I don't have any advice, except... don't be clingy and needy, and hope for the best.

Never, EVER listen to a girl's problems, that's a surefire way to get tossed into a black hole from where there is no escape.

Going to add to that list.
-You're 100% emo
-You love to talk about yourself
-You come on too strong
-You are clingy(for girls who don't like clingy guys)

Push come to shove though she probably just would rather be alone for awhile.

i like to think if you are not good looking enough or your lacking something you fall into the friend catagory.

There's a well-known, totally scientific theory that completely explains why you're doomed to loserdom forever.

Lack of balls.

Timing.

If you become the girls confidant you're screwed. Because you'll be seen as the advice friend and if you try to move beyond that...even though you could be the type she dates, you won't be that anymore.

If you come into her life right after a breakup you're screwed.

There are a lot of factors, but ultimately if you do not meet the interests and/or conditions the other person has in that of a mate or an enemy, then you'll go into the category of a friend.

Looks play a factor but not the ultimate factor for many people. I know of people who have said that the person they were attracted to (or even married) was not that good-looking.

Of course, this can be changed as the person's interest changes, and/or as you show disinterest in that person of anything other than a friend. Rarely though does a friendship further development into anything more once your friend casts that role as your 'only' role in their lives.