Respondent 1 1. What is your name? (Optional) How old are you? Ken, 17. 2. How did you meet?

(+when and where) Sa bahay namin, kaklase siya nung kapatid ko. Niyaya lang nila siyang kumain sa bahay kaya ayun. Third year ako nun. 3. What made him/her attractive to you on your first encounter? (I.e. traits, appearance, etc.) Ayun, maganda kasi siya tapos makulit. 4. Did you get along? How did your relationship with him/her develop as friends? Oo naman, pero puro text text lang kami. 5. At some point, did you feel that he/she was interested in you? Yes, a little bit, di naman masamang mag assume diba? 6. What went wrong? How were you friend zoned? One day, tinanong ko siya kung ready na ba siya sa commitment. Sabi niya hindi pa daw. Sabi niya rin na mahal na mahal niya daw ako, pero bilang kaibigan lang. 7. How did you react to it? Sobrang nasaktan ako, hindi ko na siya tinext ng ilang araw, linggo, alam mo na. 8. Did you attempt to get out of the friend zone? If yes, how? No, hindi ko na inattempt. Tanggap ko naman na hanggang friends lang kami eh. 9. What is your current relationship status with him/her? Were best friends and ok lang naman kami eh. 10. How do you feel about it? Masaya pa rin. 11. What did you learn from the experience? Wag masyado mag assume, baka ma-friend zone nang di oras. Respondent 2 1. What is your name? (Optional) How old are you? 17. 2. How did you meet? (+when and where) Magkaibigan kami kasi at schoolmate ko siya. 3. What made him/her attractive to you on your first encounter? (I.e. traits, appearance, etc.) Mabait kasi siya (showbiz). Actually, madali siyang kaibiganin at hindi ako nahirapan makipagclose sa kanya. 4. Did you get along? How did your relationship with him/her develop as friends? Oo. Kasi yun nga, nung unti unti ko siyang nakikilala parang ano ba, parang naging kumportable na rin ako. Parang friends na talaga. 5. At some point, did you feel that he/she was interested in you? Oo. Kaso ayaw ko lang mag-assume kasi mahirap na. Mas masarap kasi sa pakiramdam na inaassume mo na may interes siya sayo. At tsaka di naman required na sabihin pa yun di ba? nararamdaman na lang. 6. What went wrong? How were you friend zoned? Ano, eh kasi mas may pinili siyang iba kesa sa akin. Mas mayroon palang iba. In short, mali lahat ang mga inassume ko. 7. How did you react to it? Sabi ko, okay lang. Makakamove on din ako. Wala naman akong karapatan kasi friends nga lang di ba? 8. Did you attempt to get out of the friend zone? If yes, how?

Oo naman, ano sariling sikap. Kalimot. Ganun. Hanap din ng ibang mapapagbigyan ng atensyon. 9. What is your current relationship status with him/her? Friends, pero di na yung level ng friendship na gaya ng dati. Syempre less landi and the like. 10. How do you feel about it? Ano, nakakapanghinayang. Pero ganun talaga eh. Di mo naman maiiwasan. Mangyayari at mangyayari talaga ang bagay na yun. 11. What did you learn from the experience? Ano ba. Wala naman akong natutunan. Dejoke. Siguro mas magiging maingat a na ako sa susunod. At hanggat maari, mas maganda talagang makilala mo pa siya as much as possible para alam mo kung hanggang saan ka lang dapat. Respondent 3 1. What is your name? (Optional) How old are you? Chinny, 17. 2. How did you meet? (+when and where) Schoolmate ko siya ngayong college, pero nakilala ko na siya noong summer. We had common friends. 3. What made him/her attractive to you on your first encounter? (I.e. traits, appearance, etc.) Gwapo eh, malakas yung dating. Super corny pa kaya ayun, gusto ko makipag friends. 4. Did you get along? How did your relationship with him/her develop as friends? Yes we did. Parehas kami ng group of friends this college. 5. At some point, did you feel that he/she was interested in you? Not really, but my friends tell me he was. Eh eto naman ako, umasa kasi di mo maiiwasang magustuhan siya, you know that? Hes sweet and everything. 6. What went wrong? How were you friend zoned? I told him how I really felt, pero too late. He told me theres someone new, at friend na lang talaga tingin niya sa akin. 7. How did you react to it? I was shocked, of course pero pwede din namang mag move on, kasi crush ko lang naman siya. Hindi ganun kalalalim yung attachment ko. 8. Did you attempt to get out of the friend zone? If yes, how? I think you could say I did, pero medj underhanded siya. I befriended him even more. Naging close friends ko nga siya and the girl he had a crush with pero mas close ako kay guy kaya I was hoping na maging clichd couple kami, yung falling in love with best friends and sh*t. 9. What is your current relationship status with him/her? What I wished for came true, nasa ligawan stage na kami! Hihihi. 10. How do you feel about it? Happy! 11. What did you learn from the experience? Pati babae pala, naffriend zone. Pero may pagasa pa rin kayo, gamitin lang ang utak for schemes! Djk. I guess you should be friends first before the actual love relationship, kasi makikilala ka na niya diba? So pwede siyang ma-in love sa tunay na ikaw. I guess thats what helped me out of the zone. Respondent 4 1. What is your name? (Optional) How old are you? Miss XX. 16. 2. How did you meet? (+when and where)

Classmate ko siya nung third year high school. I noticed na lagi siyang mag isa kaya lagi na siyang sinasama ng friend ko for lunch, ganun. 3. What made him/her attractive to you on your first encounter? (I.e. traits, appearance, etc.) Attractive talaga siya kasi innocent looking, parang anghel. Pala-ngiti at medyo may pagka-comedian. Tsaka mukhang approachable naman siya. 4. Did you get along? How did your relationship with him/her develop as friends? Of course we did. Etong friend ko na nagsama sa kanya, nagkaroon ng manliligaw kaya di niya na kami madalas sinasamahan so were left by ourselves. There, usap lagi pag lunch, feel ko nga close friends na kami to the point na pwede nang best friends. 5. At some point, did you feel that he/she was interested in you? Yes, ramdam ko naman yun, and the others were telling me that too. 6. What went wrong? How did you friend zone him/her? What went wrong? Di ko pa kasi naiisip yung mga ganoong bagay noon. Third year pa lang kaya kami! So nung umamin siya, I said that could we be just friends muna? 7. What pushed you to do it? Bata pa kasi kami, Id like to study muna. It was high school eh, grades are crucial. 8. How do you feel about it? I felt bad, of course, pero gusto ko naman kasi siya, but it was the wrong time. 9. What is your current relationship status with him/her? Close friends, like dati. 10. What do you do/feel when you see him/her? I feel guilty pa rin, kahit na close friends pa rin kami. I felt regret na rin. 11. What did you learn from the experience? Um, I think na friend zone changes a lot of things. Kahit na maging friends ulit kayo, it wouldnt be the same, you know? Magiging awkward na talaga, at pag nabring up yung topic na yun awkward pa rin, like now. Pero I learned din na once na na-sense siguro ng guys na they have no chance na, di na rin nila susubukan ulit. Like now. Pero baka siya lang yun. Respondent 5 1. What is your name? (Optional) How old are you? Jobert, 16. 2. How did you meet? (+when and where) High school, just after prom. She was my schoolmate. 3. What made him/her attractive to you on your first encounter? (I.e. traits, appearance, etc.) She smells nice. 4. Did you get along? How did your relationship with him/her develop as friends? Weve been together during dismissal and lunch breaks. 5. At some point, did you feel that he/she was interested in you? Oh yes. 6. What went wrong? How did you friend zone him/her? My heart was already trained to be her friend and not go beyond that point. 7. What pushed you to do it? My other friends. 8. How do you feel about it? Guilty as hell. 9. What is your current relationship status with him/her? Still friends.

10. What do you do/feel when you see him/her? I remember the days. 11. What did you learn from the experience? I have learned that there are many people who appreciate me, but as an idiot living in reality, I consider myself to be unprepared for such stuffs.