penny....I bet that because all those *deep & thoughtful* conversations you have with her she put you in friend zone.....sometimes girl dont need all that deep shit.
Some girls are just attracted to that kind of guy...you should feel flattered that she doesn't want to hurt your friendship so she doesn't go out w/ you...I've been there, I wanted to go out w/ my bestfriend and he didn't want to hurt our friendship by going out so we didn't ...
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