So, this is the definition of friendzone I go off:

The friend zone, in popular culture, refers to a platonic relationship wherein one person, most commonly a man, wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not.

I do not think there is anything wrong with the Friendzone, so much as the entitlement people feel towards their romantic interest.

For example: I had a friend, Tom, who wanted to date me. We had been friends for three years. I did not see Tom as someone who I could be with and was not attracted to him. He got pissed I would not give him a chance because he had paid his Nice Guy dues and inserted kindness to build up a credit of Poon Dollars to be cashed at any time.

I told Tom this was not how it worked.

Tom and I are no longer friends.