I crushed on someone softmore year,( I knew her since sixth grade) found out she was dating a guy so I was friend zoned... I stayed a loyal an un flirtatious friend all the way up until senior year when she left he boring boyfriend to be with me. Yep 2 years and a little more of being her best friend. You can over come being friend zoned. Now we've been dating for nearly 2 years and she's lived with me for over a year. [spoiler]nothing makes me happier than she does[/spoiler]