I’m sure I’m not the only woman who felt they could relate to Anne-Marie upon listening to her new track “Friends.” In a world that misguidedly continues to consider the “friendzone” a thing (spoiler alert, it’s not), women are consistently berated for considering men to be friends when they really believe we should be throwing ourselves at their feet. Yup, I said it. Anne-Marie goes out of her way in this song to let the man crushing on her know that she only wants to be friends with him; she even goes so far as to LITERALLY spell it out for him. But alas, like so many other women in her shoes, she starts to get sick of finding ways to nicely say “no.” “You can’t be reasoned with,” she says, as though she should have to reason with someone about her feelings (seriously?). And then, “I’m done being polite.” Girl, you are not alone. There are several clues, both subtle and blatant, throughout the song that the person trying to win her affections is incapable of taking a hint – I honestly think I’d be done too.
I’m sure I’m not the only woman who felt they could relate to Anne-Marie upon listening to her new track “Friends.” In a world that misguidedly continues to consider the “friendzone” a thing (spoiler alert, it’s not), women are consistently berated for considering men to be friends when they really believe we should be throwing ourselves at their feet. Yup, I said it. Anne-Marie goes out of her way in this song to let the man crushing on her know that she only wants to be friends with him; she even goes so far as to LITERALLY spell it out for him. But alas, like so many other women in her shoes, she starts to get sick of finding ways to nicely say “no.” “You can’t be reasoned with,” she says, as though she should have to reason with someone about her feelings (seriously?). And then, “I’m done being polite.” Girl, you are not alone. There are several clues, both subtle and blatant, throughout the song that the person trying to win her affections is incapable of taking a hint – I honestly think I’d be done too.