>>114200039The friend to boyfriend route is the dishonest route. You sit around being a "friend" while your intentions are something completely different.
You know how guys get girls? They are honest about it from the start and yeah they get rejected a lot, that's just part of being a man.
While you sit there being a "friend", a guy who went through 20 rejections will come in contact with the girl you are being dishonest with. This girl might be the girl that says yes to this 20 rejections guy.
She might have said yes to you too, but you are busy being a friend because you don't want to get rejected.