This idea is a bit experimental, but let me know what's your opinion about it.

Let's say you've been having one or two dates that were nice but without any closing so far. In a sense, they can give both friend and romantic vibes. As chances to close are shrinking considerably, how about not only moving on but also friendzoning the girl? That way, you might rentabilize these "ok but not conclusive" dates into a card in your social circle game.

I am aware about the dangers of a friendzone regarding dating but here it is different from the usual friendzone : 1) It is one you decided yourself, and you have already moved on. Having other girls you are pursuing is highly recommended. 2) As you are the one who friendzoned, she might be actually still be pursuing you. So this would be different from the scenario where you are orbiting her hoping to gain some pussy. 3) Hopefully, this friendzone should be balanced, meaning that she invites you to her events or parties, and you do the same.

The last point is important : you expand your social circle, which you can use for social circle game. So instead of letting dates end up in a lame friendzone decided by her, you can maker her your friend, and a real friend.

The major question is to friendzone her. I think you might just invite her at a small party with your housemates or a few friends. That way, it will make her understand you are now in friend mode (as she probably doubted it before) but at the same time you do a favor to her, as you open a bit your social circle. Then she will be more inclined in doing the same.

All of this might work better if you met IRL instead than dating apps, as it will be less obvious that your meetings with her are dates and you can still have some plausible deniability about whether you are in dates and "friendly events" before the friendzone.

What do you guys think about this? I did unvoluntarily do this with a girl and it worked quite nicely. I thought about generalizing this in my game.