I like to keep a personal circle (stable?) of sexy close female friends. These are women whose time and company I truly enjoy, and who I have no plans to sleep with, each for her own reason.

By not fucking my core group of bad bitches, I maintain pleasant and rewarding friendships. They are worth more to me than the casual fuck. Not only that, but they provide me a lot of caring and emotional companionship that I cannot expect from most women. If I go out and strike out one night, I might end up at one of their places, smoking a cigarette and and having her pour me a drink and telling me that some stupid chick is missing out on some good ol' vitamin Dick. In return, I help them gut down vodka on a bad day, keep them from getting creeped on in bars when they don't want it (going out without an alpha if you're a girl can be shady), and hook them up with the best of my bros.

My SMV is inflated because I'm always seen with gorgeous women when I go out, whom I'm actually interested in, and who actually make me laugh. Not only that, but they naturally make me more alpha just by being around, since any observer can notice that I'm not exactly fawning over them. Not to mention the absurd amount of ass that they have thrown my way, from their friends and acquaintances. Oftentimes, our friendship can make their friends jealous and intrigued. Girls outside the inner circle might be thinking, "Why wouldn't he want to call ME up and chill on a nice day instead of my friend, but theyd both rather spend time with each other, and they're not even fucking!"

TLDR: If you're not a beta bitch who expects the unreasonable, the "friend zone" can be an awesome place where girls you find attractive but ultimately incompatible hang out with you and help get you laid.