After so many failed attempts at dating men you have met through romantic channels, you are thinking about a different approach.
That of meeting a romantic partner through friendship.
This is new territory for you, as you have religiously regarded your friendships with men as separate from your relationships with men you are romantically attracted to.
Since you haven’t had much luck with this, you are wondering whether you should change your approach.
Choosing to stay in the friend zone without making any drastic changes to your behavior won’t get you anywhere.
As long as your behavior is consistent with what it has always been, you won’t get out of the friendzone with her.
Deep down, you never wanted to become her platonic friend, considering that you have liked her romantically from day one.
Knowing this, docilely waiting on her to change her mind about you and make you her boyfriend, only makes it ever so unlikely that you get out of her friend zone.