They know exactly what they mean when they say "just friends".

They're getting mad because you keep pestering them after they rejected you.

The proper response is to say "Okay, cool", and never go out of your way to talk to them again.

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They will feel next to nothing.

Woman are social creatures, give yourself a social label for them just mean you get put in the "just friends" box for storage.

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girls want to surround themselves with male friends. they are more inclined to comfort, more inclined to pick up the tab, etc. etc.

i imagine evolution says its good. not just to sleep around with many men but also just to be close to men platonically cuz they will still protect the girl in the wild.

they believe in it im sure. it makes no sense to men though. if a man was 'just friends' with every girl he made a move on, hed literally have no time to meet a girl, and if he happened to meet a girl shed be pissed off that all his time goes to hanging out with these random women.

its okay to have friends who are girls. its not okay to have an army of friends that you tried to date.

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From what I've observed, women mostly only get upset with guys who pretend they're "just friends" to try to get close.

Being upset isn't about "shock", it's about realizing that some asshole deceived them about his intentions.