<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

Just wondering what redditors think on the subject of friendship/relationship. 

Are you usually attracted to someone before you get to know them, then try to get closer to him/her based on that attraction, or do you fall for friends? 

I find that I am almost never attracted to people I don't know - no matter how successful/handsome/[insert positive adjective here] he is. The thing about falling for friends is, at some point there's too much to lose (in case the relationship doesn't work out, it may ruin your friendship). 

I suppose this really depends on your culture too - I grew up in a culture in which friendship comes before attraction is the norm, but now I am living in a culture in which the opposite is true. What's reddit's take on this?
<bot>: attraction = > friendship => relationship or friendship => attraction = > relationship? is there such thing as a 'friend zone'?