I really hate how girls classify guys as a "friend" or a "brother". Once I'm in the friend zone, I can't ever get out. I have liked this girl for a while and thought that it would be a good idea to become friends with her and get to know her better. We became really good friends but then, when I asked her out, she was shocked and surprised because she always thought of me as a brother and nothing else. As a result, she started avoiding me because she didn't know what to do and felt uncomfortable around me knowing that I like her. We got into a series of misunderstandings because of this silence and now, we don't even look each other in the eye or talk to each other. She says that it's not going to be possible to have a friendship like it was before I asked her out.
OT, but can anyone explain why it isn't possible to have a normal friendship once one person knows the other person had liked them?
Anyways, it's painful enough that I got turned down but the worst part was losing such a valuable friendship.

Moral of the story? Don't get too close to a girl you like. You can get to know her and talk a bit but NEVER stall. The faster you ask, the better the chances (of course, not too fast because if you meet a girl and ask her out after a week, that would be too much of a surprise)