<P> The 2005 film Just Friends features a main character (played by Ryan Reynolds) reunited after ten years with his friend (played by Amy Smart), who informs him that she loves him "like a brother", essentially dashing any hopes of him having her as a girlfriend . </P> <P> MTV aired a reality show entitled FriendZone from 2011 to 2013 . Each episode is based around "crushers" who are friends with the "crushees", but want to begin relationships with them . </P>

When was the term friend zone first used