It's like an endless cycle of having my heart broken or me breaking some nice girl's heart. I have to juggle multiple women at once to not waste time because chances are these little games last 1-2 dates. This is ridiculous. If you randomly stumbled across your wife without putting in much effort, consider yourself blessed.
I'm not saying the friendzone thing is totally wrong, but there were several girls in my group of friends right after college and one of them is now my wife, so you could see how I might have my doubts.
Avoiding befriending women as a way to help find a wife is shooting yourself in the foot. I guarantee it.