Old Friend zone

The act in where a female rejects a male, but the female doesn't want to hurt the males feelings so she says something along the lines of "I want my kids to marry your kids", therefore basically being one of those 'old friends' adults tend to introduce to their kids

guy 1:" dang bro, she said she wanted her kids to marry mine"
guy 2:" bro what 'zone' are you even in right now?"
guy 1:"the old friend zone"
guy 2: "dang bro, harsh"