How to further friendzone someone you have already friendzoned?

Talk to him about someone other than him that you’re interested in. Even if your not interested in someone else, just make up a story about how you think you love this other guy…. And tell him how much of a great friend you think he is for listening about you liking someone else…. Friendzone level- over 9000

Let them know that you don’t feel the same way, but that doesn’t mean their feelings aren’t valid.

Be firm with this person. Also, I will say, as someone who was friend-zoned by a young woman I had fallen for, you may want to consider this: If you have a feeling that the situation will continue to be awkward or may get more awkward over time, you’ll have to contemplate cutting off regular contact at some point. (And if you fear this may happen, it may be better for both of you to do it sooner rather than later, so there isn’t quite as much invested and you will both feel less hurt) The only reason I’m saying this is because the situation I was in, even though we got along ok, she was still uncomfortable as she knew how I felt at the back of my mind, and she just kind of up and said “I can’t be around you regularly anymore” almost at random, after about three years of building a friendship, which hurt worse than actually being friend-zoned. I’m just saying, from my perspective, though I’m happy for the time we had together, I wouldn’t want to go through it again, because it was like a second, more harsh rejection. (Even though that wasn’t her intent, she’s still nice, and we still bump into eachother a few times a year and chat, but we aren’t really “friends” anymore, and that hurt worse than anything)