I'm starting to think platonic opposite-gender friendships are hard to sustain because at one point in time you'll end up falling in love with the idea of him being around, always. You start getting emotionally attached and feel the things that aren't supposed to be there. You'll make up images in your head about the different possibilities of you and him. It'll always end up terrible though because as much as you think of how awesome it'd be to have a best friend for a boyfriend, you don't want to risk the friendship. Or you start thinking about how the others will react to this sudden interest and you'll end up freaking out because WHAT IF THEY DON'T THINK ON THE SAME PAGE AS YOU AND WHEN THINGS DON'T WORK OUT, THEY'D BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU "I told you so".

And after all that built-up hopes you get from picturing all those possibilities, you end up having to convince yourself that even though you might have feelings, it isn't always necessary to act upon them.

See, I told you it never ends out well.