Friendship Vs Relationships

I you like her but don't love her, and she loves you, she's going to be in a world of hurt unless you come clean soon and tell her what you really feel. Women can often mistake passionate sex for passionate love, especially when they're already feeling the romance. source

I don't feel any closer to my biological nieces and nephews than I do to Chris' brother's kids. We are at the beach currently with their family and I love getting to spend this time with my niece and nephew! We are very blessed in that all of our nieces and nephews live locally so we get to spend time with them very often! source

Yea to the OP, I don't think there's anything wrong with it until someone LETS it become wrong. This obviously happens more often the more time people spend together but there are times people just know it isn't going to happen. source

While it doesn't seem to be quite to your degree, I do possess some level of social awkwardness in a different direction. I'm too shy, insular, quiet around people I don't know well. That has often been interpreted as stand-offishness, disinterest, or even dislike. I've had people who were very interested in dating who gave up because the cues I was giving off indicated to them a total lack reciprocity of feeling. Eventually I learned discussing it with someone upfront sidestepped those problems. I had to learn to literally tell someone "I like you" and that they shouldn't interpret my manner negatively. People generally want some reassurance in their relationships. They want to know that other person reciprocates the platonic or romantic feelings. If you find your manner is disruptive to forming connections, try discussing it with the other person, filling them in, making them aware of your personal nature. People are more open to that type of communication than you might think, and they appreciate it more when you're upfront. It saves a lot of wondering and insecurity down the road. source

I don't have a preference of ship, but I can see bad points about them all. I think Bangel suffered a bit from the old cheesy dialogue problem, plus the fact they seemed a bit too self-absorbed sometimes. source