Females of Reddit, how can a guy approach you with the intention of friendship without making it look like he's hitting on you?

As a guy, some of my best friends have been women, and I've only ever considered or wanted to have sex with...all of them. I couldn't help it. They were all what I wanted with a woman. Shared interests, laughter, heated discussions, horseplay (not that kind of horse play), and someone I could share a bite of the same slice of pizza with and it isn't weird. Eventually you just start falling for them. Feeding them ice cream when you say its good and they help themselves to your spoon, 'indirect kisses' and sitting on a couch watching tv together where she puts her feet on your lap jokingly and you tickle them or offer to rub them...which would you do that with your bro? No..but she's a girl, girls like food rubs, and a guy would too...maybe not from another guy.. I don't know! That's why suddenly you start falling for them, as they treat you and act like your their boyfriend and not just a friend. But then they start pulling back when you get awkward and they feel awkward and suddenly its like..I gotta let you know, I love you, as a friend, as more, its complicated and confusing, help me figure it out, my brain says friend, my heart says best friend, and my dick says wife this girl and life will be awesome...what do you want... and then they get scared and run away and friendships are over...

If they'd work through it and 'no-homo' through it like a bro so you realize your dick is stupid and your heart and head can get it together itll be alright..it be an awesome friendship..but no..

See... men want a woman who is their best friend too, and woman for some reason dont look at it like that even tho they claim they want a man whose their best friend...because then they dont know what that really means, women and men have different friendships...women dont realize men get deep connection to their bros, we just dont paint each others toenails and do braids and shit..which woman dont do past a certain age, instead they gossip and drink wine..idk...still, thing is...a guy wants to be your friend and do things you like too, and not all sex...

I love painting my wifes toenails and brushing her hair and helping her soap her back in the shower or wash her hair and she's my best friend and its amazing...sitting on the couch watching tv giving her a foot rub, cuddling and scratching her head for her...etc...its all very romantic...and when you start slowly with certain things with just a girl who is a friend, it starts to feel like there can be more and both would enjoy it ..plus add naughty stuff to the mix..

But if a girl doesnt want that, thats fine obviously, but thats what makes it so hard for guys and girls to be friends ...we want to be more with the girl who has everything we want in a real partner...we dont want some flakey, bitchy, cold girl...we want that warm, sweet, funny, girl...and it hurts bad to not be able to have that until you find the one girl who returns all your feelings.

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