I've got a lot of female friends. I had more before I got married, but some of them made my wife uncomfortable. Turns out - ta-da! - she had cheated on me during our time dating, and was insecure about me being unfaithful. Anyway post-divorced I rebuilt some of those relationships. They are all platonic. I've expressed interest in one of my friends and she shot me down. I wound up de-prioritizing our friendship, because I don't really want to hear about her dating men. Pick your "friends" carefully.