<human>: I don't know what to do.

I like my best friend to bits, and we've been through so much together in our lives. Recently he has confessed he really likes me and wants a relationship.

I myself on the other hand, never thought of him that way, and I'm just not turned on by him. He pretty much feels like a relative to me.

I don't know if its because I'm just romantically cold by nature, or it would just never work. I don't know if a platonic relationship can be turned into a romantic one. I swear if I liked him that way I would be an extremely happy gal. But I don't and I wish I did.

I'm confused.

I'm thinking the main reasons why I don't like him romantically is because he is bad at articulating his feelings using words. Sometimes when we talk about feelings, I feel like I hit a wall. I know guys are just bad at articulating on feelings, but without that talk how I can connect romantically with anybody? And maybe because we never flirted? I don't feel connected in that level. I know he loves me when he looks at me, but I can't hold his gaze.

Part of me thinks its because I'm too independent, and in my core I'm afraid of depending emotionally on anybody. I don't feel safe when I put out my emotions. I don't trust him to hold it dear.

We used to hang out a lot, but recently, we "broke up" because we both agreed it would be easier this way for him to let it go. I really miss him as a friend though, and I wish I could fix it.

I don't know if this was the best decision now. Should I have tried harder? Should I re-consider? Should I.... idk what. Can I even get that sexy desire on? Should I just let it go?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Broke up with best friend because he loves me and I don't love him. Miss him and wish sexy desire had worked between us.