<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

So I'm 24/F, him 24M, and we've gotten to be close, good friends over the last few months. I can easily talk to him since we have a lot in common, function similarly on many levels, and share many core traits like punctuality, loyalty, need for affection etc. Because of all this, I can't help but feel really attached and appreciative of him and our friendship, but I do realize I do not love him and do not want a relationship with him, since it would never work out. Lucky for me he likes another girl so this shouldn't come up as an issue, but I'm concerned that my affection might be misconstrued as interest (since I guess it is), and I do not want to lose a friend. I feel like I could "censor" some things I say and do, but part of me feels that would be lying and thus disrespectful to my friend. Any thoughts or similar experiences out there?
<bot>: I have strong feelings for my friend, but not enough to ever want a relationship with him. How do I maintain our close friendship without it becoming awkward/losing it?