<human>: First and foremost, there is nothing wrong with being nice, I am nice to everyone I meet and treat everyone equally. I think socially awkward guys are great people to befriend and although they can be a bit weird sometimes a lot of them are lots of fun. The problem is that the friendships with these guys doesn't last long. 

In the experiences that I have had these are the things that happen:

I will meet them and initially they seem like regular confident people, and they are always very courteous. However over time they will begin to spill all their insecurities to me and their failed socializations and they always say that I make them feel at ease.

This makes me feel a bit like a shrink instead of a friend and then eventually they always confess a romantic interest.

I always say no and although they don't always persist, our friendship becomes ruined. They always say they though I was interested too because I am "nice and bubbly" around them.

In other situations it is obvious from the start of the friendship that they like me because they become extremely clingy to the point that I am unable to see past their attachment and end the friendship myself.

Do guys really confuse kindness with romantic interest?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Weird" guys always befriend me and cling to our friendship and then ask me out, which kills our friendship. Does kindness=flirtation?