Some females are friends with largely boys for environmental reasons: they grew up with all brothers, played a lot of sports at the boys' competitive level, and never bothered establishing girlfriends after their first social circle in elementary and middle school. If the lady you admire has revealed that she just views you as a friend, you may be feeling disappointed and even despairing right now. "Well, if she claims we're just friends, there's probably no way to make her rethink her feelings for me," you may be thinking. Nonetheless, there it is.