I Believe A Guy And A Girl Can Be Just Friends

I'm still not sure on this one. I have life- long male friends that I was in school with that altho we don't see each other regularly, we stay in touch an are pals. A couple of them, altho never boyfriends were boys I had a soft spot for....or they me. Never more than a playful kiss.....but quite obviously the fondness we had for one another then has stayed through the years. We know each others partners and kids and it's lovely. I do wonder If we would still be friends if we'd ever dated. Very probably not x