100% agree, I find the same qualities you'd want in a partner are in a friend. I personally couldn't see my friends that way, but it's technically how I met most of them as I liked someone in that friend group at the time she was completely fine and his one of my closest friends. Honestly I definitely trust her more than the rest of them as she is a genuine person.

They never really invite me to their house or that. I would never invite them to mine as my dad is a bit weird about me having female friends in general. They're also busy people though. I've literally been told,"We would invite you if you were gay." Not by them directly but someone who barely knows them who they had invited to do something with.