I have/had a few non co-worker, non family women who come to mind when I think of friends
1-- We met on a dating app while she was visiting. She lives in Florida so it morphed to friends. Never smashed. She got married and the friendship just fizzled. We’re just IG friend now
2- I smashed off a dating app. She has 3 kids. Bc of that I clearly wasn’t gonna wife, but she’s funny. We have a quirky relationship. We’ve been having sex on and off for 5+ years.
3- Anothr dating app smash. She was batshyt crazy so a relationship woudnt work but she was funny af so we kept in touch thru text. It fizzled out once we both got in relationships
4- A former fling. She would just have too much attitude and even as just friends, she would do the types of things a woman you’re saying would do—-demand phone calls instead of text, naggy , judgy. It fizzled
So imo, male-female friendships arent meant to last. Either a) your/her spouse will take up that role and organically phase yall out.
This is what SHOULD happen,
go get you a gf or a wife, not a friend. b) sex will happen, which means it’s not a genuine friendship, or c) She will eventually do some women shyt and make it not worth a friendship