This gal likes you a lot because you are a good friend to her. You are someone she can really talk to and she wants to have that always available. But she's not turned on by you, and that won't change. All that talk about how she just doesn't want to date anyone is complete baloney. She might even believe it, but if a guy came along who floated her boat, she'ld be excited about it. That's not something that anyone can totally control.

Everything you say is realistic. Don't make any promises to her and don't believe any she makes to you. No one knows for sure how their future decisions will be affected by falling in love. I think she's holding on to you as a security blanket, which I don't think is all that nice. Being so involved with her may be getting in the way of you finding a real significant other.

Your friendship with her is meeting needs she has much more thsn it's meeting your needs.

To your question, I would answer, "Not usually."