Good for you!

In my experience, it's a lot easier to just be friends with someone of the opposite gender. And it's more beneficial on both sides, if sex isn't an object.

For instance, I'm friends with a guy who almost all of my friends have crushes on. I don't understand this at all. He's nice and funny and smart, sure, but I don't feel like I need anything more from him, and that's a wonderful thing! Everyone else ends up feeling dissatisfied.

Friendship with someone you really like is a wonderful thing. In my case, I appreciate my friend even though I'm sure I don't have a crush. This makes him more comfortable with me, so I get to know and talk to him twice as much as some of my other friends do.

So I think you made the right decision. Kudos to you!