Let’s be friends in a relationship simply means friendship; nothing more nothing less! No heart feelings, Just liking each other in very simple terms ... period! more

That 'friend' is only helping with your character development.

It means exactly what it states, be friends, not partners, not lovers.

It means you will not be getting any, ever.
In other words, you were dumped before you even got started.
sorry for the harsh words, but I thought you... needed to hear them. I've been there and I know how it feels. I heard them from the love of my life more

it could mean many things, but the clearest explanation (in my opinion) is that you're not "stakeholders" in that person's life...project mgmt term: a... stakeholder is anyone that can affect your project or anyone that can be affected by your project....their life is their "project" and you are no longer a "stakeholder". Don't give up hope, as project scopes change, stakeholders change. :-) https://www.qualitycenter.org more