i want girls to respond to this...how

I would just tell them the truth, tell them how much they mean to you and you really don't want to hurt them, but if you lied to them it would hurt them more. So you say you are the best friend any one would ever want, and it would be to much to complicate things with love, and I want us to remain best friends.

Be honest with him and explain that you see him as a friend. And you value that friendship.

I have to tell him the truth. I will tell him that I never see him more than a friend.