I parted ways with my only female friend a week ago, we got on

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I parted ways with my only female friend a week ago, we got on great together. We skyped almost every week, shared some fandoms and she even gave me a watch on my birthday. What fucked it up is the fact that I caught feelings for her, and of course she didn't feel the same way.

I was disheartened but decided to continue the friendship, but even though I tried my best to bury my feelings for her, they kept coming back and eventually I just had to let her go for my own sanity. It was hard, but the fact she lives in a different county made it somewhat easier.

The whole thing has left me with the mentality that being just friends with a girl is impossible, as eventually one person's eventual feelings will fuck up the friendship.

My question is, is it ever possible for men and women to be just friends, and if so, how can I prevent romantic feelings from developing should I find myself in a friendship with a girl again?