How to avoid the buddy system

Yesterday I read an amazing article here, http://www.boundless.org/girls/pages/GirlsGuide.pdf. At one point it talks about the 3 types of friendships with the opposite sex. There are aquaitances, companions, and intimate friendships. STAY AWAY FROM INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS! Not because the opposite sex is bad, or it is wrong to be friends with them, but because girls and guys can not be friends without at least one having feelings for the other. So what does it mean to be intimate friends with a male and how do you avoid it? When you share secrets with someone, that makes them your intimate friend. When you spend large quantities of time together that makes them your intimate friend. When they know what makes you happy, sad or mad they are your intimate friend. Emotionally this is a dangerous place to be... trust me been there done that. You have the feelings of being in a relationship, but without any type of commitment. The author of the article recommends not spending more than 2 hours a week with a friend of the opposite sex. This brings them to companion status. They are your friend, and a part of your life, but they don't know every intimate detail of what makes you who you are. If you allow yourself to have an intimate relationship with someone of the opposite sex you become their buddy girl, or buddy guy. They have all the emotional benefits of a relationship without having to commit at all. "If you are indulging in an intimate friendship with a man who is not pursuing you, you are accepting a cheap imitation of love." Wait for the real love that God has prepared for you, don't settle for an imiation relationship that in reality, is just a friendship. Avoid the buddy system and you will avoid wasted time and a broken heart.