Every time I've associated with some girl in a group I hang out in, either the girl seems to be too into me or then it's me who's interested in them, and it's never been quite the same as hanging with a guy, never strictly platonic since I became a teenager. There was one that even was in a relationship with one of my friends, but she still seemed to be constantly flirting with me and it was just awkward

I think the closest would be my current situation, although I wouldn't exactly consider her a friend so much as a colleague. Real chatty with everyone, one time she started walking home with me instead of riding off on her bicycle, so now we walk for like 30 minutes and I listen to her talk about stuff. For the record I hate small talk so it's more like a hostage situation in my head, I'm considering just hiding in the bathroom for a couple minutes so I can walk home alone