And bear in mind that being friendzoned means they’d like to keep you in their life: it means you’ve not been creepzoned.

Yes, totally this.

I'm a guy, and there was a woman who I liked -- we had a lot in common, similar interests, etc., and I asked her if she wanted to date. She said no, but wanted to be friends. It was fine! She is still a friend, and continued being a friend after I met someone else who did want to date (and, eventually, marry me), and she found a nice guy as well (who I like as well). We don't hang out as much because she and her husband moved away, but (this is key), actual adults can be friends even if dating is off the table.