I have been building up a meaningful friendship with someone I used to work with since October last year, we enjoy each other's company and attend church regularly. I really like spending time with my friend but I'm 43 and she's 28, she is also in a long distance relationship with a guy from Manchester and I live about 15 minutes away from her in Sheffield.

I am quite happy to stay friends and to have a non sexual relationship, so can a deep meaningful friendship be classed as a relationship or is it not a relationship if there is no sex? Should I still work hard to develop this friendship or should I look elsewhere now I know she is involved with someone else.

Advice and prayer please

Thanks
Richard