I agree. What I mean by close friends is being able to talk about anything, including close emotional stuff, with someone. I have at least 2 close guy friends whom I share that type of friendship with, and I know for a fact that they aren't attracted to me. A great part of the emotional stuff we talk about is related to their (and my) love life. Actually, I'm also pretty sure that in case I were in a real emergency situation, and I couldn't contact my family or my boyfriend, they would try to help me - it's just what friends would do. But I would find it weird to call them before my family/boyfriend, and so would they. Same about calling at midnight, stuff like that indicates "more than friendship".
For example, the guy I was friends with and who developed a strong crush on me used to email me until 4 am in the morning, staying awake just for that. I knew he had feelings from way before he confessed them to me.