Unless you're unattractive. That's just how it is. Better to end it now instead of it leading to future frustration.

Another thing. As long as you're paying your own way when y'all hang out you're not in the wrong. I've seen situations where the woman is on that we're just friends tip but got the dude paying her way when they hang out. Dudes ain't paying their male friends way when they hang out so they shouldn't be paying the female friends way either.