^^^^ x2
Let me just add a few of my personal experiences:
One girl I am friends with. Met her on High School, some 12 years ago (geez, I can't belive it has been this long... I must be getting old). She is pretty damn hot. I mean, a 9 by my book, maybe some guys would consider her to be a 10. And it has never been a problem. She is really hot, but not my type. I like them blonde with blue eyes and light skin, she is half negroe half french. Kinda looks like Rhianna but more curvy. Besides, we like a lot of the same stuff, like cars, guns, action movies, playing pool. So It's pretty much like hanging with a dude with nice tits. She is just one of the guys, you know... Another girl I met around the same time was much closer to my type, but again, I only saw her as a friend. Well, more like a little sister. Anytime she got a new bf me and two or three of our friends would give him the godfather style speech of "You better treat her right and make sure she is happy, because if you break her heart we break every last bone in your body. Capiche?"
Now, on the other end, a girl put me in the friendzone. I tried absolutely everything to get out. I almost lost her friendship once for coming out too strong. Now I have a really sweet girlfriend and we are cool with just being friends. But she is still the one that got away. Everytime I see her I can't help but think what it would have been like, and if someday she comes after me wanting a relationship, well, it will be a really tough choice for me to make between she and my girlfriend. BTW, any Mormon PUA's out there? How do you get girls to go along on that polygamy deal?
I eventually gamed the hot friends of this three girls. But to answer your question, yes, it is possible, only it depends on what you both want and there is no way to know what will come out of it.