It may be too late to do something about
gaining a relationship with one of these
women. What I would tell you is to not get
into the "close friendship" phase in the
future with women (unless this is what you
want for long term). If you are a nice guy
you may offer advice with their
relationships, be there as a support etc.
The problem in doing this is that you may
get stuck just being that, a support. Its
a wonderful thing to be friends with
someone before dating them, but I would do
this with caution. Its a hard thing to
understand, but it has happened to me time
and time again. Its been frustrating to
really dig a female friend, and have many
of her conversations with me center around
her boyfriend or "this guy she likes". I
say all this to say, turn up the heat
earlier than later to let her know "I
would like to date you", friends is still
cool, but just put that out there. I am
not sure what your relationship with your
female friends is like, but I just say
this stuff from my experiences and at
least 4 other people I know going through
the same thing. Good luck.