I suppose even if you are attracted to one of them, you might not admit it, because that could make thinks awkward between you in the future. So they ask you,

I suppose even if you are attracted to one of them, you might not admit it, because that could make thinks awkward between you in the future. So they ask you, not because they want to know the truth, but because they want your assurance that nothing will change in the relationship between you.