I've liked a girl for a year and a half and we became really close within that time. sometime later she then asked me if I was straight one day and through the reply I somehow revealed how my other friends thought that I liked her, and the way that I told her implied that I didn't (I'm not sure if she had feelings for me). I did that because I didn't want to be in a relationship but I still liked her (???) then a few months later she started telling me about her love life, and how she likes another girl, but now she's dating someone else. i just wanna keep my distance (not in a bad way) and kinda get over the feelings but since we are now close friends she still wants to remain like that - so if i do stop talking to her it's going to come out rude, especially as she is really nice and notices if I'm quiet. Wtaf am I meant to do because I genuinely enjoy being in the friendship but it's hard when I have feelings???
It doesn't help when my communication is rubbish + i indicated that I didn't like her despite liking her - atp I'm just hurting my own feelings and i haven't told her and am not planning on doing so