I have a friend that I’ve known since last spring.  We got along really well and had a lot of the same interests.  I caught feelings for her a while ago, but was too chicken shit to do anything about it now.  I confessed how I felt to her and asked her out.  She was really nice about it, but didn’t feel the same way.  

I don’t hold it against her or think negatively of her, but it’s kind of like a Pandora’s box type situation.  There’s no going back to the way things were before.  She wants to continue to be friends and keeps trying to text and approach me about it.  I just don’t see how we can be friends, my feelings for her haven’t changed and remaining in the friendship would just be painful.  

Lately I’ve been ignoring her texts and avoiding her. 