Trying to let her go

I remember doing a previous thread a while back about this girl I really liked.It turns out that I'm having trouble letting her go. She's a friend of mine and lives in Florida now. We've been friends for years, but I've liked her for the longest time and deep down she knew it. The only fact was that I never told her the truth. 2013 was a very rough year for her and she wanted to give up on life. I comforted her on Facebook and gave her some encouragement only because I've been exactly what she's been through. At the same time, she was vulnerable and I wasn't the type of guy who would take advantage of that. She gave me her number, but I didn't keep it. I didn't want to be attached to her even more. But what should I do? Our friendship is a little shaky right now because I told her I didn't keep her number and she was hurt by it. I was thinking about giving my number back to her on her birthday. But how can I let her go and still be friends without being attached? As far as female friends go, my friendship with her is the longest I've ever known for any girl. I need some advice.

 

Thanks for posting that man. Truth is, some of what I said was a lie. There were other guys that told me bluntly, "Dude, you don't like her; you just wanna have sex with her." As much as it hurts, they were right. Now as far as my friend goes, I did told her something else. I just wanted to support her when she hit rock bottom. When she gave me her cell, it was towards all her friends. I thought it was kind of awkward that it happened in this kind of way. I told her I was sorry that I didn't keep her number and that I wished her a Merry Christmas. She didn't respond again, but I found out she wasn't mad at me and that she understood what I did. In the future, I'll try to rekindle our friendship back to normal. Thanks for your advice man.

 

Thanks to the both of you! I wish you all good luck on your journey!!

 

Thanks again for your post TotalLifeChange. This thread was a while back and during the last couple of weeks after posting similar threads related to this issue, I've decided to step back and set some realistic goals for 2015. One is getting my college degree and two, a new job opportunity. I'm not going to focus on girls right now; I'm going to focus on me.I have more important things to worry about. I'll do my best to take your advice and everyone else' advice. Thank you.