I 20m have known my friend 20F for 2 1/2 years. We met when we started college and became close but not to the point that we were spending solo time together. I fell in love with her pretty quickly and after she was considering changing schools at the end of our first year I confessed that I wanted to take her out bc I’d had feelings for her for months.

She told me she didn’t really feel the same but she appreciated me opening up to her about it. So I said that we never had to talk about it again. I’ve dated some after that and held a semi long relationship with another girl since then. But I always have wanted her. Since then we haven’t really gotten closer and honestly may have drifted apart some from where we were. We still Snapchat back and forth everyday but not having full blown conversations.

So my question is; do I try and start having conversations with her more frequently, trying to get closer to her again and then ask her out (bc I don’t think she feels the way I do at all currently) orrrr do I suffer from behind closed doors and never speak of it again honoring the promise I made her the first time?