Is it ok for me (20M)to be friends with my coworker (25F) after she rejected me
A couple months ago I (20M) got really close with a coworker “Jet” (25F) She started working here near the end of last year. I didn’t really see her much at first since our shifts were pretty far apart but during the holidays I (along with Jet and some others) were asked to come in for a overnight shift. We really hit it off that night and from then on our friendship blossomed. I changed my schedule to match hers since i was starting to develop a small crush. I used the pay increase as my main reason though. As time went on we started hanging out outside of work and would text a bit too. However most of our interactions were still at work. A friend of mine was having a performance for their college club and i decided to invite her to come along with. She agreed and we had a great time. At this point im head over heels. She says she has stuff to do and we part ways after the show. I tag along with my friend to a after party the club threw. I got pretty drunk and just gushed my feelings for jet to her through text. To my surprise she responded quickly. In summery she just didn’t see me like that. Shes still figuring stuff out with her ex and doesn’t want to see anyone new. And thats was that. Work went on the same and our friendship didn’t waver. We still talked and went back to normal except my feelings never did. I dont want to stop being friends with her but my feelings make me feel like such a creep. Im assuming she knows i still have feelings for her but is that ok? Any advice would be appreciated!