u/Thotiana68

I(M) used to be buddies with a girl throughout high school and toward the end of our senior year, we started to like each other but she was dating someone at the time and she was also heading out of town for college. We got together for about a week after graduation but she broke it off because she didn't see the point in getting close if she was going to leave. We used to hang out with a group friends for months leading up to June, and after she broke it off, they stopped inviting me to things. She made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with me following all of that.

5 years pass and during that time, I got a long-term girlfriend. The aforementioned girl and I would exchange a word every now and then throughout that time frame but it wasn't anything more. My long-term relationship ended about 3 months ago. I don't really use Discord, but I'm in a server with a majority of the old friends that were part of my old group. Early June, one of those friends asked if I had a girlfriend and I said not anymore. Late June, this girl reached out to me and asked if I wanted to go rollerblading with the old group.

At the rink, she had asked me about my breakup and wanted to make sure I was doing okay because she had gone through one about a year ago. As I went around, I put an AirPod in and she saw this, asking me if I was listening to The Strokes or The Symposium. I was caught off-guard because The Symposium is a pretty small band compared to The Strokes, and she even mentioned one of their songs. I wondered how she knew about them and I remembered that sometime in April, I posted my playlist on Discord for anyone to listen.

We all carpooled and as we sat next to each other on the drive back to our friend's apartment, she told me she was glad I came and said she was having a great time. We hung out for a few hours more and I left. I thought it'd be a one-and-done sort of thing, but 2 days later, she invites me to a 4th of July hangout. I went, but I feel like it was more of a friend vibe from her.

I'm confused because for years she kept her distance and even said she was okay with our friendship ending. Now, she's checking on me, inviting me to things, and including me again. She's the type of person to want to ensure that everyone is doing good, but I don't understand why she placed this responsibility on herself to make sure that I was doing good after all of this time. Am I reading too much into it?

TLDR: I had mutual feelings with a close female friend in high school, but she was in a relationship and leaving for college, so things ended after about a week. Afterward, she distanced herself, and I felt pushed out of our friend group. Five years later, after my long-term relationship ended, she unexpectedly invited me to two group hangouts, checked on me about my breakup, knew about my niche music, and was glad I was there. I didn't get much of a romantic vibe, but I am confused as to why someone who seemed okay letting our friendship end is suddenly making an effort to include me again after all of this time. Am I reading too much into it?

About 5 years ago (senior year of high school), I became really close with a girl. We were already friends but she started inviting me to group hangouts with other friends. We began developing feelings for each other, but the timing was terrible because she was in an on-and-off relationship. We kissed a bit after graduation, but everything eventually fell apart. She figured it was pointless because she was going out of town for college and I was going to go to the local university. She ghosted me that summer, I became pretty depressed for over a year, and I also felt like I slowly lost the friend group because they would continue to hang out without me.

Over the years, we barely spoke. Last year, she reached out after noticing I unfollowed her on Instagram. She wanted to make sure we were still coll and said she never hated me, apologized for how messy that one summer was, and said she had missed our old group. We ended that convo but never talked again.

Last week, she unexpectedly invited me to go rollerblading with the same group from years ago. It caught me off guard because she had kept her distance for years and hardly made an effort to speak to me. While we were there, she mentioned that she had seen on Discord that my long-term relationship had ended and said she wanted to make sure I was doing okay because she and our other friend had gone through breakups a year ago. She abruptly said "That's not why invited you out by the way" immediately after.

One thing that really surprised me during this was that I had put my AirPod in and she asked if I was listening to The Strokes or The Symposium. The Strokes aren't surprising, but The Symposium is a pretty small band. She even mentioned one of their songs and talked about The Strokes' newer music. I remembered that months ago, I had posted my playlist with Symposium songs and had talked about The Strokes before, but I was still surprised that she remembered something that specific.

On the drive home, she told me she was really glad I came and even mentioned that she was glad I called off work for it. I thought it'd be a one and done sort of thing, but 2 days later, she invited me to another group hangout for the 4th of July. I went and it was fun, but I could only be there for about 2 hours because I had to leave for work. However, while I was there, I didn't really feel much of a romantic vibe, or even a hint of it.

What I am confused about is her keeping her distance for so long. Sometime ago, she had said she was okay with our friendship ending. Now, she's inviting me to things, checking on me, remembering small details, and including me again. She is the type of person to want to ensure that everyone is doing okay, but why me? And why after all of these years? Why did she feel the need to place that responsbility upon herself?

Is this the work of someone who's trying to rebuild an old friendship Or is this something more?

TLDR: Girl I had mutual feelings with 5 years ago distanced herself for years after high school. She recently reached out to me. She invited me to two group hangouts, checked on me after my breakup, remembered niche music, and said she was glad I came. I'm confused as to why she suddenly wants me back in her life after all of this time. Am I overthinking it?

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