<human>: First of all, I have exactly zero experience dating. This was the first time I'd ever asked anyone out. It was not necessarily for lack of confidence, but more that I felt I wasn't personally in a place to date.

Last week, I asked out a girl that I was friends with (obviously a mistake, but I really thought she would say yes). The question was a bit out of the blue, but she said yes. I then left and went home happy. The next day, she arranged to meet me to tell me that she would rather just be friends. I respect that and agreed. 

We have mutual friends, so I saw her some during the week, that included some talk within the larger group, but nothing of significance. I've texted her some about inconsequential things and generally tried to go on being friends, but it's obviously not the same. She's pretty much quit talking to me. I'm also somewhat unsure as to whether I can be okay with being just friends with her, or if I really just want a relationship.

So now I'm frustrated, but more than that I'm confused. Does it mean anything that she originally agreed to the date? Am I right to generally try to continue being friends or should I totally back off for a while? As genuine as she may have sounded about being friends, that was really just a nice way of turning down the date and has no real meaning, correct? Is it just me or did she interpret the date to be a lot bigger of a deal than necessary?

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<bot>: I asked her out and now she's not talking to me, despite what she seemed to indicate. Now, I'm confused about why it ended up this way.