<human>: So I've known my friend for around 5 years now (off/on). 2 years ago I went out on a date with her and asked if she thought we could be more than friends and she said "no". That was fine I got over it, if anything I respected her even more. I ended up not really seeing her for 1-1.5 years and have dated since. 

We recently started hanging out more and the more I see her, I realize that I still like her. 

It's frustrating for me because I thought we could still be friends and that I was over her. I'm a young professional/entrepreneur, and one of the things I like about being one is that I could just be laser focused on my professional life and not let things like this take hold of me. Or so I thought. 

I don't view her as being on some pedestal or being 'perfect'. I don't see anyone like that. I know everyone has their strengths and weaknesses just as I do. Despite that, I still think she's great. And I don't know why, but I find myself being drawn to her. So much so that I'm finding I can't fully focus on work. And that scares me. 

The way I see it, I'm going to tell her how I feel and that I don't think I can see her anymore. It's just too much. I'm not expecting she feels the same way or anything (though, that would be awesome), I just can't continue being like this...feeling the way I do and doing nothing about it.

We're hanging out later this week with some other friends, so I'll just talk to her when I get the chance. Will update when I get a chance. 

Let me know what you think, and if you've been in the same situation before.

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<bot>: Friend (off/on) for 5 years, went out once, nothing happened. Now seeing her more and can't help but like her. Strongly. But can't continue like this.