<human>: I'll try to keep this brief. I've been good friends with this girl  for about 10 years, since around the start of high school. Didn't really see her as anything else, as we both had various relationships through most of school. Friends would always joke about how we'd end up getting together and it was just laughed off. Fast forward a few years, I was not long out of a serious relationship, not really sure what I'm doing, and drunkenly told friend I have feelings for her. She says she doesn't feel the same way,  which hurt me more than I expected it to, but we joke around about it, life goes on.  

Normally I'd just move on and not think about it, but any time we'd go out with friends after it she'd make sure we ended up hanging around alone. I ignored this, but it confused the hell out of me, as this never happened before. Anyway, we both end up going to separate college towns and other than the occasional catchup text, I basically put her out of my mind. Recently, a few friends started making jokes again and asking about why I never ended up with this girl, I told them why but they'd still mention it, to the point it was getting on my nerves a bit. I realise most of this probably sounds like a non story but I'm just trying to give context on why this has been getting to me so much. I've stared hanging out with her a bit more again lately, and the old feelings came back, and I have a few things planned with friends that will include her in the next couple of months. This is the crux of my problem. I feel like I'd be better off not spending time around her until when, if ever, I stop  having feelings for her. At the same time, I don't want to miss out on hanging around with other friends over it. So, what do I do?

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<bot>: girl doesn't share my feelings for her, friends want us to get together, I want to avoid awkward situations without avoiding friends