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So, as per the advice of Reddit, I asked this girl out. I laid foundation over the course of the week, and asked her out two days ago. She said no.

I liked this girl, but upon her rejection, I felt little sadness; my overwhelming feeling was one of relief. This next bit might make me unpopular, but this year was meant to be about me getting good grades, and no that this is out the way, I feel about 10 pounds lighter.  

Now she's a nice girl, but of course there will be awkwardness. I'm just wondering how I play this now? She won't like call me out on it, but I feel like rides home aren't a good idea anymore. As cynical as you guys may find this, I think I should phase her out. Again, I would need advice on how to do this.

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<bot>: I've always been a bit of a loner. Now that this girl has rejected me, I feel as though I can go back to normal me. How do I phase her out? Or is this too harsh?