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I've liked this girl for basically as long as I've known her. For a while, I thought I had a shot of something happening between us (since we're both gay), but recently I feel like she's made it pretty clear that she will only ever like me platonically. Which I'm fine with; I just don't know how to deal with this in a way that isn't painful for me. 

All the advice I've seen for unrequited crushes has been along the lines of "distance yourself from them", but I value my friendship with this girl a lot - she's funny, intelligent, etc., someone I genuinely enjoy talking to. I'm not too eager to let that go. But also I feel like a large part of me still has hope of something more happening, and that if I stay friends with her it'll just cause me pain in the long run. 

Basically, I have no idea what to do. Any and all advice would be appreciated.
<bot>: I like a girl who doesn't like me; I don't know how to proceed/whether I should distance myself from her.