<human>: Quick context. Male 30. Single. Well educated well settled. Travels a lot.

So I reconnected with this highschool friend of mine after almost 15 years . We hit it off. She got back to the country after a 6 year stint abroad. Was contemplating a career change and got out of a relationship 6 months back.

We decided to head off on a trip the first 5 days went of well. She was her bubbly self the first 3. The fourth it looked like travel fatigue hit her and she was also busy sorting out some mails about her future career plan.

This is where I messed it up. I like her. A lot. And I blurted out asking her if we could date. She was struck, it was a very wrong time I guess and she returned back with a resolute no. 

I had promised myself that I would not hide my feelings towards my friends (I messed up by never asking a girl out once and I was killing myself over it for a long time) and I wanted to be honest with this girl. 

This was not a whim of a decision either. I travelled with her for 5 days in a strange place where we did not know the language.  I saw her at her best and saw her at her worst and I was sure I really liked her and wanted to date her.

Now after I blurted out and after she said no a strange thing happened. She stopped talking. Like literally stopped. I don't know if she thought I wanted to take advantage of her. Or if she was just pissed. 

I tried sorting it out  by getting a chocolate and apologizing the next day and things only kept going south. The last day we went our separate routes. And then we returned on the same flight and sitting next to each other and not a word was exchanged. And worst still it was my birthday.

I know I messed up but I don't know how to make up for it. Women of Reddit how can I set things right. I don't want to loose her. I still think she is awesome.

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<bot>: asked out a newly revived contact on a trip we were together on. Wrong time. Need to make up. Help!