<human>: I'm (20) in a bit of a dilemma right now Reddit and could use some advice. In a few hours I will be meeting my best friend (20) who I have liked for over a year now, and have been mad about for the last few months. She knows I like her (although possibly not to the extent that I do), and has always tried to deflect the subject although has admitted she doesn't want me back. That said I never feel like I'm completely dead in the water.

I really want to ask her why she doesn't want me, see if it's something that can be "solved", but I'm afraid it's something I have no option but to accept, which I fear may drive us apart as friends. I've known many girls take the "I don't want to lose you as a friend stance", but from what I've seen and experiencrd, the guy, deflated, slowly drifts away from her knowing that.

I'm really bad with relationships and I'm at a complete loss Reddit. Do I stay silent and suffer in relative silence, or do I risk finding out something I don't want to know in an attempt to win her?

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: meeting best friend who says she doesn't want me back. Do I try to find out why and risk friendship for love?