<human>: So a girl [f18] and I [m21]  have been friends for a few months. She and I have had a mutual thing for each other from the start. She was single when I met her and then had a short relationship with a childhood friend who is in the navy and was leaving for a deployment. They dated for a few weeks and he gave her a promise ring and said to wait for him. She agreed but quickly knew she had made a mistake and ended things after just two weeks of him being gone. She almost immediately started texting me again being flirty and cute like she had been before. 

We went on a few dates soon thereafter and ended up making out and cuddling one night. Then I didn't hear from her for three days. She now says that she needs time to figure out who she is as a person. She said she still wants to date but she wants some time to figure out who she is first. 

How do I tell her that I don't plan on waiting for her just because she needs time. I don't really want to wait for something that may or may not happen, but I would like to try us and see how it goes. I don't think I can stay just her friend at this point, like she wants to be until she's ready. I don't want to push her into anything, but I want her to know that I am going to date around then. I wouldn't mind dating each other without putting a label on it and giving her time before we become too serious, but I can't just pretend like nothing happened and stay just friends for now. What should I tell her or do?

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<bot>: She wants time to figure out who she is before we date, I don't want to wait on an unsure thing.