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Thanks for all the responses. It wouldn't have been so aggravating if I'd known I'd never have a chance with her. In fact, I think I did, in retrospect. We went back and forth for a while, me trying to get a date out of her, her politely declining, until I asked her why she was so reluctant (since it didn't seem to be mundane disinterest). Well, even though I'd told her, right at the beginning, that I wasn't looking to be her boyfriend, she'd decided I was and kept me at arms length. Once I explained to her, again, that this was not the case, that I was just a guy who wanted to have some fun time with her, she changed her mind.
Then this stupid thing happened. The next day, she invited me to go on a smoke break with her, later that day (we work in the same building). I waited and waited, and she never called or came by. Late in the afternoon, I go out for a break, and I bump into her walking out for a break with her girl friend. That just rubbed me the wrong way, and I felt like I was sliding back into that same rut with her, or she was still playing defensive, and I just didn't want to go through that after working so long to get a date out of her and failing because of her misunderstanding. It could have gone somewhere, but I just couldn't get over that little thing. I don't know, maybe I was better off trusting my gut. At any rate, I'm over what happened a few nights ago, and we're on good terms...But I'm done with chasing her down. If she wants me, she can come and get me.
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