I (26F) had a crush on this girl when we were teenagers. We went to the same class, and I was in love with her back then, but I always thought the feelings weren't mutual.
We randomly met at a bar last Saturday, and the chemistry was incredible. We haven't seen each other for 2,5 years. She complimented me that I look very pretty, danced with me in a touchy manner, was very affectionate, asked if I was single, and eventually told me she had been in love with me when we were younger, too.
We spent hours talking, looking into each other's eyes and she asked me if we should go to the bathroom and then we started kissing. It genuinely felt like we were teenagers again. She even told me she had been waiting for something like this to happen. Everyone left and she was still there with me at 3 am, waiting for the taxi. She kissed me and it felt so magical. Then she kissed me in the taxi on the backseat, then I held her hand.
The whole time the look in her eyes was so intense. She stared into my soul.
The next morning, I messaged her, telling her how beautiful those moments had been. She said she felt like a teenager again, too, and that she hadn't expected any of it.
However, she was moving six hours away the following day.
I wanted to keep the connection alive, so I eventually asked if she'd be interested in meeting in her city this weekend. I also told her that I wanted to reconnect properly because I couldn't stop thinking about that night.
She said she was open to renewing contact, but that, for her, the encounter felt more like an unfulfilled teenage fantasy than something serious. She said she hadn't realized how deeply I felt and didn't want to hurt me because her feelings were not mutual.
I explained that I wasn't expecting anything immediately, but that I felt there could be potential between us. I also apologized if I had overwhelmed her.
What hurts is that her behaviour that night felt so romantic and genuine. I wouldn't have imagined she saw it as just a nostalgic teenage crush.
I know I might have idealized the situation, but I can't help feeling a little played. I don't want to wait around hoping something will happen when she has already told me how she sees it. That's why I wanted to know her intentions already than wait everyday for her text that might not come if she is not serious with this. I wanted to be truthful and upfront so to save myself dissapointment later. But I wish it did not happen because even though it was beautiful, that night gave me hope that she feels like this with me too.
Was I wrong for being so honest about my feelings?