So, long story short, we met 5 months ago on the internet. We have been texting ever since because we live 7 hours apart. We went out together twice but never called them dates (nothing physical). We hit it off pretty well. We text for hours daily. She tells everything that happens in her life and we’ve grown really close. I asked her out the day before yesterday and the initial response was positive but she was concerned that she wasn’t that romantic. She told me that she wished I were more than friend, too but she restrained herself from asking because she thought she wasn’t romantic enough. Yesterday, she texted me saying that she’s worried and she really doesn’t want to date anybody now. She says she’s not matured enough and it might take a lot of time for her to be romantic. She said that she wants us to be like how we were.
I don’t think I can do this though. I’m investing a lot of time into this. She has already said of a lot of romantic stuff to me without her realizing it. I’m sure that we will become more and more close if we continue talking. After some time, she might find another person and and I’ll make myself look like a fool. How can I really get detached? I don’t wanna ghost her at all. It’s just that I can’t be that person whom she needs for unloading her emotions on and nothing more. Is this friendzoning? She actually told me that we can be like this until she feels she’s ready to date. Is this problematic?