does she see me in a completely platonic way? i’m 17M and she’s 17F

I genuinely think I just experienced one of the most emotionally confusing and beautiful weeks of my life.

There’s this girl from school I’ve liked for years. We only properly became friends around December last year, and the complicated part is that she already has a boyfriend, although from what I know they’ve been having problems lately.

Recently our school went on a trip and somehow everything changed.

There was drama in her friend group so she ended up spending almost the entire trip with me and one of my closest friends. We basically became inseparable for those few days. she was being criticised for spending time with me as her bsf likes me.

She’d hold onto my shirt or arm while crossing roads, make me carry her purse, tease me constantly, compliment my outfits, and somehow we accidentally ended up wearing matching outfits on the final day. She even posted a silhouette picture of the two of us and everyone instantly thought we were dating.

One night she cried because people were criticizing her for spending too much time with me.

Later that same trip, everyone fell asleep except us and we spent the entire night talking, joking around, listening to music together with shared earphones, and trying to stop each other from sleeping because neither of us wanted the final night to end.

At some point we ended up lying beside each other for hours while talking quietly in the dark. She was resting on my arm with her legs on mine and somehow it felt weirdly peaceful and safe instead of awkward. Nothing inappropriate happened, but emotionally it hit me really hard because I realized how comforting simple closeness with someone can feel.

At around 5AM we walked alone to the poolside together while everyone else was asleep and took pictures of the stars.

At one point I told her I was acting weird because I was sleep deprived and showing a side of myself I’d normally never show anyone. She smiled and said:
“maybe you wanted to show this side of yours”
and then laughed immediately after like she realized it sounded deeper than she intended.

The next morning she kept bringing up how I wouldn’t let her sleep and how we stayed awake talking the entire night like it was a genuinely happy memory for her too.

And honestly I still don’t know what any of this means.

Maybe it was just emotional closeness caused by the trip atmosphere.
Maybe it was friendship.
Maybe it was something halfway between friendship and romance that neither of us fully understood.

But I genuinely feel like I lived through one of those coming-of-age movie moments people remember forever.

but now its been 2 days since the trip
she’s trying her best to set me up with her bsf without making it obvious
she has a bf and i can’t help but feel bad about it
if she didn’t have one i genuinely would’ve tried to take this a step ahead
she always gives mixed signals
she talks as if she wants me to feel
something but then ghosts me for hours
she takes my name a lot too which i love

I guess my question especially for girls is:
Do moments like these still feel completely platonic from a girl’s perspective? Did she possibly see me in a romantic way even briefly during the trip? Does this sound like genuine emotional comfort and attraction or just temporary closeness from a trip atmosphere?

Posted May 28, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC

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