I'm confused about her, what should I do

[waterbuck]

Hello everyone, so there is a girl I see at work almost everyday. I've started off messaging her and we've been getting along together hence it didn't take me too long to start off flirting with her and judging by her responses she liked it or found it funny. I kept coming with funny teasing lines and moved onto building sexual tension and it was pretty obvious in my opinion, and she never seemed to hint or mention that it was awkward. We went on date for 5 hours and talked mostly about her personal life (she is pretty open). We both go to school and work on 2 jobs therefore there is practically no time for me to see her outside of work at which there is not much I can do. I'm a straightforward guy, so one day I was messaging her in a casual way and decided to test the water with few lines (now I think I didn't do it well), at the end I told her that I love her.

 

"Um what" was her response.

"Lol" I immediately followed up

"Um well then" she said

"Lol I guess I made a fool out of myself" - me

"I'm sorry" - her

At the end she still wants to talk to me but I'm confused right now. I'm 20, she is 17 and waaaaayyyy more experienced both sexually and socially than me.

[Gingerygnetum]

Love is a strong word and you might have caught her off guard. Give it time, act casually, don't bring this to her when you see her, but subtly show her that you have feelings for her and try to read her body language. If she shows some hints say that you have feelings for her, only this time look into her eyes, not text or call.Cheers

[Wiseman2]

This: "girl I see at work" + " I'm 20, she is 17" = trouble. Back off and keep it friendly, not 'flirty, building sexual tension". Don't experiment with these lame pickup artist tactics on an underage girl who you work with. It's predatory to pick on an emotionally immature teenager.

[waterbuck]

She'll be 18 in one month though and there are more details