Can't understand what this means

[aarti]

I recently ran into an old acquaintance from high school, whom I had always been attracted to and I believe had feelings for. I later texted her and told her how I felt. She took almost a day and gave this reply: "I don't know what to say but we should definitely remain friends and stay in touch. I very much enjoyed all our past interactions".

 

At the time, I took this as a polite rejection and actually appreciated her honesty in replying. But recently a friend interpreted her message somewhat positively and told me that I should stay in touch and see what happens. What did she really mean?

[Hollyj]

She said she wants to be friends. That's it.

[melancholy123]

Agree, she just wants to be friends.

[Sweet Sue]

She wants to you to stay in touch and maintain a friendship. If she didn't want to be involved with you, she would have told you so. Good luck!