What is the best way to cut a woman out of my life. We work in an office but in different departments. We have become close over the past year. We take extended breaks and lunches together. When one of is is working remote we will chat on Slack often. People think we are dating. She had a crush on me for the last year and I kind of just pretended that i didnt notice. I developed really intense feelings for her end of last year. I dont think she has those kinds of feelings for me anymore. For the past few months being around her has been really bad for my mental health. It has gotten worse in the past month. I was considering either quitting or asking management if I can work remote when she is in office and vice versa. I think both of those options can be bad for me careerwise. think I will just tell her we cant be friends and we should go back to how we were for the first two years I was at the company and only talk when it is work related. I am not sure if I should give her a reason why but if she asks I will just tell her that being around her is having a huge negative effect on my mental state. I am hoping she just accepts it and leaves me be. Im afraid she will get mad and/or sad and try to push back against my decision so I was thinking maybe I will just ghost her. Like just stop being her friend and actively avoid her without saying why. What do?
