Hi everyone,

First off thanks for taking the time to read this. I will do my best to keep it short. I met a girl off tinder a year ago but was "ghosted" after a month or so of chatting. A month ago we reconnect on tinder and hit it off really well. She said she is looking for a serious relationship in which I confronted her on using tinder for that. We basically end up having sex one night and everything is great the next day. After that though(before I found TRP) she started to distance herself. She said she was looking for more than sex and that she felt like things were going to fast. I explained that I understood and backed off. I haven't sent her a message in over a week because I didn't want to come across as a BP or needy. I basically just said the hell with it and moved on the chatting with other girls. Today I get this message:

"I want you to know I think about you a lot. I'm just not in the best head space to date right now. I've got so much going on personally and professionally. I adore you and you know that. I want to know if we can continue being friends and just work on that for now and then figure us out later? I just need a friend "

What shall I do or say back? I do like her but don't want to strung along. I also want to appear alpha.