I (24m) met her (22f) about 6 months ago but we’re only getting closer since March.
For some reason she’s everything to me and I even fell in love with her even though I didn’t see her that way in the beginning. 

One evening I was very drunk and an emotional wreck and I had to tell her how I felt. She told me she knew and I just cried on her shoulder and hugged her. I later told her I was okay staying just friends.

This mostly isn’t true. Every time I see her I’m just so fucking happy. I love this person more than I’ve ever loved anybody. She likes me very much, but not as much as I love her.

Maybe the best solution would be to step away from her but I just can’t take it for now. When I’m with her I feel like it’s us both versus the rest of the world. I feel spiritually connected to her and I want to know her forever.