Heartbroken... ,:'(

Sorry to hear that. I feel that telling them you love them either starts the moving on process or of course, takes the relationship to a new level. I myself haven't had it happen to me yet. Emphasis on yet. It'll probably happen this friday. I just feel that you need to tell them so that they know why you're distancing yourself, which I feel you need to do also, in order to get over them. Pain will happen, I know. I'm in a lot of emotional pain right now with what I've been going through, but I feel that if you want to move on, you need to do it. What do I know though? I'm only 15, I haven't had it happen to me yet, I've been going off what I've been seeing and been as logical as I could. So yeah.
Really sorry to hear that, and just know. You're not alone. I'd wait for someone to agree with my advice before you take it. I just want to help though.

 

Congratulations on having the courage to tell your friend. You did the right thing by not continuing to nurse these feelings in secret and let them blow out of control.

As to how to get over her:

(1) The most obvious (and least comforting/useful) point is that it will take some time. It feels like a freshly torn wound right now, but as you go on with your life, the pain will lessen. Maybe you'll always have some kind of feelings for your friend, but you almost certainly won't feel them as intensely as you do know.

(2) Give yourself a week or some other fixed period of time to wallow in self-pity, rage, and depression. Feel these feelings to their fullest. Vent to us and to your other friends if you like.

(3) After that, make a point of trying to resume your normal habits. If you find thoughts of her creeping up, don't try to suppress them, but don't spend a lot of time dwelling on them either. Be kind to yourself: read a book, watch a movie, clean your room, go for a walk, cook a meal, etc. Show yourself that life can (and will) go on.