A few months ago I hooked up with a friend, (H) for story purposes, we had both worked at the same pub and had been flirting for several months, however i briefly got back with my ex before anything happened (H). However the reunion with my ex was short lived and as H was leaving the pub, i liked H on hinge shortly after breaking up with my ex.
After a few days of chatting we agreed to meet up and i invited her round to my house one night, as my housemate was out for a work night out so the flat was free. Long story short we hooked up and as my flatmate was due to return shortly i made this known tk (H) and awkwardly kicked her out after we had slept together, which i regretted right away as i felt very sleazy doing this to her.
I then didn't hear from her again until she came to the pub where i still worked, however the vibe was very different with us and she didn't seem to want to look at me much and kind of ignored me which shocked me as she seemed okay when she had left mine a few nights ago.
following this, she then texted asking why i hadn't messaged and we mutally agreed that we didn't want the same thing but would still be friends.
i then didn't see her for around 2 months and only saw her for the first time properly yesterday when she visited the pub, as i was sitting outside with some regulars she waved at me and smiled at me as she walked past but didn't stop to say hi. I felt i was also smiley and friendly with her when she walked past, but beyond Hi and how are you we didn't speak much and she didn't then come outside to speak further as she was with a friend.
I am a little confused as to why she asked to be friends if she then doesn't talk to me much, why bother with the pre-tense of friendship?
she has since requested to follow me on instagram but i still haven't accepted this yet. is this a sign that she does still want to be friends, is this an olive branch? Should i accept this olive branch? We tend to bump into eachother every now and then, so i’m hoping it will be less awkward moving forward