@JPSD
You are not going to hear what I will say and show you but the faster that you understand it, the better you will be with women.
For starters, you have been given a lot of good advice already. First and foremost, anytime a chick hen pecks around about having feelings for another dude, you vanish. Plain and simple. Now to your story.....
there were wisps of physical intimacy as well, I was really into her but believe me I never tried to push it
You werent smashing after a few dates. You werent physically escalating and that didnt bode well for you in her eyes. Women want fvcked pal. They will take you as a friend or potential lover and that is for you to decide for her through your actions. You were way to much of a nice guy (friend) instead of a seducer. You need to learn how to not be one and be the other one as fast as possible to get ahead with women.
Then quite suddenly, she told me that she has feelings for some other guy
Boom. Thats where you vanish. Period. No more contact, no more conversations or replies to her texts. Dust in the wind. For one that shows that you are more invested in her than she is you. Secondly she is fvcking this guy (guaranteed) and she had the disrespectfulness to even tell you about. Deuces, bye bye, see ya later. Just vanish.
she let me know about how marvelous of a guy I am for not making it complex and how much she likes me and enjoys my company but she was not ready for something serious.
That was her way of telling you "I want a man that wants to fvck me like there is no tomorrow...not a Mr Nice guy". This is not just this woman, this is ALL women. The want a leader, a man who knows what he wants and is willing to escalate for it.
She wants a relationship, just not with you. You missed what she was saying but she was clear about it.
I tried to remain friends
You were always just and only friends. No sex = friend zone
She again did not message me for a week
Yet you had to message her again because you didnt accept that she rejected you.
I made a mistake of calling her out
Total beta move. Never call a woman out as if they dont know how they are acting. Just vanish.
I stand by that she used me to blow away the unavailability of the other guy
She used you for non sexual attention and validation. She never had plans to fvck you and be with you because you didnt escalate when you should have and then you chased her hard. Women dont want someone who is totally available. They want someone who other women want and someone they have to chase and work for themselves.
I don't think she is gonna message me
She isnt going to message you again based off anything getting sexual. She may reach out later JUST to see if you are still on the hook so she can toy with you more and use you for attention (non sexual) and validation but that will be it.
You never communicate with her again which is what you should have done when she mentioned the other guy.
However, dont blame her for acting like a woman will every time with a man that is not sexually escalating and seducing. You got kinda what you asked for with this one.
Now you are here, you have a lot to learn but unfortunately it will never help you with this chick because she has labeled you based on your actions and mistakes.
Now sit back, take it all in, take time to read, process and digest things that you can do differently with the next 10 women that come in your life. They are around every corner.
The key is to minimize your mistakes and not repeat them from woman to woman. The first key is acknowledging your mistakes which you have partially done and make a conscious effort to strengthen both your frame as a man and your game.