Should a friendzoned guy hide that he's in love with her, or no?

We were friends / close acquaintances. I liked her; admitted it to her. She rejected me, though all respectfully, politely, maturely, and caringly. She thinks I just liked her, and that I was not (and that I'm not) in love with her. Am I right in hiding it from her? Could there be a single valid reason for admitting I was lying, faking it?

She's been such a good friend to me, so I partially feel bad for lying to her. Yet I know she wouldn't be comfortable about it either, so I don't want to bother her needlessly (nor humiliate myself, for that matter).

We see each other on a regular basis through college.

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MelyMel · 31-35, F

I'm a little confused- did you tell her you liked her and she rejected you and now you either want to admit that you really love her or that you want to tell her that it was all a lie? It seems like you already told her you liked her and she didn't reciprocate so at this point admitting even deeper feelings or trying to take it back won't work. Either continue being just friends or distance yourself. I went through a similar experience. It sucked, but it was worse because we were roommates LOL.