To be honest I don't understand some women either and I am a women myself O__O

I'm sorry that you're hurting though and I'll try to give you my perspective about your situation to help you out in the long run.

Hmmm it seems to me (and I don't mean to be hurtful when I say this) that this women only see's you as a friend... It's your feelings for this person that is making filling this 'emotional support role' hard for you. Basically, females are generally used to leaning on their friends for emotional support (whether it be a male or female friend). And they don't expect their friends to have romantic feelings for them.

And I can't speak for all women but just from my observation, I think that some women don't want someone umm hmm easy to 'get' (and I don't mean that in a sexual way). If you're the reliable friend that's always their for them then perhaps they don't see it a challenge to get into a relationship with you. I guess subconsciously they feel like they 'have you' (although it be on friendship terms) so they don't feel the need to go after what they already have.

That's of course not to say that women can't enter a relationship with friends but it usually takes some sort of trigger/waking up call. At the end of the day we all want to be genuinely loved and cared for. Just sometimes we look for love in the wrong places. Younger women especially take a longer time to find the definition of a true and meaningful relationship. I guess in some sense you could say that she doesn't know what she is missing (because she's never had it.)

I'm sorry to say that the situation is pretty much outwith your control. All you could really do is admit your feelings (if you haven't already) and see where she stands. If she doesn't feel the same way, you need to move on. Who knows, perhaps she'll be envious when she sees you with someone else. And maybe she'll finally see what she's been missing (- err also, if you're no longer single then you'd now be in that 'not easy to get'/off limits category). Of course I'm not saying date someone else to get with that particular girl but you never know, if you keep your eyes (and as cheesy as it sounds) your heart open, you might find an amazing women who likes you the first time round.

I wish you all the best, hope this helps and feel free to keep us updated with how you are getting on ~