Update on the ex situation, advice required.
Decided she needed to know how I was feeling as she's given off similar signals over the last few months so on Sunday I told her I fancied grabbing a drink, to which she agreed. It was the first time we've 'gone out' in public since the split and I didn't give off an indication of why I wanted to see her, so I was pleased that she agreed.
After a bit of chit chat I decided to get on with it. I told her that we can't be friends because I still care about her just as much as ever, and that her reaching out to me, while nice at the time, ultimately hurts. I said the last few months has been hard, but necessary and that seeing other people has been fun, but not the same. She agreed with this, and her body language suggested she agreed with the general direction of the conversation.
She said that she had thought I wasn't bothered as I've kept my distance during the 6 months. I told her that was out of respect for her and care for myself. I then said that I'm more than happy to see her so long as it's in similar situations, as in, we agree to go out together for drinks/activities 'without pressure' (though I didn't use the word 'dates'). Again this seemed to be accepted, and she agreed to stay out for more drinks. We ended up out for 3 hours or so.
Once 'the conversation' was done with, we ended up having a great time laughing and joking. Her guard seemed to come right down and it all felt just as good as ever. So at this point, I felt relieved to have told her my feelings and optimistic about where things might head.
When we went separate ways she said 'Don't try anything to make it awkward' which I took to mean 'Don't kiss me' - which was a little annoying, as I was about to try, but we had a nice long hug.
I text her the next morning to say 'I had a nice time last night'. She didn't answer that text, responding by telling me that she got to work late. The conversation didn't really escalate and she seemed slow to respond/blunt (though did say 'work is busy'). I told her to have a nice evening instead of trying to continue it.
Haven't heard from her since. I'm regretting that I didn't explicitly ask how she feels. She did seem surprised by what I told her and I'm wondering if she just needs to process things?
TL
R - After months of ex (of 6.5 years) reaching out and me giving nothing away, I decided to tell her how I feel. She seemed to share my feelings but I haven't heard much since. What do I do next, give her some space or ask her to consider my feelings and let me down quick if necessary?