So this girl that I have known for the past 6 and half years

Well after 6 and a half years you sound like you don't really know her that well still, so yeah you're probably better moving on.

>>17124231
I know her rather well actually, we just have a habit of being good friends and drifting apart on occasion. We have both seen each other at our lowest, we know each other's personalities, and both of our relationship needs. I should also point out she is openly trans, and I have made it very clear to her that I am no way ashamed of her because if I was then I would have no business talking to her, and if my family ever asked me about her being trans then I would completely honest because it would be disrespectful to her to lie about who she is.

>>17124231
But also, I would like to add that the option of simply moving on seems to be the better option because I am getting older now and I no longer have the time to waste on someone else who isn't feeling the same as myself.

How did the whole getting out of the friendzone thing happened?

>>17124328
It pretty much happened because she moved closer back to my hometown and she messaged me one day out of nowhere asking if I wanted to hang out as friends, and I agreed. Then as we were hanging out and taking a stereotypical moonlit walk with our arms wrapped around each other's bodies, we sat down on a bench and had conversation then she asked if she could kiss me and of course I agreed, then afterwards we left and rode around town going nowhere in particular until we ended up at my house where things heated up quite a bit.