Need a woman's view because I'm lost.

So this girl and I have known each other for about 8-9 years. I'm 20, btw. Anyways we have always talked to one another and acouple months ago we started hanging out all the time. We cuddle every time and kissed a few times, while we were "just friends." We started taking breaks because she didn't know what she wanted, but I knew what I wanted. The breaks would last like 3 days and then we'd be right back doing the same thing again. Recently though, she's told me she thinks we just need to be "best friends" and that she doesn't think it can be a relationship. Yet she stil wants to hang out like we did before and she still tells me she loves me. What am I missing here? We love the time we spend together and we make each other happy. Am I being strung along? How should I handle this, because I love being with her. We didn't hang out for a like a week and a half and it was miserable on both of us. Yet she just wants to be "best friends." I don't know how to handle the situation because I want to be with her, but its obvious she doesnt want a relationship. thhhanks

It sounds like she enjoys the physical intimacy with you, but wants to be able to enjoy that with other guys, too. If you are a one-girl kind of guy, you should let her go.