Warning: wall of text below, but didn’t know how else to shorten the story…

Guy G professes to like 2 girls, A & B, and the feelings for A are stronger, whereas for B, he has said before its like a crush. All 3 of them have been hanging out with others in a group for the last few months until G has decided to confess his feelings via a third party. The third party proceeded to tell A but she ignored it and treated him as before (although its only been a week). G also admitted to B, who told him that actually the 2 girls knew about it a while back but still treated him as per normal and still hung out as friends. G knows its wrong to have feelings for 2 and say he’s a jerk, although he could just be looking for a sign from A that she can return his feelings. However, A has been through a rough time and is not ready at the moment. B, on the other hand, does have feelings for G but knows she’s not the one he really cares about (although common friends who know abt this situation say G likes B more).

B is now deciding whether she should completely disappear from the scene and leave them to develop as they wish, or should she still continue to hang out with them as a group. They have quite a few common friends and there would be other outings. G and B live quite close and have hung out alone before nearby their place, and all were initiated by G. And A knew about it and never gave any sign of jealousy. A & B are good friends, and A has told B that she’s scared and not ready for another r/s, though B feels that given time and encouragement, A might accept G. All are in their late 20s.

If B disappears completely, the whole group will know what happened and more importantly, G would know for sure about her feelings, which is something B wishes to avoid. If she continues as before, it would be quite a torture waiting and hoping futilely, or worst, watching while they progress towards a r/s. Even if by a rare chance, G chooses B, there would still be the question about what happens to A. Someone will be hurt if this continues.

Was hoping for opinions on what B should do.

P.S: I’m B, if its not obvious, but felt it was easier to describe the situation through labels.