I'm new here, so please bear with me.

Hello all, I'm new here, so I'll give this the best I can.

I'm in college (junior), and theres a girl I find attractive (freshman). I got her number thru facebook and had been texting her, but out of nervousness, I had gone to so many people on campus for advice on talking to her (in person, text, etc.) She told a friend of mine that I shouldn't be nervous to talk to her, so when I did, she was acting shy and uninterested.

2 days ago, I'm texting her, trying to start a conversation to try to get to know her better, and I finally get her to send a text that wasn't 1-2 words, only for it to say that a rumor was going around saying that I was only talking to her so that I could sleep with her. That rumor is 100% FALSE. I really do think she's cute and I want to get to know her better.

She say's she's tired of being objectified by men, and how I can like her when I barely know her, so I say that I don't blame her for saying that and that I know she doesn't know me that well, and that I'm not like that, and that I really do think she's cute and that I want to get to know her better, but she doesn't say anything back.

I feel bad that that rumor started, and I was already feeling bad texting her at work. We live in diff states so I can't see her in person till August. Also, what kind of girl DOESN'T like being told their attractive? And what should I do about this? Thanks in advance.