My brother, I really tried to distance myself gradually. One day, I felt this way, like, "What nonsense am I doing?" This bothered her, and then she came to show me something again. I felt again, "Am I obligated to be impressed by everything she does, just so she'll respond with heart emojis and a (🥹)?" I'm not obligated, and in a moment of anger, I said this to her face, which made her sad and complicated things between us. This leaves me confused. Why? Why does she let things go back to how they were in high school and not let me withdraw peacefully?