How to repair a friendship after asking them out?

[sloppyjoe]

I recently asked a friend I work with to go for a drink, I hoped that the worst that would happen was she would be a bit awkward with me, but it’s become awful, we can barely work together. I still would really value her as a friend, even though she has no feelings for me, but everything just feels awkward between us, and I don’t know how to fix it! I thought it wasn’t too bad, but she said to me “why do you make things awkward”, you can’t just take it back, you’ve got to live with it. What do I do to make it easier?

[jeffiner]

The problem is with her, not you. The way she's responded to your having ng asked her for drinks is not only immature but a CLEAR sign that she's not grown up in the communication department. Trust and believe me when I say that you're not missing out on anything. Not a friendship, not a relationship and not even a civil coworker.
You asked, she rudely declined with an unnecessary comment and SHE is that one who has made things awkward. I PROMISE you that.
What to do now? Nothing. Continue to do your work, speak with her when needed and when you hear people talking about it, just say, "yeah, it was totally silly of me to have asked her out for a drink, Respect doesn't seem to be one of her qualities."
And in the future, DONT MIX PERSONAL WITH BUSINESS. EVER
People are awkward and work is no exception. You can share some personal things with coworkers, but the intimate things should never be shared at work.

[Anonymous]

its tough cause you can't really go back and pretend this didn't happen. i'd sort of just move forward and attempt to have normal conversations with them but at same time making it clear you weren't trying to date them.