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We know each other for like 4 years and went out 3 times. I asked for another date and I think this is was the start of the letting me down easily. Could you confirm it?

Here is how it went:
- I asked her out and she didn't reply for a week
- I called her after a week and asked her
- She apologized for not replying because a lot is going on in her job (she is finishing her PhD)
- She said she would like to but at the day I proposed her flight to her vacation would take off
- She would be away for one week and said she would like to go out when she comes back
- When she came back she said she was ill but would still like to go out
- We then made plans. There was two events she'd like to go and I let her chose the event we are about to go
- She chosed event 1
- One day after, she contacted me and said due to an appointment she can't go to event I, therefore she proposed we should go to event 2
- "Alright" I said
- One day before event 2 she contacted me again and said she can't because of her illness. She hopes it's not too short term and that she hoped I am not mad at her. She said "Let's meet each other in New Year for a cup of coffee or something like that."
- I said "No problem. Just call me when you're feeling better."
- New Year came. No reply.
- February came. No reply.
- In February was her b-day. I congratulated her and said "I hope you are ok"
- One day after she replied "Thank you, I'm fine. I hope you're ok too."
- I asked her out again.
- 3 weeks. No reply.

I'm sure it is rejection. That's beyond question. I just wanted to know whether the rejection started at the very beginning when she didn't reply for a week and I had to call her.

Either way I moved on. I just want to understand the situation better. Thanks

Sorry in advance for the extensive detail but thought I should be thorough. I met this girl through a flatmate who brought her with a group of girls back to our flat, I walked her home and we stood for an hour or two on a bridge in the city centre talking - Mostly about me, because she didn't want to talk about herself, I also told her information that I would never normally tell people but I could just talk to her. Anyway, we arranged to meet up a couple of times but for one reason or another we didn't meet. After a few days I asked if he wanted to meet me for coffee and we agreed but she had to cancel, but asked if I was free the following day, we agreed to meet but she brought a friend, later that day I received a text saying that she had fun, I asked if she wanted to meet for dinner the next day, but she had a meeting, but asked if I wanted to meet up in the afternoon, however she text me saying that she had to go into town and did I want to come, or meet up tomorrow, I said that I would come, however, there was a friend of hers also coming - we didn't get on great - but me and her flirted a bit and joked. I then waited a few days and asked if she was free for dinner the following Friday, she said that she wasn't. The next day I asked if she wanted to meet for coffee, she asked why I told a friend she didn't like them - it was a joke between me and my flatmate who she barely knew - when I told her this and asked about tomorrow she said "Riiight, well from what he's said to ___ I'm not so sure, sorry". I then explained it to her and she said she wasn't mad, and not to worry about it, but when I asked about coffee she said that she was really busy with work and stuff. Does this mean she doesn't want to go out or is she just annoyed? Should I ask her to meet me so that I can explain the situation or just leave it and ask if she wants to meet up? Finally did her text mean that she wasn't so sure she wanted to meet up or that it was a joke? Thank you.