Some people just don't get it (me)

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
hopefully it will work out. i just need the courage to approach the subject.

This may sound retarded but seriously think about what you want to say and say it out loud. Change the roles up for a minute. You know this girl very well and you know how she thinks. Think about how she is going to take what you say. What will she think? You know? If I were you, I wouldn't lay it on too thick as it might intimidate her. When I crossed that line with one of my friends I totally saw him in a new way. A good way. I was friends with this guy for years. Then what was between us started happening, it was like seeing this totally different side of him. For years I had seen him as Justin. My buddy. Just a friend. Out of nowhere I saw this sweet, sensitive, caring side of him. He started talking about stuff that he'd never dare talk about when we were just friends. It was a big plus that we were friends for so long because it felt like we had been together for years. But then it got all weird because he would act weird when it came to me hanging around other guys friends that we had been friends with for years. People fought. Not good. We're not friends anymore and that really sucks.