How do I start a romantic relationship with a girl that has been

>>18292984
>I want to be straightforward and opportunistic without being so forceful that I destroy our friendship.
You can't guarantee this in any way. Even just asking her out could mean the end of your relationship.

>>18292987
Do you have any suggestions on how to test the waters?

Our friendship is actually really important to me and it's something I want to be careful with.

Has she ever flirted with you or indicated that she's interested in you as more than a friend?

>>18292993
Get pissed with her and see what happens

>>18292999
She used to seem kind of flirty, but that was a while ago.
People actually picked up on it and asked me about it, but I wasn't interested in her at the time.

Now the tables have turned and she's showing signs of disinterest while I'm trying to make moves.

>>18293002
What exactly would I get out of this

>>18293008
Sexy time, ideally.

>>18293012
She'd be far more likely to grow more distant

>>18293004
If you haven't seen signs recently, chances are she's not interested

>>18293017
But I'm willing to go the extra ten miles to try to get her interested again.

I don't want to miss out on the chance of being with this girl. It's worth the gamble.

>>18293024
Then ask her out. How you do it depends on her personality; if she's anything like me, a simple "hey, do you think things could ever work out between us as a couple?" would do it.

>>18293029
How would you take that from a friend you weren't interested in though?
How would it affect your friendship?

>>18293035
>How would you take that from a friend you weren't interested in though?
2bh, I'd probably already have an idea that he was interested in me, but just hadn't made a move.

>How would it affect your friendship?
Obviously it depends on how I feel in return. I know you're interested in worst case though, so that would depend on how he reacted and whether I felt like my actions would lead him on

What does what *I* would do matter though? You just said that it's worth the gamble.

>>18293042
>What does what *I* would do matter though? You just said that it's worth the gamble.
That's true but I'm willing to increase my odds at every turn.

But yeah I guess you're right... the more I try to dissect it the more I learn that I won't know until I try.

>>18293048
>That's true but I'm willing to increase my odds at every turn.
You can't make someone like you.

>>18293050
No, but these things are far from black and white.
She won't already be head over heals for me or think "not in a million years."
Chances are, she's somewhere in between.

All I need is to express what I'm thinking in a way that would suggest giving me a shot more than it would suggest shutting me down.