Competitors Over My Childhood Friend

>>18498313
If you know she's a good person, she'll go for the childhood friend than the chad thundercock with a gold hemmed wallet

Go watch a movie with her, or take her to a moonlit lake for a stroll, or something remotely romantic without even calling it a date. And when you're close to her, stroke her hair behind her and slowly close in for the kiss. Good luck mate.

If she's held out for so long despite the many suitors she's probably waiting for you to make the move, right?

>>18498313
>suitors
has she fucked any? if so, she hasn't been waiting for you and she's not worth it
if not, make your move and make it fast. either she'll say no and you'll both move on or she'll say yes and you'll be happy. failure to capitalize will make you sadder in the long run

>>18498340
>has she fucked any?
this is important

Thank you for the thoughts so far, everyone.

No, she has not fucked any of the suitors nor have come to close physical relationship with any of them. But speaking of touch barriers, that's pretty much non-existent between the two of us since.. well, we've been close for years.

I'm finding some encouragement from your thoughts.. please keep giving me some guidance.

>>18498354
text her right now
say 'what's up'
post results

>>18498359
note: it has to be a picture

>>18498359
this, do it.
explain your feelings. And do it EXACTLY like this:
>Hey, childhood friend. So we've been friends for like 10 years and I figure I ought to tell you, since you don't deserve me not being honest about things.
>I've liked you for a while. More than a regular friend would, and I see all these guys hitting on you and it frustrates me that I never really had the nerve to do the same.
>I know it probably sounds sudden, but it's gotten to the point where I'd rather know whether you'd like to go on a date with me, so that if you don't, I don't have to burden you with feelings and I can move on and just keep being your friend.

>>18498369
I am the original requester
Do NOT do this.
You DO NOT say your feelings. EVER.
You EXPRESS them.
This guy is trying to get explosive entertainment; I'm trying to get entertainment with reservation.

>>18498359
I have done so and am now waiting for her reply.

It's strange, I'm suddenly feeling more nervous than when I would usually ask the same thing to her years and years before... My hands have started to become cold, and my anticipation's becoming a rising anxiousness.

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>>18498382
if you want to be a wordsmith, use words sparingly and don't write things that don't need extra explanation.
>anticipation's becoming a rising anxiousness.
anticipation is inherently rising, and anxious
>My hands have started to become cold
could be instead
>cold hands


As a side note, you have to keep your cool. If you're LARPing do it better. If you aren't post proof

>tfw vicarious living

>>18498375
I fear I'd stutter and becoming a bumbling idiot if I try to express my feelings upfront. Would it be okay if I compose a poem expressing my feelings and put it into a letter to hand it over to her instead? Or maybe I should just be casual and say it to her after asking her out sometime like a previous reply suggested... After all... I do need to man up over this war of love.

>>18498388
no. Action is what women want, not scribbles.

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>>18498386
Hello, thank you for your thoughts. I am not LARPing, and I assure that I am very serious (and very nervous) right now. I just would like to find some advice on what to do next... and so far, everyone has been kind enough to provide me a push to that, even though it might be a forceful one. I do not know what being a wordsmith is, but I am very nervous about the thought of confessing and feel confused on how to express myself.

The screenshot here is our messaging last night, though some is in our language, I will translate. In the first message from her, she's thanking me for my time and for coming to see her earlier yesterday, and she's wishing me a safe travel back home.
On the second one, she is apologizing for a reason for not being able to reply to my message.
Lastly, well.. that's in english. No need to translate. She said that because I told her to come to me if she ever felt troubled again (she felt so earlier that day).

It's not a delusion of mine. Thanks for the advice, everyone.

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>>18498399
You're frustrated because you've locked yourself in words. I see now why you aspire to be a poet, for they take your prison and make more of it.
If you want to be more, have direction in this upcoming convo.
If you've already typed yourself dry with her before, there's still hope.

I ain't got any advice but I hope everything goes well in the end!

>>18498375
This is simple but extremely underrated advice, EXPRESS don't STATE.

>>18498831
>>18498375
Can you guys elaborate on this?

For the people saying you should/shouldn't tell her how you feel, I told my girlfriend straight out that I had feelings for her not long into becoming friends, and that led into a closer relationship which became a proper romantic one before long. It can work, but it depends on the person. OP, you've known this girl 9 years, use your head. Will she take it well? It's probably best to do things sooner rather than later, I hope things work out.