I need some help talking to this girl at school
So I’ve been liking this girl at school for quite some while now but she didn’t know until of late. Some friends were pestering us these past few weeks whenever we were together and I guess she guessed that I was into her, but she thought it was a joke. I tried to spend more time with her and act normal but my friends have made it kinda awkward between us and I’m usually lost for words or interesting things to say when we’re together and she often seems to drift away and stuff. I think she found out through some friends of mine when they told her that I really did like her. She said to them that she only considered me as a friend because she didn’t know me that well. She also said that she would rather hear it from me than from other people. We haven’t really talked for long periods and I’ve only known her for a year maybe a bit more, but I just can’t stop thinking about her. I was really upset when my friend told me what she said.
So I’ve been thinking about talking to her in the next few days to sort things out, but I wasn’t sure what to say. I don’t want it to be awkward and make things worse, but I also want to spend more time with her. I was wondering if anyone could think of something good to say in this situation. I was kinda just going to go like “I really like you and you mean a lot to me…and I want to hang out a bit more with you if you are free whenever”. I don’t know how to act either when I say this, like confident, slightly humorous or what? Some of my friends told me to talk to her and get to know her for a few weeks and some others told me to tell her exactly how I feel. What should I do?
Any advice would be great. Thanks.