I like a girl that has a boyfriend. She likes me. What do I do?
Hi everyone, this is my first post here, I'm hoping to get some advice on a problem I am having.
I have been keen on this girl for about a year and have known her for about four. She is 23 and I am 30. We have been studying together for four years and she has had a boyfriend for that whole time, since she was in High School.
Lately we have been getting quite close, meeting up for extracurricular activities and texting each other a fair bit though nothing inappropriate. She has hinted a few times at certain frustrations about her boyfriend and has said a couple of times that her friends say she should break up with him etc. But she has also said that they are best friends.
Now I know that this girl likes me, don't ask me how, I just know. I am far from one to make the first move in this situation, it is against my principles. I understand how hard it must be to end a relationship that has lasted so long but I also understand that it is one of those first boyfriend high school loves.
What I need to know is how do I tell her that I want her? Do I tell her how I feel or go in for the kiss? Do I wait it out a bit longer and see if she makes the first move or do I forget about the whole thing? I am confused. I would appreciate any help from a female perspective. Most of my female friends also know her and the ones that don't know her, I have already asked and they just say do what you feel is right, which is true to an extent.
I'm sure someone out there must have been in this situation, from both the boys and girls perspective.
Please help