I want to date a friend...
I've been friends with this girl for almost 3 years. I used to date her old best friend when we first met who she no longer talks to anymore for a lot of reasons.
Some of my friends said she must really like me, always looking for where I am, being extremely comfortable around me, etc. We've been spending a lot of time together lately, and recently I asked her if she'd like to go out some time. She said she's been really busy lately (which she has because we've both been working on the same theatre project), and she would think about it. The thing that worried her the most was loosing me as a friend, something about it made her feel like it might not be a good idea. She hasn't changed at all since we talked about it, we still hang out, I still get lots of hugs, etc.
What should I do? Should I wait until she brings it up again, or should I check up on her in a couple weeks and see what she thinks? Just looking for any advice or opinions anyone may have on the situaiton. If there is anything I can do to help her or encourage her; something tells me she wants to or it would work out well...but she's so afraid of loosing our friendship that she's hesitating, I wish I could convince her that wouldn't happen. I'd rather be her friend for 50 years than loose her thru dating.
Thanks!!