Hey guys,

I'm 17 years old (turning 18 this month) and currently in highschool, male
I had some good/silly relationships with girls before since middle school but I'm now at this point where I really want to find a true love..yes..I want a girlfriend. I dated this girl once for the whole but things didnt work out well in the end so we had to break up..

You see, I asked this girl (i'll call her 'S') to formal and she accepted, we are not good friends but we are friends and we do talk to eachother..but rarely. both of us hang out with different group of friends and most of the time 'S' hangs out with her girlfriends only, but in other hands, I socialise with many different people..except..'S's friends. It's just impossible for me to go up to them and start socialising..I dont know if it's because I get really shy or nervous but i'm not that type of a guy..I'm very outgoing and active person. 'S' is very smart girl and she aces every class and god! she's so pretty!.. I really like her because she's different to other girls I've met before, there's something special about her that attracts me everytime time I see her.

Few days ago I had a conversation with one of 'S's friend and amazingly she knew I liked 'S'. I asked her if she could help me but she told me that 'S' doesn't want a boyfriend. She's been 'S's best friend for years so what she told me is probably the truth..but what can I do?! I really like her and I do not want to give up. I decided to start talking to her more frequently but I'm worried if she'll get annoyed at me or feel uncomfortable.

For those of you who experieced this kind of problem before..please help me out!