A few years back, I was in your exact position... and I still don't think I've fully recovered. I handled it really badly, I kinda did a halfway thing. I ended up telling her how i felt, but didn't really "persue her". per se. I guess I didn't have any confidence that she'd like me enough to actualIy be with me (I was a bit chubby
). I tried to stay friends, but that didn't work. When she was around other guys, it drove me completely insane. Eventually, I sort of shifted away from her, because being around her hurt so much. In retrospect, I was a complete retard. Today, I could have handled it much better and we prolly would have went out, at least for a while.
I say, if you do tell her, run ALL THE WAY!! Don't back down, and don't half-ass it, women like confidence. She might like you more than you realize. Also be patient, it might take her a while to warm up to the idea.
I've been relationship council to so many of my friends, it hurts. I have a bad personal relationship history, so I don't know what credibilty i have, but I've helped a lot of my friends stay together. A couple of my friends said I should be a marriage counciller, but I'd go insane.
And yes Wolftribe, there is a such thing as "in love" you've just never experienced it, and contrary to fairy tales, some people never do...
"If you don't know if your in love, your not and you never have been."