I have a best friend, with whom I have recently “reunited” with after not seeing or hearing from her since high school many, many years ago. We have been keeping in touch with each other since then, via email and phone calls (she lives in another state). She has even shared her family history and some of her deepest secrets with me. We often talk about almost everything under the sun and found that we have a lot of things in common. I even found that she had a crush on me back in school! I feel like I know her even better than before. We never dated in high school, but after chatting with her these past few months, I feel that she is “the one” for me. The “one” I’ve been looking for all my life.

We’ve both expressed that we love each other, but I think it’s more as a “friend” thing right now. I would love to see our friendship go a bit further, as in more of a relationship, but I do not want to ask her about it. I do not want to scare her away. I really, really like this girl and I can see having a great loving relationship with her. Am I doing the right thing by hanging back & seeing where things go, or should I ask her up front and see what she feels?