What should I do? :X

[iWaffle]

I'm just a teenager and have never had a boyfriend before, so I'm having a bit of trouble. So there's a guy I've known for about a year now. We've got pretty similar interests and we're pretty good friends. I think he's interested in me, but I can't really be too sure. We've got this mutual friend, and they're practically brother and sister. At least he thinks so. She's told me that she doesn't know whether she's into him or not, and that has me kinda worried. Any advice as to what I should do? Should I ask him out myself or just wait it out? I'm really nervous and I'm afraid that if I'm rejected my friend might end up hating me. Or just plain laughing at me ">_

[courtney06]

If you're really into him, just ask him if he's into you. It can be scary, but what have you got to lose? The worst he can say is no or stop talking to you. If he says no, it's ok. It happens. If he stops talking to you, then he wouldn't be worth dating and staying friends with anyway because that would be immature.

 

If you really love the friendship the way it is, don't say anything.

 

As for your female friend, if she's going to hate you because you like a guy that she does, then she's not a true friend. True friends don't do that. True friends do whatever it takes to keep the friendship alive and not let a guy get between the friendship. If she ridicules you, it's just her being immature or jealous and that's normal at that age. How she reacts is beyond your control. From the way you described it, it sounds like she's not a good friend to begin with since you're already assuming she's going to laugh at you or hate you.