How to move from close friends to something more

[kari87]

So I have known this girl for about 7 months now. I got to know her through her best friend that I was going out with at the time. Nothing happened between me and her best friend but in the mean time i developed a close friendship with this other girl. So we have kept talking even though she goes to school in a different city and I recently moved in the same city she is. We've been talking, hanging out and so on. Slowly things moved to kind of us throwing sexual talk towards each other and it was her more than me. For my b-day she invited me for dinner, and had bought me a cake. Then we went swimming at her apartment complex pool. When we got back we were playing around tickling each other and so on, until I found the opportunity and we kissed. We kissed for awhile then stopped. She said she didnt know if she wanted to do that, because we were just friends. And i told her I would possibly like to get to know her more than friends. She's like what if it doesnt work out, I do not want to lose our friendship and so on. She was asking me about my opinion etc and she knows I will be leaving to go back to school in one month and half. I felt guilty after all the talk that I even moved to kiss her, but we do get along well, she has thrown words like "he would be privileged to date me" or "i know down deep you want to cuddle with me" prior to us kissing. Its just I dont know I did not expect that reaction, and we are hanging out soon. I do not know how to even bring up the topic. Should I let things roll and see where they go? Should I make another move? Any one have any suggestion for me? Thanks

[Kitkat973]

Honestly, I would address the things that she brought up if you want to move into something more. I think that making another move on her without being willing to address what she brought up would be disrespectful to your friendship, and would make it more difficult to be able to move into a relationship with her.

[Stay_home]

Maybe... just maybe..

 

There's a chance that because you two know each other well that it may even workout better.

[kari87]

Hi Kitkat973

I did address that to her, that I would like to get to know her more than a friend. I told her that if we were to move that way and it didnt work out we could still be friends. I would be kind of hard though because I am leaving in a month and half, but I visit home a lot, and her family lives where I am at school so she will be visiting. I did address everything to her, but I do not know how to bring up the topic again. Like we are going to dinner later tonight.

[Kitkat973]

I'd just ask her over dinner if she's thought more about it.