I have dated many women before and had many (4, 6 month+) long relationships but I have never dated anyone that I have been good friends with. My friend was in this 5 month relationship that just ended badly. She always fought with the guy and he was controlling. So she broke up and has been down about it. Publicly she says it is nothing but I can tell when I get her to talk she looks sad.

So I have always treated her as my little sister since I met her. If she needed help I would always help the best I could as a -friend-. I never felt any type of connection to her to be honest past good friends. This 4th of July we had a party and of course she is now single (for a week & a half). She came then tagged me and we hung out the whole time at the party. We drank together, danced, and had a great time. It was very very strange for me to be honest because we were not friends like that. By the time she left the party at 3 am I actually had feelings for her.

There is apart of me that says I have to tell her how I feel. Then there is another part that says leave it alone and the friendship.

thoughts?

I should really put this quote in my sig because i use it a lot...

"As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do."-Zachary Scott

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"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss

I've been in a couple relationships with very close friends. Even though they didn't work out, we never had any problems staying friends. If it's something that you want, I would say "Go for it!"
Even if she doesn't feel the same way, it would be better to just get it off your chest.

You will regret it if you dont tell her, and you may lose your chance.
To tell her after spending that night with her you've realized you have developed feelings for her, and tell her you want to spend more time with her.

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Ok here is the easiest way to look at this. First if you tell her how you feel you will be putting your heart and soul out there and giving it to her. If she wants it then you are going to be a happy man but she can also give it back and its putting the heart back in that is hard. You need a surgeon (friends) to help you put it back in. And since you feelings arent that strong yet putting your heart in probably will take 5 minutes lol. This wont be a hard thing to get over. So First if you tell her all this and she feels the same that you do then you are safe and you won! And if you tell her and she doesnt share these feelings then you lost nothing. So you can win or get nothing out of it. Nothing will change if you dont ask but you might regert it in the future. Or you can ask her and put yourself out there. You heart will love you for this!!!!

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To a new beginning.

Listen to the part of you that says you need to tell her how you feel. You could end up being in a great relationship by doing this. If she doesn't return the interest, it's okay. Remember that she just got out of a bad relationship and may not feel like dating again yet. She will probably still want to be friends and may develop feelings for you later on. So just tell her

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I think you should tell her how you feel, but keep in mind that she just got out of a bad relationship and may need some time to heal from it. Make her understand that you are not trying to pressure her into a relationship just yet, but let her know how you feel about her. You don't want to end up just being a rebound.

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Well update I guess....

I talked to her and we went out on Friday with some friends. Kinda a group thing to relax at a cool theater downtown Buckhead--Atlanta. After that I dropped everyone off except her and we went to the grocery store and talked a bit. Most likely will go on a date together next Saturday. We both have busy summer schedules :S Though I really want to take it slow and not rush any of it.

That sounds like progress to me. Keep doing what you're doing. Find times to hang out in your busy schedules and take it slow if you feel it's best to do.

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And another problem she has is her Ex-BF is in her History class this summer and is not giving the relationship up. So I want to make sure she can get it across to him 100% that it is over before we are serious.

That is another lovely issue.