Now I'm Certain...

[Heatbomb21]

In a previous thread I said that I thought I loved someone. Lea, a girl in my school who has done no wrong in the 3 years I've known her and the 10 everybody else has.

Now I KNOW I love her. Whenever I see her face I feel compelled to protect her at all costs.

One day I was thinking about random things, and a thought had appeared into my head. "What if she left us...." and I responded the way I would if my father or mother or sister or anyone in my family. I cried. For quite some time. I can't stand the thought of her gone. One bit.

Never in life have I felt anything like this. I've had crushes before, but this blows them to bits and blows their bits to bits. etc.

Again, what should I do? I got a suggestion to ask her out, but I don't want to mess ANYTHING up. At all.

[Mortal Coil]

Ask her out as a friend :) if you want to spend time with her but not to mess anything up, then become a close friend (but don't text/call obsessively, or your chances of being friendzoned increase exponentially.)
Also, keep in mind the sobering reality that love IS a powerful, bittersweet thing, but is also temporary. That doesn't make it any less real though, and I wish you all the best.

Another thing is that while the fact that you love her is really obvious to you, it isn't to her so don't worry about that, I've made that mistake too many times.

[Heatbomb21]

I don't think you'll ever know how much your advice has helped me.

Thank you so much!!!!