I wanna be friends with a girl and I have no idea how to

[TheRealApple]

Hey, this is my first post here on these forums. I’m here to ask about a dilemma that’s been plaguing me for the last couple of days. You see, I’m kinda, well, I guess you could say infatuated with a girl. It’s nothing crazy, I don’t -think- I have a crush on her, it’s honestly hard to say. I think she’s cute, and she’s very smart and is really nice. We mostly just discuss about marks or homework, like normal classmates. But now I kinda wanna take it to the next level, I wanna become friends with this girl. Problem is, I’ve never been friends with one. As a result, all my friends think I’m a guy who doesn’t really have interests in girls. I’m worried that if I become friends with her, they’ll start thinking we are dating, which I don’t want her hearing because she will probably think I’m hitting on her or something. Another thing is, my lack of experience means I have zero experience with initiating a genuine conversation which doesn’t have anything to do with marks or school. How do I do it? I share two classes with the girl, so do I sit next to her? Do I just “accidentally” walk in the same direction as her and talk to her? Any help would be appreciated! :)

[BlackParadePixie]

Just find an opportunity to talk to her. As long as you engage with any sort of conversation with her, it should be easy to steer the convo into other directions and talk about other things.

[JustHaveFun]

This is going to sound very cliche, but you can't care what other people think about you. It will severely hold you back in life from doing things that you want to do. Most likely your friends aren't nearly as critical of you as you are on yourself. Do what makes you happy, if your friends make you feel like shit for it, then they aren't friends, find new ones, there are plenty of very accepting and kind people out there. It can be hard to put yourself out there, I know that first hand. It is totally worth it though.

[ska8er]

Forget what other friends or people think.
U have spoken with this crush small talk
about school so im sure u can think up
something else to discuss with her.
Music is a good topic and asking her
what she enjoys doing for fun will give
u an idea of what to ask next. Just take
it slow with her.