Relationship help please.

[NaOcean]

Hey everyone! (I'm a sophomore in highschool btw) So I'll just jump to my questions. So I've moved to a new town here recently. And I've met a really awesome girl. I've never been happy in my life and she makes me just so happy. And I've never been to a dance before until we both went to a back to school dance. A slow song started and we began to dance. And I didn't have that butterfly feeling in my stomach. And i just felt so relaxed to be there. And so the next few days we began to talk more, I begun to compliment her and she would compliment me back. Then she said that I was the best guy that she's ever known. I then asked her out the next day and she said she would like to get to know me better, I agreed to it and we continued on. Then last night I told her that I loved her and she said that she was scared to say it but she thinks she loves me to. Then today she said that she wasn't ready to date anyone right now and we should be friends. I'm not mad at her and I want to make sure that I don't screw this up. If anyone can please give me anything advice on how or what to do next because I really do want to be by her side. Thank you for your help!

[Broken Toy]

just do exactly what you're doing. she clearly loves you (big hint when she told you :)) and maybe she just had a bad experience in the past. it doesnt help that all i know about sophmores is youre between the age of 12-18. if she thinks she loves you then you just need to be her friend like normal and i think she'll just end up dating you. patience is the key here.

i think youre fine as long as you dont do anything silly

[NaOcean]

Thank you so much! I feel like I'm pretty patient with really anything so patience isn't really a problem. Now, I know that she talks to her parents about me because she said once that her parents think I'm really cool. So do you think that what's happening is really just a test to see what I do under patience?

[Broken Toy]

im not sure, but if you are patient you'll definitely make her know youre not in it for "one thing"

[Gumleaf]

I think she likes you a lot but probably feels like things are moving really fast and just wants to slow things down for the moment. I'm glad you say that you're not mad or upset about it. That shows maturity. I think you should just continue in your friendship with her like you have been. The best relationships are when they start out as a good quality friendship and develop over time. Be patient, she knows how you feel about her so she'll likely give you hints if and when she's ready to go further with you. But for now, love the friendship because sometimes a good friend like that can be just as nice as an official relationship.

[ashdyn]

Just take is slow bro. No need to rush into anything. Just keep doing what you're doing and when she's ready she'll let you know.