What should i do?

[cooldude123]

Hello again..

Situation explained:

I have just broke up with my girlfriend. We both decided it simply wasn't working and we're okay with being friends. I'm happy it ended, as i can move on. However, i have suddenly got a crush on a different girl i have liked for a long time. I was going to ask her out a year ago, but never had the guts to. We're really good friends and we talk to eachother often. However, there is a problem. My best friend just got dumped by her because she said he is a terrible boyfriend. My best friend said he is going to ask her again after the school holidays, so this is a problem. If i go ahead and tell her how i feel, it will cause problems with my best friend. However, i think if i did ask, i think she would say yes. However, this is just a prediction. But, there is a catch to the story. My school is going on a foreign holiday in the holidays and i'm going aswell as the girl i like. This is an oppertunity as my best friend won't be there.

So, to put it short, what do you think i should do? Leave it or go ahead?

[Fiction]

I think you should give your best friend time to cool down and then ask her out in a few weeks or months :)

[ktmay96]

i think you should let her know your feelings for her during the holiday, and let her know the situation of how you like her, but also care about your friends feelings. then, she knows you like her, but you don't have to ask her just yet, you can wait a bit, just a few weeks, until your friend moves on or cools off, so he's less likely to get mad. and, this is going to sound really cliche, but if he's your friend, he'll understand, and even if he is unhappy, he will most likely forgive you

[Art_dude]

Pretty much agreed.

However I'd say try approaching this girl you like during the holiday trip - don't throw yourself at her, just tell her how you feel and explain why you're concerned about those feelings considering what happened between her and your best friend. Reassure her that you simply needed to express your feelings for her and that nothing needs to come of it. Tell her to let it sink and get back to you. It will be a sign of great maturity on your part, and won't pressure her into dating you. Trust me, she'll be sitting around with this secret knowledge of your feelings for her and if she honestly likes you back, she'll be very turned on by the idea. Of course she'll probably need some time to get over her break up, but it will plant a future seed in her mind saying, "when I feel up for dating again, I know that I can have so and so"

[cooldude123]

Pretty much agreed.

However I'd say try approaching this girl you like during the holiday trip - don't throw yourself at her, just tell her how you feel and explain why you're concerned about those feelings considering what happened between her and your best friend. Reassure her that you simply needed to express your feelings for her and that nothing needs to come of it. Tell her to let it sink and get back to you. It will be a sign of great maturity on your part, and won't pressure her into dating you. Trust me, she'll be sitting around with this secret knowledge of your feelings for her and if she honestly likes you back, she'll be very turned on by the idea. Of course she'll probably need some time to get over her break up, but it will plant a future seed in her mind saying, "when I feel up for dating again, I know that I can have so and so"

I'll probably go with that idea and tell her then if i get the chance. If i don't get a good time to do so, i'll probably leave it for a while.

Thanks all for the help, and if you have any other idea's let me know.