This is the first time I have been on here but I am in need of some help with a friend of mine. I recently turned 21 and I have been friends with this girl for almost three years now, but not real close. We live in the same city but do more e-mailing and text than anything else. We don't really hangout as much as I would like to. After a couple years or so I realized that I really like her but she had a boyfriend. Of course I stayed friends with her but never told her how I felt. She is one year older than me. We seem to have a lot of the same interests and I have never met a girl like her before. I really do enjoy being around her. We were talking the other night and she said she is "not" with her boyfriend anymore. But they still seem to talk. She didn't get into the details and I didn't ask because I felt it wasn't any of my business. But I don't think they are 100% finished with each other. I would tell her how I feel but I am afraid she will get upset and I will loose her friendship. What should I do? I have never felt this way about a girl before. As mentioned above I have never known anyone like her, she is different than most girls but in a good way. She is the whole package. Funny, great personality, respectful, easy to talk to and goregous . She also has a lot of guy friends. So I don't know if I should make a move and ask her out on a date or not. This has been stressing me out. I would really like to be with her but at the same time don't want to loose her friendship. I am sure other people have been in this kind of bind before, but there has to be a solution.
Any sort of information is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.