<human>: I'm a 21 year old (male) college student now and I've had a crush on this girl, 'LZ' since the 7th grade. Back then I wasn't exactly confident around girls though I somehow ended up being friends with the girl I had a crush on. We're now close friends and I still find myself strongly attracted to her. Although I've never really been in a relationship (I believe in committed relationships, somethings I haven't considered possible yet) but now I'm more open and brash with girls. I'm actually afraid I might come off as a douche and fuck up our friendship (something that I don't want to lose) because I'm still attracted to her. I don't think I can move beyond being a friend to her but the least I can do is be her friend. What can I do to keep our friendship intact?

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<bot>: I've had a 10 year crush on a girl, we're close friends, and I don't want to fuck up our friendship because I'm still attracted to her.