<human>: She asked me to sit in class together a month ago, we've known each other for 1.5 years now. She touches me often during class eg. she scrubbed her nose on my bicep repeatedly for 3-4 times and said she liked doing that.. She is like no other girl I've met in my life, she loves reading books and she is very intelligent and knowledgeable on a lot of topics. We agree on many things but there are some that we fight about.

So. I started to feel attracted to her the past 5-6 months (after 2nd year of school together started). I've decided to stop living a lie and just say what I feel. My question is: How do I keep her as a friend if she rejects my feelings? I really like her and I don't want to lose her, I will suppress my feelings and move on, and have a friendly relationship with her, do I just say what I wrote if she rejects me and see how she reacts? Advice?

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<bot>: I fell for a girl that asked me to sit in class together, I wan't to tell her how I feel but I'm afraid I'll lose her friendship too, how do I go about doing this?