<human>: I just recently broke up with me ex gf. We were together for 2 and a half years or so. I'm pretty much over her, we don't talk anymore or anything.  Cause it was a bad relationship in the first place. But, there is a girl that I like. We talk a lot about relationships, life everything else. We flirt a lot too, like grabbing and touching each other messing around. Today, my gf told everyone that me and this other girl were dating. And the girl told gf that "No, I wouldn't do that your my friend and that's fucked up" Well now, I am kind of in a predicament because I like this girl a lot and it seems like she likes me a lot too. But, since she said that I am  not so sure about it now. I was going to ask her today if she likes me above a friend level. Then if she says no well then, I could say that she has nothing to worry about and that she shouldn't feel bad. But, if she says yes then we could date Kind of like a two birds with one stone thing find out if she likes me and tell her not to worry just in case she doesn't. I'm a a male in highschool btw. So, reddit should I just ask her straight up, cause I think she likes me, or is that just wishful thinking? Or should  I just not bother with it because she might not like me?

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<bot>: Broke up with long term gf, not sure if I should date another girl right now because Idk if she likes me.