<human>: I have known my crush for a while now ( 3 years in fact); met her through hanging out with her brothers. We would have small chit-chats every now and again. They were awkward at first (due to my shyness and over lack of confidence I had with girls back then). Over time they got less and less awkward and I got to know her a little bit better. I did have an attraction to her at some point before now, and I think she knew. It didn't become to be because I asked one of my closer lady friends to go out with me (man was that a mistake, but that's another story for another time).

Her brothers are now in college, and this is why we haven't spoken to each other in over a year. We exchange hello's and how are you's when we see each other in the hallways once in a blue moon, but we haven't had a full-on conversation. I feel as though it will be embarrassing to ask her out now after it being so long. I also don't know if she still has feelings for me.

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<bot>: I have known my crush for a while; I haven't talked to her in over a year and feel as though it will embarrassing to ask her out on a date.