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Hey guys. Long story short, I've been "talking" to a girl since the end of last summer. She went off out of state for school so nothing ever happened. Before she left I told her how I felt and she reciprocated those feelings, but said school would make it impossible. 

Fast forward almost a year and I'm in a similar place. I asked her out once during the year but she said that it wouldn't be a good idea (she  will be a lot closer next year though). I still get most of the same signs with the flirting, play fighting and the such. She's my best friend and we often talk to each other about any and everything that goes on in our lives, but always make sure to define our relationships with people (of the opposite sex) as friends and never have talked about romantic feelings towards other people (although we haven't talked about how we feel about each other lately either). I know she knows I like her, and although we hang out a good amount I haven't gotten that clear signal that tells me it is safe to make a move. 

It doesn't help that i'm god awful with rejection, it's probably my greatest fear. I feel very strongly about this girl, she's the girl that you stay up late at night thinking about... I just don't know if I should make a move or not. Honestly I'm afraid to. A year is a long time for feelings to remain and my friends don't think it is a good idea for me to pursue her (they haven't talked to her about me or anything like that though and don't know how often we hangout which is like 2x a week, sometimes less sometimes more). What should I do? I don't want to screw this up, but at the same time I can't keep putting myself out there for something that might never happen. Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read all of this, it is greatly appreciated!
<bot>: I [19 M] have strong feelings for my friend [19 F] and have been pursuing her for a year with signs of attraction but nothing major and I am terrified of rejection. Do I make a move anyway?