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Here's the thing there's this girl (17)that I 
(17) like and have liked for a few years I'm good friends with her and I've known she has liked me recently in the past and I want to ask her out but I'm to afraid of ruining anything I'm not sure if she likes me right now but it is possible I've really liked her for three years now and she knows that I have liked her in the past its possible that we booth like each other right know but don't know it   She always brings the best out of me and I've always liked her a little bit even when I was dating other girls a I've never felt This way about a girl in the past she always brings the best out in me and I always have a good time with her but I don't want to ruin anything cause we are great friends but I still want to date her and have something lasting with her.
<bot>: I've liked this girl for a long time she's liked me in the past we are good friends don't want to ruin anything any advice