This story spans over several years, so I'm going to keep it as short as possible. Scroll down to the bottom for the TLDR.
I met this girl out at a bar two years ago. We hung out a few times, things went well (no sex), but she knew I was moving two hours away to law school within weeks. She sent me a three page "you're a great guy, but I can't set myself up for a long distance relationship" text, and that was that. We didn't talk much my first year at law school, but did keep in touch.
Fast forward a year and a half to last Christmas break, and we saw each other out again. We hit it off great and I told her I was going to be home for the summer (we are from the same hometown). Since that point, we texted each other pretty much daily for about six months. It got to the point that I expected to have a text from her every morning when I woke up. Now we have a million inside jokes, tons of common interests, and really enjoy each other's conversations.
So then school ended I moved home for my internship. We met out at bars on weekends (not exclusively, but intentionally met out downtown) and had a great time. I asked her to dinner, she said yes. When the date came, however, she said she got called into work. It seemed super suspicious...and unfortunately, my suspicions were confirmed. She didn't talk to me for 10 days or so, then texted me and apologized. She said she "was kind of seeing someone, but not exclusively dating," and she was too scared to just cancel on me.
For the first time, I told her how I felt about her. I got everything off my chest (excerpt): "Do I like you? I have no idea if I do or don't. But I simply continue to believe that if we were to hang out, we could have something special together. That's all."
She responded positively. She said she kind of felt the same but didn't know what to do with this other guy. She invited me to get drinks just last night. We had a great time. She even said she's never been with a guy that makes her laugh hysterically at one point, then segways to very serious conversations the next.
Bottom line (TL;DR): we have a ton of common interests, love talking to each other, and always have a great time when we hang out. BUT, she's unofficially with this other guy and I feel like the friend zone is fast approaching for us (if we're not already in it).
So, the big questions: is there any chance she likes me, and if so, what's my next move?
I met this girl out at a bar two years ago. We hung out a few times, things went well (no sex), but she knew I was moving two hours away to law school within weeks. She sent me a three page "you're a great guy, but I can't set myself up for a long distance relationship" text, and that was that. We didn't talk much my first year at law school, but did keep in touch.
Fast forward a year and a half to last Christmas break, and we saw each other out again. We hit it off great and I told her I was going to be home for the summer (we are from the same hometown). Since that point, we texted each other pretty much daily for about six months. It got to the point that I expected to have a text from her every morning when I woke up. Now we have a million inside jokes, tons of common interests, and really enjoy each other's conversations.
So then school ended I moved home for my internship. We met out at bars on weekends (not exclusively, but intentionally met out downtown) and had a great time. I asked her to dinner, she said yes. When the date came, however, she said she got called into work. It seemed super suspicious...and unfortunately, my suspicions were confirmed. She didn't talk to me for 10 days or so, then texted me and apologized. She said she "was kind of seeing someone, but not exclusively dating," and she was too scared to just cancel on me.
For the first time, I told her how I felt about her. I got everything off my chest (excerpt): "Do I like you? I have no idea if I do or don't. But I simply continue to believe that if we were to hang out, we could have something special together. That's all."
She responded positively. She said she kind of felt the same but didn't know what to do with this other guy. She invited me to get drinks just last night. We had a great time. She even said she's never been with a guy that makes her laugh hysterically at one point, then segways to very serious conversations the next.
Bottom line (TL;DR): we have a ton of common interests, love talking to each other, and always have a great time when we hang out. BUT, she's unofficially with this other guy and I feel like the friend zone is fast approaching for us (if we're not already in it).
So, the big questions: is there any chance she likes me, and if so, what's my next move?