Some backstory: My friend Kelsey [22F] and I dated for a few weeks in summer before she went to Spain for a year. I was very interested in her but we both understood that she was going to be gone for a long time so our dating was just a temporary thing. We both knew this going into it. Fast forward into the year a bit and I started dating her close friend, Mary [20F]. I had been interested in her before as well but I felt she was too young for me at the time. We dated on and off for 3 years, her family hated me the entire time, especially her mother.

Now Mary and I are broken up and Kelsey has helped me through it all. It's only been a week, but we've gone out to lunch, went for a hike, went rollerblading, and watched the night sky during a meteor shower, together, all within that time.

I just wish I knew what to do in this situation; currently I'm just hanging out with her every chance I can get, but I'm not sure she would even remotely feel the same way about me as I do about her. I really care for her and I don't want to mess that up, but I want to have more than a friendship; even if we aren't in a relationship I want to spend a lot of my time with her and be more than just friends. I want to tell her how I feel about her and how much she has helped make my life better, but I feel like that would freak her out and make her want to stop talking to me. I'm not sure if she is hanging out with me because she sympathizes with me or because she is kind of interested in me.

I suck at typing up my thoughts so please let me know if anything is unclear or you have any questions.
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Dated friend, she left for another country, started dating my now ex-GF, broke up, now interested in friend again.
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Some backstory: My friend Kelsey [22F] and I dated for a few weeks in summer before she went to Spain for a year. I was very interested in her but we both understood that she was going to be gone for a long time so our dating was just a temporary thing. We both knew this going into it. Fast forward into the year a bit and I started dating her close friend, Mary [20F]. I had been interested in her before as well but I felt she was too young for me at the time. We dated on and off for 3 years, her family hated me the entire time, especially her mother.

Now Mary and I are broken up and Kelsey has helped me through it all. It's only been a week, but we've gone out to lunch, went for a hike, went rollerblading, and watched the night sky during a meteor shower, together, all within that time.

I just wish I knew what to do in this situation; currently I'm just hanging out with her every chance I can get, but I'm not sure she would even remotely feel the same way about me as I do about her. I really care for her and I don't want to mess that up, but I want to have more than a friendship; even if we aren't in a relationship I want to spend a lot of my time with her and be more than just friends. I want to tell her how I feel about her and how much she has helped make my life better, but I feel like that would freak her out and make her want to stop talking to me. I'm not sure if she is hanging out with me because she sympathizes with me or because she is kind of interested in me.

I suck at typing up my thoughts so please let me know if anything is unclear or you have any questions.
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My friend and I dated for a few weeks in summer before she went to Spain for a year. We dated on and off for 3 years, her family hated me the entire time. We dated close friend Mary who helped me through it all. Now we are broken up and I've made a lot of new friends while she has helped me through it all. I just want to tell her how I feel about her and how much she has helped make
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