Girls, How do I know if she likes me?

[Anonymous]

I met her online few 2 years back. Since then we have been very good friends. But now i have developed feelings for her and I don't know if she knows that. We talk a lot on phone but we have never met in person as she lives very far away. Should i wait until we meet in person. I'm afraid that if i tell her i may lose her as a friend which i never want.

[SueShe]

You will never know her true feelings just by communicating online because it is difficult to assess facial expressions and general body language.

If you really don't want to lose her as a friend, then you don't ask her anything that could compromise this friendship. Are you willing to take the risk of losing her because you involve feelings that are perhaps not reciprocated.

It is always best not to involve such feelings because more often than not, it turns out that they are ruining a perfectly good platonic friendship.

Furthermore, those feelings may betray you since you have never met her in person and you don't know how she behaves in real life. You might not like what you see.

[_Maya_]

That's the risk you run when you tell a friend you have feelings for them. You very well may lose that friendship. If you value it, don't say anything. If you are willing to take the risk then go ahead. To me it doesn't seem real practical seeing as how she lives far away and you've never met her in person. That is a lot to risk with little reward. You have to ask yourself what sort of relationship that would be if you are so far apart. Good luck to ya though.

[Nikki1989]

How can you be really good friends when you have never met in person?