I really like my friend but I am not sure about her?

I have this friend that I like like so much
We talk and text all the time
She opened up to me a lot and I kind of feel that we had this connection

She used to entrust me with a lot of her life
She was recently rejected by a guy she liked
And I recently got broken up by a girl I liked

We were both rejected for the same reason
We wanted a long term committed relationship and the other people were not ready for it

We carried each other through these difficult times

Over the next few weeks were were taking and meeting a lot alone
And I started developing feeling for her

In order to avoid surprising her
The reels I sent to her every day became more about relationships and how to build a good one and all stuff that indicates that I am interested

I wanted to meet her like unusual
But she started dodging me

We still text
But less than before
She responds once I send her something
One of those time she told me about how unlucky she was with finding a good partner

I am completely over my ex
I really want to date her
But I feel I have to tell her how I feel because I find it really hard to meet new girls when I am thinking about her
I really like my friend but I am not sure about her?
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