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I am 33 years old. I am single, multi racial, and non religious.

There is a girl on facebook who is pretty, 32 years old, and a religious catholic who wants to wait to have sex until marriage.

I have a crush on her.

The thing is that we know each other. About 10 years ago we had mutual friends and would be at the same parties and such. We would talk for a little bit but we weren't "close". I went to a different college but we saw each other at parties due to the same network of friends. Does that make sense. So she isn't a complete stranger. We've met and know each other.

On facebook, I am a rather controversial person. I have a tendency to post random thoughts. These random thoughts are philosophical and political. The girl in question has pressed the like button on 20 to 50 of my posts over the last 2 weeks. some of the post have been political statements.

I am also in a rock band. From time to time I post clips of the band practicing or videos of songs I've written on instagram. She likes video clips of me just singing and playing my guitar. Love songs and such. She once commented that I should record one of the songs I've written.

Lastly, I take pictures of the city. She has started liking pictures of those posts as well.

I used to be able to search her on facebook and see the pictures on her profile. As of yesterday I cannot. She continues to like my posts though. Also, she sometimes comments on philosophical posts I make. When I reply she never responds.

What's going on here? Why doesn't she reply to my responses when she makes them? Why is she restrict what I can see on her profile?

I want to ask her out on a date but not if she thinks I am a creepy guy.

well here’s some context:
i’m 16 years old, and i’ve had my fair share of online dating. i’ve dated around 3 people now in the past 3 years- cause online dating/edating can be complicated at times
i have a crush on one of my friends, but she’s one of my BEST friends and i don’t wanna ruin whatever we have but at the same time i wanna be with her.

Some background im a 21 year old guy working in a retail job. I would have gone off to college by now if not for COVID-19, but for the foreseeable future I'm here at this job. I've gone on only 2 dates before and never actually asked a girl out in person.

I've had a crush on one girl at work for quite a while but we never worked together and I'm pretty shy so we never talked. Recently I got moved up to full-time and she got moved to my department so me and her have worked together more and have had a lot more interactions.

I've made her laugh a few times with comments about work and we've had conversations, but they usually involve some other co worker. That being said, she has directly made jokes to me sometimes. Its hard for me to tell if she likes me, or has a neutral opinion and I'm reading too deeply into small signs. Regardless, I really want to conquer my shyness and fear of asking out a crush.

So, would it be bizarre to ask her out right now? Or should I try to become better friends with her first then ask her out? I don't really want to wait too long but I will if it gives me a better chance. Thanks in advance.