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We met on the first day of grad school last fall and had an instant connection. At the time, she was still seeing someone from back home, but she wasn't too happy about the long distance thing. We ended up as co-chairs of a big event and spent a lot of time together because of that. She broke up with her boyfriend a couple months into the semester, but I did not make any moves as I did not want to take advantage. She had been approached by an older PhD students, and she seemed interested (her type), so I stepped aside hoping that whatever they had between them would just fizzle out naturally. And so it did. All the meanwhile, we kept hanging out and spending a lot of time together one on one. We've shared a lot about each other and have grown pretty close; in fact, she's by far my best friend at school. We've been on a number of date-like outings. When I sent her a bouquet of flowers and a sweet note for Valentine's day, however, she thanked me, but said that she just wants to be friends. Since then, I've tried to get over her, but we share so much in common and we always have the best time together. This past Friday , I invited her to the symphony and she accepted. Before the symphony, we swung by a special benefit party at a museum, and after the symphony, I asked her if she wanted to get a late night dinner and she said yes. It was like the perfect date, accept it was supposedly just as friends? I really like her, and she really seems to like spending time with me. What should I do to win her over? Should I try holding hands and being more touch-feely with her on our next outing? Or should I just accept that there will never be anything romantic between us? Thanks!

I am asking girls whether they like receving love correspondence these days? Guys can chime in too...do you send your woman notes or letters telling them how much you care and appreciate them?

For example, I wrote the following to my gf while I was away for the week on business:

Hi Gorgeous,

I am really sorry for getting called away this week, I was so looking forward to spending it together! The time seems to be going by very slowly, and I cant' wait to be back home...to hold you close to me, feel your warmth, and kiss your soft lips. Each time I have to leave, it makes me realize how much I care for you...how much I love you, and how much I hate saying good-bye. I look forward to Friday , when I can see your beauty, touch your face, envelope you in my arms, and just hug you for hours. I will make it up to you this weekend! Until then I will just lie here in my hotel, thinking of what it would be like...

Missing You Dearly,
Me

I know pretty sappy....but I like to express myself to her. Is this kind of stuff over the top?