Why did you break up?

If I know anything about guys, I know that they DO NOT take hints very well. Your best bet is to flat out ask him. If you are worried about ruining your friendship with him, try asking him in a more casual setting to see what his reaction is. That way you have an escape from the "awkward moment". When you are hanging out bring it up an a casual way, and if he freaks out you can pass it off as "just kidding".

Good luck!

Like Sands Through the Hourglass.... So Are the Days of Our Lives.......

Ahhhh, to be young again, deciding which boy to date. I miss young love. It didn't seem so then, but love use to be a lot less complicated before the rest of my life got involved!

Y'know what Lauren, if it is meant to be then it will happen when it's the right time. I had a friend in high school (OH SO many years ago) I had a huge crush on him and we were very close friends. I even talked my best friend into doing the scoring for the track team with me because he was on the team. I thought the world would end when he decided to date this other girl instead of me. Then he graduated and I never saw him again. UNTIL 22 years later in 2004. Now we have been together for over 4 years. I've got the guy that can afford to go out to dinner, go on trips, buys me gifts, flowers, etc. She got the broke kid that really was kind of a jerk now that I look back. Moral of the story: good things come to those who wait. But really, how good can your friendship be if you can't talk to him about this? If you are hiding your real feelings, how happy can you be with him as just your friend? I know that I wasn't happy. He made me miserable in high school. I was just being friends with him to stay close to him, hoping he'd ask me to be his girlfriend. I couldn't see that then, but it seems so silly now.

Believe me, someday you will look back on this and laugh.

But until then, why not invite him to the party and ask him out at the party. Parties are great places to start relationships. And it is a laid back atmosphere with a lot of other people around to cushion the blow if he says no. Ask him to dance, get him away from the crowd, and just ask him, "what would you think if I said I wanted to be your girlfriend, not just your friend?" Just try not to get too dramatic about it. Drama never makes things better. The more laid back about these things you are the easier they are for both of you.

Just remember, this guy is probably not the love of your life, but you need to have relationships ("puppy love" they call it) at your age. They are so very important to your future, more comitted relationships.

You will most likely find you deepest and truest love completely by accident anyway. My boyfriend and I met at work. He was my boss. I had the biggest crush on him the entire time, but obviously couldn't do anything about it because I was his subordinate. Then he announced his resignation. I was crushed! But then we started talking and it turns out he'd had a crush on me the whole time too. After he officially resigned we started seeing each other. We've been together for a year now, and still going strong.

Anyway, good luck bagging this one!!!