dude..
this to risky...
never.. never.... never.... take ur best fren as ur gf....
tat susck...
find another one la....

Sigh. This is a difficult choice. But I can understand your feelings.

"A man who has not felt his heart lost to a woman, is not a man.. yet."
-Altie <-- hehe sorry, shameless plug. But I *did* come up with that myself.

Before you begin, you must understand the "battlefield". Know what you stand to gain and lose if you proceed further. What do you stand to gain? A girlfriend and possibly a life partner. What do you stand to lose? A dear friend and respect that has been built up for possibly a few years. Are you willing to make that sacrifice for the prize?

If you are, then read on.

Firstly, you must make your feelings known to her. Giving her a portrait of her sketched by you is but a hint. A glimmer of your total message. It's a good start, but now you proceed with the utmost confidence. Do not sway, do not stutter. Your next proclamation to her must be more forceful. But not to an extreme. If you're a movie buff, and you've watched "Kate and Leopold", you'll understand what I say next more fully. (If you have not, no matter, I shall make it as clear and concise as I can).

You've got to make your intentions known as clear as possible.

This is like a battle horn. So.. what exactly do you do? You ask her out for a drink. This should be fairly easy, you've known each other for a long time. You tell her:

"There's something I'd like to tell you. We've been friends for such a long time. I've gotten to know you very well and because of this friendship we've had, I'd like to get to know you better than that. What do you feel about that?"

Pause.

"Of course, if you do not feel the same way, we can still be good friends. I'm just asking for the chance for me to prove myself to you, that I can be relied on to take care of you.

The key is NOT to rush her. We're just opening a door here. We're not here to push her through the door. If she decides she likes your proposition, congratulations. If she decides that either you're not worth it, or that she's not ready to, then my friend, you have to be ready for the fall. I won't lie to you. It won't be pretty. It will be sad, it will be depressing, but GOD DAMN IT, get over it and just be her friend. That's all she wants now. Maybe.. in the future, she may take up your offer. Which depends on whether you're still available, which by then, will be HER loss.

I hope my insanely long post does not make you feel that this is impossible. Go for it. You don't even have to use any of my suggestions. A lot of this "love" business is played by ear. You improvise as you go along. Just make sure you enjoy the ride. It's not the end that counts, it's the ride.

Good luck, dude.

are u muslim?
Selamat Hari Raya (if u are)

Dear thread starter,

Perhaps you can try something like
"If you were into it, I'd like to take our relationship to the next level. If you're not, then I hope that my admission won't change our current great friendship in any way."

It's quite straight to the point. I hope this helps. All the best to ya !  x

Ya agreed.
IF u alwiz thing negatively about yrself, it means u dun hav no confidence, and gals doesn't like guyz with no confidence.

Come on, give yr CONFIDENCE a BOOST.
Jz my 2 cents. 

Evangelistica --> tell us if u succeed or anything bother u.While u flirting/teasing/spent time/chatting wif her..try learn new things about her & also new trickz(better learning urself bcoz u'll remember it for sure)
P/S: U guys can go Evangelistica another thread(same title but closed oledi).Wander y moderator not combine both thread?

dont do it cause no way she would accept you

if u confess... you will lose a friend TRUST ME!

well it really depends on wat type of gal yr best fren is.......
i hate those ppl who tries to destroy everything including dat friendship jz b'coz someone confessed to them

IMO, do it at the correct time rather than regret not doin so.....
Let her know instead of regreting it yr whole life.....who knows she might b the one for u
Even if u got rejected, nvm.

you really dun wish to bring your relationship to the next level?! i've been good friends with a guy for a loooooooooong time, and i sorta hope he'd bring up the topic first~ girl shy to request~

ohh ur tag written male
u sure u're female? 
hehe just jk

anyways its normal these days for gals to blurt their feelings out
or u can try the 'doctor' method
doctor as in not those that wanna know wat sickness u have or anything like that
wat i meant is a physcology doctor(or professor, bah who cares )
basically listen to ur...whining, or rant or nag
just tell him that u like a guy
and that guy has all the criteria like him (attitude, hobbies etc)
if he still blur blur, just say that guy is him and hang up the phone ASAP

Owh..u way sure bcome million times ezier now.Do something that will touch her heart..then confess her.she sure got feeling towards u.Do it fast...or u'll regret it.

p/s: looks like my advice not really neded by u.But certain part still ned to be use even after u & her oledi couple

GuD LuCK!!!

No la  ..just dun want u to bcome like me. 

also ask for theballstodosocourage...

patience,and waiting for the right moment is one thing,having the guts to do something when the chance presents itself is another!

dont chicken out when the signs are so obvious

did that a few times...regret