Hey! There's this girl, that I like. Yeah, no duh for /love/, but she and I have been friends for about a year now, and we're pretty close. We've hung out and gone to movies, but just as friends. I'm actually debating whether or not to ask her out, but I'm really torn. I don't want to sacrifice our friendship, if she says no, or even if she says yes, we'll see each other in totally different ways than before. I think she likes me too, because she acts totally different with me than with her other friends. She laughs at jokes that aren't even funny, and generally cuddles with me. I've been in a few relationships before, and they've ended because of commitments to school work and my part-time job. If I do ask her out, and if a relationship does develop, I don't want it to end sourly. HELP! WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Take the risk. Even if she rejects you, that rejection will make is easier to get over it. The wound will heal up quicker.