Q&A for How to Be Good Friends With a Girl (Guys)

If you are best friends and you are not getting romantic signals, you do risk ruining your friendship by making a move. You can always try dropping a hint or paying her a compliment about her appearance and see how she reacts.

Age doesn't matter when having a friendship. Just treat each other equally and be nice.

Find a new friend. She's let you down twice by being dishonest unreliable. There are probably plenty of nice people who would be happy to be your friend. Just keep your distance from her. If she gives you any trouble, talk to an adult about it.

Girls love it when guys are funny. It shows that they aren't super serious and have a sense of humor. Just like guys, girls enjoy being around people who are fun and engaging, and a sense of humor definitely helps with that.

Smile at her, make jokes, find out about her interests and ask about them. Be a good listener.

That's okay. Clearly she enjoys having a lot of friends, so she might be happy to have even more! Just follow the guidelines and do your best.

Introduce yourself, smile, and ask how things are, or just bring up a common topic.

Tell her how you feel. Maybe write a note or text. Write, "Hey, do you wanna maybe hang out at the movies?" Or just say, "I have a huge crush on you." Girls like honesty. Tell her before someone else asks her out and it's too late.

If your ex is very close to another guy, and he has her heart, she is probably happy. If you still love her, you should let her be happy, meaning you should not try to get her back.

She may have just been busy or she forgot to reply. You can try sending her another message (maybe wait a day or so) but if she still doesn't respond, she's probably not interested.

Study her best friend and their hobbies together. Let her know you share the same hobby. In order to be a better friend than her best friend, you must first be as good as her best friend.

Simply walk up to them, or get their contact information, and ask them if they want to go get something to eat. If you are younger and don't have a car, you can ask them if they want to take a walk, or go to the park. You don't have to ask the girl to be your girlfriend, you just have to spend time with them first to develop a friendship.

You can't make anyone like you, but you can be more attractive by being kind, polite and funny.

Try talking to her after school or at recess, if possible.

If you have her phone number, call her or text her, or try to contact her on social media if you don't have her number. Say something like, "Hey, I just want to tell you how much I appreciated your thoughtful insight when I lost my father. Would you like to get together sometime for coffee or a drink? I'd love to talk some more."

A person can have more than one best friend. Start slow and get to know her, then talk to her more and more.

You can just be honest with her, and have an open discussion about how you are feeling. If she reciprocates those feelings, you can talk about where you want to go from there. If she does not feel the same way, you can talk about remaining friends.

She probably will, yes. If you want, you could just say, "I'm honestly not trying to ask you out, I just want to be your friend."

Tell your friend you value the friendship too much and you don't want to risk losing it by changing things.

You can impress your friend by doing something nice and meaningful for them. Go out of your way to remember something they said, and act on it. Buy them their favorite chocolate or get them an album that they were excited for. Do something they wouldn't expect you to remember.

Be kind and gentlemanly. Talk to them, and its okay to be the first one to initiate something, lots of times girls are afraid to, for fear of how you'll react. Be there for her and ask how she's doing. Have good conversations. Be encouraging and compliment (girls tend to put themselves down a lot and we love it when someone tells us different). Say hi and smile when you see her, it makes her feel happy and cared for. Text/call her and definitely make sure she isn't the first one to start every conversation. Ask her to hang out with you as a friend and in a group if you want (just casually). Just be a good friend.

This stuff requires patience. Wait until he/she's not busy, then introduce yourself. Do not make it sound like you have been stalking the person all day.

Shoot her a smile. Make a joke about a painfully slow lecture. Make an awful pun. Offer to let her borrow your notes. If you're shy, just take it slow and let the friendship build naturally.

Like you would to a friend. Follow the guidelines in the article.

Say hi. Make the first move. She's probably nervous. If you are in a group, say something to her in a conversation.

You should leave her alone. She either doesn't want to be bothered, had a bad day, or she's busy. If she wants to talk to you, she will respond. Try again another day.

Find a girl who seems nice. When you see she isn't with her other friends, say something general, like hello. Usually, making friends means you have to break through the shyness and go for it.

Try to ask her to do you a favor. Allowing them to do a small favor for you like picking up a pencil can be useful and pull you guys closer together. However, don't overuse this technique. Experiment with different kinds.

Try to get closer to her as a friend first, to show her what a great, loyal and lovable guy you are. You need to make sure that she knows that you are for real, and not just some jerk trying to get into her pants. Try to make her laugh. Try not to be too obvious, and if she still says no, you'll have to get over her.

If a girl wants you to ask you out, she'll probably act a little different around you. She might even be waiting for you to do it. Go ahead and ask, the worse that can happen is she says, "No."