Well.. if you rather be her friend than her boyfriend why go on a date with her? You will be confusing that girl so much...
Think about it from the girls perspective. You take her on dates and talk with her all the time, but you dont take the next step? Girls usually expect the man to take action but you wont. She's not going to like this situation and will be confused as to what you really want with her. In the end she will probably find someone else who does want to be her boyfriend.
I'm just telling you how it generally is, I could of course be completely wrong on this with you're situation. Ah well... Just do whatever, and learn from it.
Well actually in this situation you are abit off. You hold valid points however, she is currently recovering from a long relationship that went bad. I'm trying to be there for her whenever she needs me, as a friend. We are both very interested in eachother but at this point in time she told me flat out that she wasn't ready to get involved with someone yet. I accept that and therefore I am trying my hardest to be a good friend. I don't know what that night was... Because to tell you the truth, I'm also confused. But such is life right?
Edit: Her ex boyfriend is one of those shitbag types who no one likes. But she is still trying because she wants what she once had. I think it will take her a while to get over him, which is another reason why she doesnt want to be in a relationship with me right now. Not untill she can devote her whole heart to me.
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