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If you do much canning, tomatoes are a real pain but they’re worth it!  We had to skin them and strain the seeds out (we used a china cap, not sure if there’s a better strainer for tomatoes out there).  But the tomato sauce made the best spaghetti/ravioli sauce I’ve ever had, even in restaurants.   It in one of very few things that give my taste buds an orgasm

UnidentifiedFiendishThingy said
Ok, I finally have worked up the nerve to tell my story for those who are interested. This girl sat next to me in my AP Bio class for almost the whole year. Beautiful girl and really funny, too. Anyways at the end of the year she gave me her phone number. I texted her about late June or so and we ended up having this long conversation about how the Beatles were the greatest band ever (even though she likes Santana and the Police) and she said that I look like George, which I find hard to believe. Then I messed up and told her that I like her and she hasn’t texted back since. I was just listening to I’m A Loser and that describes me perfectly, I almost cried (I am an emotionally weak person). There you go

@UnidentifiedFiendishThingy, this has happened to me many times.  Let me begin by saying this is just my experiences and some stuff my dad taught me – it may or may not work for you. I’m by no means the world’s greatest expert on women!

First, it requires that you talk/text her and she responds. In your case, she isn’t responding to your texts, so you will need to set up an “accidental meeting”.

I do this – it’s worked a couple times, didn’t work some times, but some of the “failures” ended up gaining me a good friend.  And good friends of your desired gender often lead you to their friends, with any of whom you might strike up a relationship.  Plus, “There’s no failure, only failure to try”.  The first time it worked all the way for me, we were friends for 3 years and eventually she let me kiss her and we became quite the item until we graduated and went our separate ways (this was in college, but it could work in high school too).  I did make several good friends.  The friend might mention to your girl how nice you treat her or something.  Don’t date her friend just to try to influence her feelings (try to make her jealous or envious), that’s bad karma. Only say it if you really would be able to just be friends and not have your romantic attraction get in the way. show her the kind of person you really are through your actions.  She’ll appreciate your restraint. Then give it time – people tend to become more physically attractive to each other as they become closer as friends.

I might text her (preferably meet her “accidentally” somewhere like the hall) and say something like “I really like you as a friend. I am attracted to you, but first and foremost I enjoy our friendship and our chats.  We seemed to get along really well and have a lot of the same interests. I miss talking to you.  I’d like it if we could be friends.”

Maybe she will start talking to you…and then, just hope that your friendship will blossom into something more in her heart.  If you do nothing, you’ve almost certainly lost her.  But if you can maintain some relationship, anything can happen.

If you really like someone and she doesn’t immediately respond, keep trying – don’t necessarily do what I said, find your own style – but the main point is letting her know that her friendship is more important than her body.  Find out something she’s interested in, maybe a club she’s in, and join it (unless it’s something only girls like).  Then treat her friendly but nonchalantly, as if she’s just another friend.  If she sees you as an outgoing, fun, friendly person, or even just someone with traits she likes, it could help turn her your way.  The point is to show you’re a good person, not that you’re trying to impress her or something – but don’t overdo it, she might think you’re stalking her.  Oh, and under no circumstances should you appear to be “desperate”, “lonely”, “needy”, obsessing about her, clingy, etc – in fact be mildly disinterested in romance.  Sometimes people will pursue you if you appear to not need or want romance.  Good things come to those who wait.

I can’t say this is the best advice – but it’s what I would do (and have done).  If you do start talking, you can say that when she gave you her number (if she offered it without you asking) that you thought she might be interested in you romantically.  That’s quite common, at least among the over 18 crowd.  Once you become good friends, you can ask her why she swagged you at first.  If you don’t catch this one, there are plenty more fish in the sea…(yes, another cliche).

So there is my old man advice, fwiw – take it or leave it 🙂  Maybe someone else here will chime in with ideas.  And good luck with any future romances, with her or anyone else