I need some advice

[OklyDokly]

Hey just looking for some advice on a little sticky situation I'm in.

Basically I like a girl, who's a friend, and I'm pretty sure she likes me back. I want to ask her out, but the situation isn't so simple. Problem is she went out with another good friend, for about 4 days (he tells me it was one date), after which he did something to really screw things up with her. However from what I gather, he still fancies her, and was reminding me today constantly how no girl he meets 'looks as good as her.'

So what should I do? The more time I spend with her, the more we seem to warm to each other, and I'm pretty sure she keeps dropping hints to me that she likes me. However I've always been a nice guy and I don't want to hurt his feelings. There is my dilemma, and I really need some guidance at this point.

Thanks

[OklyDokly]

Oh and forgot to say, those two are best friends...

[otter]

best advice is just to make your move...

if it works out for you and she is interested and you want to make a go of it, then talk to your guy friend.

if you ask her out and she is not interested, at least you'll know and you don't need to say anything to your guy friend, so it cannot hurt him one way or another.

[mystifymysoul]

Flirt a little with this girl, if things seem to be going well then keep flirting. If you get to a stage where you are sure she likes you, and you might want to ask her out etc. then ask the guy if he'd be ok with it ? I mean it was a 4day long relationship, and he screwed it up. Its not exactly serious. Plus, I'm sure he will get over her appearance sometime soon.

[OklyDokly]

We've been flirting, although I have to admit, I don't think I'm very good at it. Its a little difficult to talk to him, when the conversations I have with him about her are about how great she is. I don't think it's just about appearence, that was just an example. It's been a month since they broke up their short relationship btw.

Mind you I'm a little confused what he's trying to communicate with me about her. Ambiguosly I could take his comments to be prompting me to tell him I like her. Maybe she's unsure and has asked him to find out, as they are best friends. For example I beat someone at pool the otherday, and he jokingly said that my prize could be sex with the girl I like.

There's a party coming up soon at her place. Everyone mentioned is going to be there. Things will probably be interesting there, as we will probably all be quite drunk. The girl and I were pretty close last time we went out drinking.