We've all heard of the "friend zone".
Whether you really are her close friend and she says she doesn't want to lose your friendship, or she's just using it as an excuse to reject you,
there is hope!
I'm 3 for 3 in breaking through the friend zone. It is a lot of work and sometimes not quite what you expect when you finally get through.
The first girl I had been friends with for years. We were close since before I knew about the friend zone, so there was no way of avoiding it in the first place. But once we were juniors in high school I developed an attraction for her. Anyone who's ever experienced this knows it can be a confusing, exciting, and frustrating experience all in one.
I relied on instincts, knowing that if I let this slip I may end up in a bad place. So I took the necessary steps. First lightly negging her which was new since I had always been such a "nice boy" (to her at least) in the past. Usually all it takes to open up a new realm is a change like this, then it's natural from there. She thought she knew me one way, then I surprised her by gradually acting different.
I stopped letting her talk to me about her romantic life, and I stopped talking about mine...pretty much dropping everything that could define us as "just friends".
Since you are friends it takes A LOT longer to get her used to the idea of seeing you as anything but a friend.
but...
The trick is very simple, make
gradual changes in the relationship and look for IOI feedback. Eventually, you nail it and you nail her
For me, this was a 3 week process to get her to open up to me, 2 weeks later we were having sex. We found new friends to vent to and continued "seeing each other" for 3 months, it was worth it.
Give feedback and tell me your story!