Hi.
I am a postgraduate student in a stem subject and in my class there is this girl who is HB8.

The course started three weeks ago. I have noticed her before and have tried to get eye contact and approach her but she did not seem to notice me.

Then on Wednesday I approached her anyway and we walked together to class. We had a really lovely conversation and she really warmed up to me. I made her laugh many times and I was teasing her and being confident. All throughout class we were talking and we both asked eachother questions and found out loads about ourselves and I made her laugh a lot.
In that conversation I felt a really strong connection. Her body language was great al throughout.
As class finished we just left.

Then yesterday I found her studying and I joined her. Even though we both had differentassignments due in that day,we again had an amazing and deep conversation.

I asked her to give me her number as we should work together on an assignment and she gave it to me. She also asked me to remember to text her my number. She also said that if she found any information regarding my classes she would send them to me.

I texted her yesterday first to give her my number and I asked how she was. She replied in half an hour with a nice message. I then quickly texted her to ask if she was busy or not on Monday to work on an assignment together and she didn't reply.
I texted her today that we should study together and that I really enjoyed talking to her the previous two days and she didn't reply. Half an hour later I saw her coming out of a class and I was just gonna ignore her as she did not text me but surprisingly she stopped to wait for me and she apologised on her own accord for not texting yesterday and today as she was busy ( understandable as she is a post grad) and said that it would be great if we could study together and she told me when she was in.

I later that day texted her something about a class being really hard and she sent me a really nice message.

Yesterday when I walked past her, I caught her staring at me.

It seems she is in to me but her friend also likes me.
When I first approached her she said she knew about me from her friend.
Secondly when we were first talking two days ago once or twice she tried to involve her friend in the convo.

I was wondering does she like me or she being friendly becuse her friend likes me?

As a postgrad student she is really busy so how do I ask her out?
I am it coming on two strong as I know how stressed out she is and don't want to scare her away.
I was thinking of having a study date with her than asking her out, is that good?

Shall I text her over the weekend, if so what?

This does not belong in the lounge.

Sorry, how do I move it please?

If she was attracted to you she would make time from her routine to hang out with you. Also she'll be replying your texts. In present case, (apparently) shes just being friendly with you and NOT attracted to you in a Sexual way.

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How do you know she is not attracted in a sexual way?

By experience. Lolz.. But honestly there comes a time when you've calibrated enough to know that a girl is interested or not. A few signs I can think right now (which btw I have field tested) are following but dont take them for 100%. A girl could be doing these even if shes not attracted.

1. She laughs at your jokes when every one else in the group doesn't. If you are alone with her, then it would be if shes laughing at a joke which is not particularly funny.

2. She teases you, touches you etc.

3. If there's a pause in conversation, she starts the conversation to keep it going.
And so on...

However you should focus on How to Create Attraction rather than on the signs or IOIs as its called. Now that is a very vast topic to cover it in a reply. Do google it or read some book or theory.

As an immediate solution, try physical contact with her. I think thats what is lacking in your interactions at the moment.

PS: read "Models by Mark Manson".

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She likes me I am sure and I will ask her out.
The thing is I have found that girls are always too intimidated to make the first move with me but they generally escalate with me. I.e if I do something they do it back. I have to make the first move but it is always worth it

For example with this girl she hardly even noticed me before I approached her but then I did and we really hit it off and I started picking up signals. She seemed to take an interest in me.
She laughs at everything I say haha

Btw does it mean anything if a girl hands you her phone? For example this girl was sitting next to me and a question arose throughout the conversation which she decided to check online. I could easily see what was on the phone and she also told me what the answer was but she also handed her phone to me and did not seem concerned that I had it. I purposely held it for much longer than needed but she did not care.