 
 <prompt> Your newfound feelings of affection for your girl friend fit dey light years from her own feelings about you. After all, yesterday you both dey friends, while today, at least one of una don enter new territory. She don show you any sign say she fit dey interested in something deeper pass platonic friendship? You don see signs of flirting or wanting to dey close all the time? Or she dey act the same way she always dey, friendly, attentive and affectionate but only as a good friend? Pay attention to these things fit help you get better sense of the situation. See how she dey act when she dey talk to you. She dey the same as she don always be, or she don suddenly dey act more self-conscious? If na so, then she fit dey nervous because she want something more from you, too. However, if she dey act exactly the same, e no mean say she no get new feelings for you. Still, e dey help to try gauge her feelings before you proceed. She always dey comfortable dey tell you about the guys wey she like, but she don stop recently? This fit be indication say you fit be the only guy wey she get feelings for. You fit dey so hung up on the idea of dating your favorite girl friend say you fit no dey read the signs properly. If you get some trusted friends wey don hang out with the two of una and fit watch you objectively, then no dey fear to ask them wetin dem honestly think your chances be. A true friend go give you hin honest opinion, and e fit tell you if he think say she like you, or if she just dey see you as a friend. Of course, your friends fit just dey tell you wetin you want hear. But if you find honest friend and ask for honest opinion, you fit dey lucky. This no mean say your friends go fit read the situation better pass you. But e dey help to get your suspicions confirmed, or make your friend break the news say the girl actually like another person. Be clear. The problem dey often dey in being nice, as friends usually dey. Niceness na good quality for friendship but e dey bland when e reach passion and love. Being nice instead of flirtatious and daring fit give her impression say you be great friend, but not great lover. If you continue like that, you fit end up for friend zone. The answer? You really need to flirt more! And if you no think say you sabi flirt, no worry––flirting na, and suppose be, playful and fun. No let her do the usual "friend" things with you. No let her treat you like girlfriend or tell you about boy wey she like. Make sure say she see you as more than that. Before you go ask out your girl friend, make sure say you dey really ready to take the risk wey dey involved in asking out one of your friends. If she be one of your best friends, or even your best friend, then you need make sure say your feelings dey really genuine and say you dey ready to take the plunge, and to risk the friendship wey you get by dating. In the end, your friendship fit dey more important pass your romantic relationship. The truth be say most relationships no dey end for marriage, and you fit no fit return to your old friendship when una break up. However, if you really like the girl and see real future with her, then you suppose go for am. <response>: Try make you sabi how she dey feel about you. Ask your friends wetin dem think. Avoid the friend zone. Make sure say e worth am. 