How can you tell if a close friend has intentions of becoming anything more than friends?

If they try to make out with you it’s a likely sign

If they talk to you a LOT…always calling you, tagging along, etc.
Bonus points if they are very touchy-feely and try to get info from you about your past loves and your thoughts on love/sex subjects.

You can’t….

I had a guy friend who talked (talks) to me CONSTANTLY….he would insist on sitting next to me when we were out, invite me along to things, talk about how close I was to him, how much he trusted me, etc. If I said I was going to do something he would come with me….

I finally told him I was attracted to him and he said, we should just stay friends….THEN he dropped “The L-Word”....

Now he’s dating one of my best friends…..

So…yah…you can never REALLY tell what the hell someone’s intentions or feelings are, but don’t let it stop you from being honest and going for what YOU want. I will never regret telling him about how I felt.

if they are close friends you should be able to tell and hopefully the communication is open enough where you can just talk about it.

While not surefire, if you hang out and they are dressed up at a higher level than you would normally anticipate.

Ask her.

Tell them how you feel, if you don’t you will always wonder “What if…”

A good first start is to try to hold her hand when you’re walking with her. If she doesn’t pull away, or ask you what you’re doing, that’s a pretty good sign.

what does your gut say?

There’s no easy way of doing this, and there’s no turning back once you have. You just go ahead and tell her. Just try not to make a big deal of her and freak her out.

CORRECT: “Hey, you know what? Perhaps I should be your boyfriend instead of that jerk you just dumped”

WRONG: “I don’t know how to say this…erm…I’m madly in love with you. You’re so wonderful! I’ve always loved you. I want us to get married and have children. Now!”

(btw I’ve done both, so I should know)

One thing to remember is that, once you’ve dropped the bomb, things will never be the same between you. There is a chance she may feel the same way, but she probably won’t. And it will be very hard to salvage the friendship after that.