I'm in love with her but I don't know how she feels about me. I'm so lost and confused.?

[Yasir]

Hello everyone! Happy holidays! I'm having some issues with a girl I really like and I feel as if I have to tell you everything from the start so bare with me. This may be a little lengthy so I apologize for that. Here is my story. If you can help I will greatly appreciate it!

So I first met this girl back in Grade 7 except we never really socialized until in High school in grade 9. Back in Grade 9 we didn't do much and I never had feelings for her however the next year I started to get attracted to her. I don't know what got me but I know for sure it wasn't just looks. I love her personality so much. She's funny, smart, athletic, helpful, kind, caring, a really great friend and everything that I have been looking for in a girl. She's really cute too and I really like her. So anyway now I'm in grade 12 and I still like her. I socialize with her and I have lunch with her at school every single day at school and we have a full group of friends who join us and we all just sit down and discuss whatever we can the entire lunch.

The thing is I really like her for who she is except I know several other people who like her too. One person I know has liked her ever since grade school except he's been too shy to ask her out and everyone knows he likes her. Another one of my best friends just started liking her this year and he has already taken her out on a first "date" except that "date" was just them walking around and not doing much. That's what he told me at least...

Anyway that's just the basic background information. Moving on, I have just recently started becoming closer friends with her and we have been talking to each other much more than we used to. Normally I would only talk to her at lunch and that was it. Now I talk to her all the time whether it's on Facebook or at school but most of the time we talk, it's usually us just teasing one another. Recently (Now I'm talking about a few weeks ago) I've been wanting to ask her out before she gets taken except I've been too chicken to do such a thing. For the past few days I've been talking to her over Facebook a lot because we live so far apart from each other, and we've been having discussions that start from lunch time and end well at 3AM. Most of these conversations were us just discussing things outside of school or teasing each other. Her excuse for being up that late was procrastinating from her Christmas chores. I've been thinking about telling her how I feel over Facebook however I've been debating that because I feel as if it would be the easy way out, and it would show her that I'm weak and not strong enough to actually say it in front of her.

I have no idea if she likes me or not because she is so kind to everyone in school. She hides her feelings so it is impossible to find out what goes on in her mind. She always tries to prioritize everyone else first and no matter what I do, she doesn't want to actually let out her inner feelings, and because of this, I have no idea if she even has feelings for me. She doesn't express herself.

I honestly don't know what to do. I've like her for a long time and I'm sure this isn't healthy for me. I need some guidance. Should I tell her how I feel? If so, how should I tell her my feelings? What do I have to say? It's very hard to even get some alone time with her because she always surrounds herself with other people. How can I find out if she likes me at all? How can I get some alone time with her? Have I screwed up with all sorts teasing because all we do is tease each other? I'm so confused right now I have no idea what to do. I really need help. Have I simply just lost it? o.O

I hope I have provided enough information. If you still need more let me know and please I really need serious answers here. I am desperate for help. I have been thinking about her day and night and my grades have also been slipping because I can't concentrate during tests or homework. She's all that's in my mind now. I think I may have just crossed the boarder into insanity too...
I'm sorry Harrison. D: I felt as if I had to say everything to explain my situation. I'm sorry about that.

Isabel, thanks for the info. The problem is all her friends are also my friends. She has a lot of guy friends. And none of the guys know I like her.

[Isabel]

Try asking one of her close friends to find out whether she likes you or not, so you know whether asking her out will be successful?

[Harrison]

I wish you had gotten over the feeling of needing to tell everything - exhausting!.

Your experiences here are as normal and common as a 48-hour cold. All infatuated / in love people go through this.

It is worse when you don't know what the other person thinks of you.