I (M/17) have a new high school crush (F/17) and need advice on how to advance it or move on

This is probably the most basic post you’ll read, but I just need to type it to get it off my chest. I recently went to Prom with a completely beautiful girl who I’ve known for quite a while. We were never really friends, but aware of each others’ presence and had some mutual friends etc. I finally mustered up the balls and asked her to Prom when I heard she hadn’t been asked yet. We went this weekend with our friends in a group and had casual fun. I really enjoyed her personality, but there was no noticeable romantic spark between us. We had a fun day and I dropped her off that night as a friend.

For some reason I thought something more would come from that night. I imagined I would have smooth talked her into giving me a smooch, setting up a second date, or something like that, but that was just not the case. I was looking real sharp and she was absolutely gorgeous. A lot of people told me we made a great looking couple when they saw our pictures.

Now I’m obsessed with her and fathoming that I even got go with her, but I have no idea if she thinks of me as anything more than a quirky kid. I am on a better basis with her now, but I’m still not satisfied. Do I move on? Do I try to continue with her? How do I do that without seeming too clingy? She mostly hangs out with a different group of people than I do, so I can’t necessarily have random small talk with her in social settings. Most attempts to talk with her again would be a big leap from my social circle. Basically, I’m in a depressive and girl-obsessed mental state now and it’s not good.

Submitted April 24, 2019 at 03:58AM

This is probably the most basic post you’ll read, but I just need to type it to get it off my chest. I recently went to Prom with a completely beautiful girl who I’ve known for quite a while. We were never really friends, but aware of each others’ presence and had some mutual friends etc. I finally mustered up the balls and asked her to Prom when I heard she hadn’t been asked yet. We went this weekend with our friends in a group and had casual fun. I really enjoyed her personality, but there was no noticeable romantic spark between us. We had a fun day and I dropped her off that night as a friend.For some reason I thought something more would come from that night. I imagined I would have smooth talked her into giving me a smooch, setting up a second date, or something like that, but that was just not the case. I was looking real sharp and she was absolutely gorgeous. A lot of people told me we made a great looking couple when they saw our pictures.Now I’m obsessed with her and fathoming that I even got go with her, but I have no idea if she thinks of me as anything more than a quirky kid. I am on a better basis with her now, but I’m still not satisfied. Do I move on? Do I try to continue with her? How do I do that without seeming too clingy? She mostly hangs out with a different group of people than I do, so I can’t necessarily have random small talk with her in social settings. Most attempts to talk with her again would be a big leap from my social circle. Basically, I’m in a depressive and girl-obsessed mental state now and it’s not good.