She recently broke up with her boyfriend. How should I approach this?

Sorry for the length. I met someone a few months ago, we very quickly became friends, and I sort of allowed myself to catch feelings for her. I'll link my previous post about her if you want more info.

https://www.reddit.com/r/askwomenadvice/comments/feej6l/she_has_a_boyfriend_should_i_stay_in_contact/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

She had a new boyfriend at the time, so I didn't express any romantic interest in her. There was never any flirting between us, so I don't actually know if she's interested, but neither of us are the flirty type. I did and still do, genuinely want to be friends with her, so I resisted the urge to tell her how I felt. This all happened before the quarantine, and we hadn't spoken since March. The last day we spoke was probably also the last day she saw her boyfriend, I'd think the quarantine broke them up.

The other day I txted her just to check in, to see how she's doing. She said she'd been having a couple of rough weeks.. I know I'm overthinking it, he's certainly not as important as her family and her health. She just quickly brushed over it, he didn't even get his own sentence or paragraph, so I didn't mention him in my reply. She told me about taking care of her sick relative. Then she basically continued with "Also me and guys name broke up and I fell and hurt myself. And a piece of good news. How are you?".

I effectively chose to take the message as "I had a rough week, also just so you know I am single now.". I want to give her space and I don't think I really need to rush. I can't imagine she's meeting many guys while in quarantine. It's just as soon as I can I would like to see her and ask her out. But I feel compelled to let her know that I'm interested in her as soon as possible.

What do you think I should do? Or what did you do in a similar situation. Any advice is appreciated, thanks.



Submitted May 12, 2020 at 11:54PM

Sorry for the length. I met someone a few months ago, we very quickly became friends, and I sort of allowed myself to catch feelings for her. I'll link my previous post about her if you want more info.https://ift.tt/2Tg7PnV had a new boyfriend at the time, so I didn't express any romantic interest in her. There was never any flirting between us, so I don't actually know if she's interested, but neither of us are the flirty type. I did and still do, genuinely want to be friends with her, so I resisted the urge to tell her how I felt. This all happened before the quarantine, and we hadn't spoken since March. The last day we spoke was probably also the last day she saw her boyfriend, I'd think the quarantine broke them up.The other day I txted her just to check in, to see how she's doing. She said she'd been having a couple of rough weeks.. I know I'm overthinking it, he's certainly not as important as her family and her health. She just quickly brushed over it, he didn't even get his own sentence or paragraph, so I didn't mention him in my reply. She told me about taking care of her sick relative. Then she basically continued with "Also me and guys name broke up and I fell and hurt myself. And a piece of good news. How are you?".I effectively chose to take the message as "I had a rough week, also just so you know I am single now.". I want to give her space and I don't think I really need to rush. I can't imagine she's meeting many guys while in quarantine. It's just as soon as I can I would like to see her and ask her out. But I feel compelled to let her know that I'm interested in her as soon as possible.What do you think I should do? Or what did you do in a similar situation. Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
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