Here's what happened to me one time. I liked this girl and she was going out with a guy. So I decided to become better friends with her for the next 3 months. After she broke up with the guy she was dating, I decided to talk to her about how I feel about her a week later. So I did and when I told her I like her she was fine with it. We continued to talk and then 3 weeks later she said she was ready to go out with me.