[delta49]

Ive had to keep this quiet for a while, and i figured this is the best place to let it out. I'll start from the beginning. A girl named Anh moved in up the street bout 6 months ago. We click real well, and were best friends now. Over new years, she went back to Iowa, which is where she lived before she moved here, and went to a bunch of parties with some friends. She ended up going home with a guy she didnt know and he basically raped her. When she came back, she told me and made me promise not to tell anyone else. She got her period about 2 weeks later, so we were relieved that she wasnt pregnant, but she still drinks, and she gets like this almost every time she drinks, but she doesnt see any reason to stop. She says "you only get one life, so im livin it up". I was really worried for her, and we ended up getting into a HUGE fight. So i was depressed for 3-4 days, just holed up in my room, till we talked it all out. Now were friends again, and a week or 2 ago we were intimate. I would love to date this girl, but I also dont want to lose my friendship. She feels the same way, and i dont really know what to do. Should I push dating, or just let it go?

[sweetngentle]

Delta,
There were a few things that came to mind as I read your post. Have you weighed out the pro's and con's of having this relationship becoming intimate? Also, how does she feel about the issue?
Sweet

"It's never too late to be what you might have been". George Eliot