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Should I ask out my attractive roommate?

DEAR DEIDRE: Ever since I moved into my student accommodation, I’ve had the hots for my roommate.

I want to ask her out, but I’m worried things will be awkward if she says no.

We’re both 19 and first-year students. I liked her from day one and was so disappointed when she told me she had a boyfriend back home.

Since October, we’ve become good friends. We talk, cook and have a real laugh together. Recently her boyfriend dumped her and she has been crying on my shoulder.

Now she seems happier, I want to tell her how I feel. But if she rejects me, living together will be unbearable.

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DEIDRE SAYS: You’re wise to be cautious – especially as she is only recently single.

Take things slowly and keep talking. Gauge when she’s ready for another romance.

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