Ok so I've been close friends with her for 5 years now, and she's now one of my best friends, if not the best. It's not often that a day goes by when we don't see eachother or at least talk on the phone. When we're together it's always comfortable, and never awkward, even though she knows I've into her ever since we met. Recently she broke up with her boyfriend of 2 years (3 months ago), and we've hung out a lot more. Though they're not "together" anymore, they still have sex every once in a while, and hang out together. Recently she's talked about how she needs to find a new guy to get over the ex, so naturally, I asked her if she thought we'd be able to make something work. To this she answered that she thinks that it could probably work out quite well, but that she doesn't want to risk losing our friendship if things go wrong. What are my options here?

i don't understand!!!! are you a girl or a boy?

Apparently both!

$10 says it's a girl.

You told her how you feel, and she said she doesn't want to be more than friends with you. It might be that she doesn't like you as more than a friend, and that "not wanting to ruin the friendship" thing was just her excuse. Either way, you basically got your answer.