If you want to know how to turn a `just friend` into a `girlfriend`, ask our Bollywood stars. They claim to be just friends but in no time you`ll see them in each others arms, dating, kissing and what not. Well, that`s the tale of our film stars, but as a commoner, it`s not that easy to woo a female friend and turn her into your girlfriend. Extra care and extra efforts are needed to make her fall in love with you.
1. Get to know her: It is not uncommon to find yourself in a situation where you like a girl as more than a friend, but she just likes you as a friend. In some cases there is nothing you can do about this; however, if you can sow the seeds of erotic thought, without actually taking drastic or direct action, you may well find her becoming more attracted to you.
2. Be more flirtatious: The problem often lies in being nice, as many people are. This will give an impression that you are a great friend, but not a great lover. So you really need to flirt more. And if you don`t think you are any good at flirting -- don`t worry! Flirting is, and should be, playful and fun.
Says Ankur Jaiswal, 24, who turned his friend into his lover, “Man it`s damn difficult, you need hard work and extra efforts to do that. Well, one thing that I`ve noticed is that girls love guys` sense of humour.”
3. Be playful: Joke around, be more playful, spend more time looking into their eyes or glancing at them "cutely" or "suggestively".
4. Make physical contact: Do it three times every time you meet up with her. Each time you do, it should be about 2-3 seconds, somewhere like their hand, shoulder, or anywhere that`s not too uncomfortable.
5. Don`t spend too much time around her: Instead, spend lots of time, and then none for a while, then more again, and flirt while you are there. While you are gone, she is given a chance to think about you, which hopefully she will.
6. Be presentable: Take care of your appearance. Make sure you look good and don`t smell bad.
7. Stand up for her if she needs it: Do things for her, like help her out whenever you can, but spend more time with her when she is happy than when she is sad. This helps her to associate happiness with you. If you are successful in making her your girlfriend, that`s when it becomes important to support her when she needs it.
8. Listen to her: Don`t just sit there and nod your head pretending to listen. Girls love it when you listen and take the time to truly understand them. Not only that, but listening will benefit the potential future relationship and also strengthen your current friendship.
9. Lean your shoulders towards her, girls often like it. But be careful, don`t tend to fall on her.
Says a sad Prince Khanna, 26, “well, I had a bad experience. I tried to woo my female friend but failed to do so. I think when you are in love with someone, you must have a direct approach and you must tell her about your feelings as soon as possible. I was late in doing so and as a result, it was too late and she got married to someone else.”