text: I'd hazard an answer and say that you're trying to steal your childhood sweetheart back from the one she's currently dating. It's kind of sweet, really, considering that you know you care about her more than you may think you know.\n\nBut consider this saying: there's no time like the present. It's a common term, yeah, but if you think about her position first before your own, how would she feel when you're trying to break her up with her current beau? If I had a chance to be 13 again then I'd definitely would keep close tabs with my childhood sweetheart through phone calls and letter (no emails back in early 90s). Having a long distance relationship (if I could call that one) is tough considering the factors involved like meeting someone close to her. I won't go for the 'there's plenty of fish out there' thing, but before you can catch yourself a swordfish, you know you should catch something small at first.\n\nYou're young, and it is a good thing since you'll have a couple more years to meet new girls out there. What makes reality hard is that friends do come and go with the flow of time. But don't let that circle of friends (especially a gf) thin out all because one 'got away'. But not to dash your hopes, I suggest that you talk to her as a friend, kind of like being the funny guy a girl can confide on. Most girls are serious by nature even if they consider themselves funny or laid-back, but they would want someone to brighten their day even more with a funny guy at their side. Eventually, if fate allows it you and her will be together one day.