text: so there's this girl...? (how many times have you heard that)  ...okay but anyways. we're friends. not that close of friends. we talk, sit with eachother at lunch, laugh, ect. i kinda sorta maybe like her. nevermind, let's put it as a yes i do, for the sake of discussion. so like, i'm just not sure. we have a wierd relationship. we pick on eachother, she constantly says she hates me, she's joking. we call eachother names, steal pencils, food, ect. from eachother. tell others how much we hate eachother. but, everything she says, seems as if its meaning is the opposite. i'm not positive, if i want to risk the "hatred" between us, and also maybe have her friends (who are good friends with me) dislike me, think about me different (negatively), ect.  suggestions? oh yeah, she definitely likes you!  when they don't like you, they ignore you:  they don't have lunch with you and "play" with you like she does.  it could be that she is being defensive.  she can interact with you all she wants, but never has to risk getting hurt.  you can just enjoy the relationship as it is, or if you want more than you can try finding something you are both interested in that you could do together.  when just the two of you are out together, then even the simplest thing can shift it to a romantic relationship.  like sincere talk about something you care about, or just holding her hand while walking.