We both want to ask the same girl, I've wanted to for a few months, but neither of us knew the other wanted to until yesterday. When we talked about it, we both kind of just brushed it off like "rip, I should've told you" and "what? I thought you liked someone else" then I had to leave. Thing is, he's my friend, but he's not a super close friend. I had already told all my close friends I wanted to ask this girl over a month ago. 

So I don't know where we stand. But in the event that neither of us backed down, WIBTA to just ask the girl as early as possible? I'm really not trying to hurt my friend's feelings but I've wanted to ask this girl for months