Giving up too soon? Also, ways to be friends first but not forever in friend zone?

[slownumbers81]

I met a girl at a party a few weeks ago and thought she was sort of cute, I'm attracted to her partially but not totally. So far we've hung out twice, the second time we hung out for about 9 hours straight with a group of friends. I partially feel attracted but can't really tell, I feel like I could potentially be interested, but I just feel uninterested and unmotivated about dating in general. Maybe I was expecting or hoping there'd be great attraction or 'fireworks' right away.

 

Am I giving up too soon? She seems interested. I would like to be friends first and if I have feelings for her, have it come naturally and without feeling pressured. How can I get to know her as a friend first, without her losing interest forever if she thinks I just want to be a friend?

[jerbear]

Keep the social contacts in a group and hanging out but that will put you in the friend zone very quickly.

 

If you are just not 100% interested then keeping contact to a minimal is the best for you. Otherwise if you two hang out to much, one of you will have to make the move, aka YOU; you won't be ready because you are not 100% interested.

[boogieboy]

How can I get to know her as a friend first, without her losing interest forever if she thinks I just want to be a friend?

 

You can tell her straight up first. IF she thinks you are just being a friend without knowledge that you actually like her, she will friend zone you.