(sorry, this is kind of long)..........I've got this friend named Amy. I met her though my younger brother who is 3 years younger (and so is she). When I first started hanging out with her, I was informed that she liked me. Not knowing anything about her and thinking she was just "my little brother's friend", I kind of blew her off in that regard. But we became friends and that was the extent of it. Then I met her cousin who I took a liking too and we started dating. We dated for almost two years. After realizing that I was very unhappy, and that the cousin (and her family) had some serious issues, I broke up with her (that's been a couple years ago). The whole time I was dating the cousin, she didn’t like me hanging out with Amy because she thought she was after me and therefore some of her relatives thoght the same thing. Also, some of her family members thought I was the greatest thing since sliced bread until I broke the girls heart, then I was the “asshole”. Anyway, I could talk for days about that, but you get the idea. Since then, Amy and I have remained friends, and I would even consider her to be my best friend (and I think she’d do the same). I’ve never thought much about her and I dating until the last month or so. I’ve been finding myself very attracted to her when I am around her. She is very sweet and caring. She is great with kids, fun to hang out with, has a good job, etc. Anyway, I’ve been thinking to myself about dating her. However, the things that keep me from pursuing her are, 1.) I dated her cousin, 2.) Having to deal with her family again (because of dating her cousin), 3.) I don’t want to jeopardize our friendship. Her parents are cool, but some of her relatives have much to be desired. I think she still likes me and would go out with me in a second, but is it worth all the hassle that could come with it?? But then I think, what if she is “the one” for me….. do I risk passing that up just because some people in her family are too immature to deal with it? I’m torn. I’m thinking about just asking her how he feels about the situation since she’s the one that would have to deal with it more than I. Any suggestion?