Dear Diana,

My friend and I have known each other for about seven years now. Throughout that time, we have been friends, but always felt like there was something more.

In the past year it has been obvious from both sides of the relationship that we have feelings for each other.

The problem is, we are both too nervous to say anything.

In the past couple of weeks, we finally have been honest and said straight out that we like each other (even though we already knew it), but the thing is every time we are honest to each other, we are “slightly” intoxicated. We see each other often, but are nervous every time.

In every relationship I have been in before, I have never been nervous like this. We know we like each other, but why are we so nervous, and what can we do?

-Shy and Nervous

Dear Shy and Nervous,

Friends turning into more than friends can always be complicated, but it also can turn into the best kind of relationship.

We all know liquid courage can help us express ourselves at that point – but it makes for an awkward situation if you want to truly express those feelings afterward.

Since you have only been straight-forward and honest while drunk, you probably are actually making the sober situations more nerve-wracking than they would be otherwise.

I think you need to take the big step of telling this person while you are both completely sober how you feel.

It may be scary, but if you both have these feelings, this person will be relieved to hear it from you when you aren’t drunk, and your friendship finally can be taken to the next level.

-Diana

Dear Diana,

Recently one of my friends got engaged.

While I’m happy for her, I can’t help but notice a change in her. She constantly mentions the ring, her future plans and how great it is to be engaged.

When doing this, her comments dig at me.

I’ve been dating a guy for a while, but we’re not engaged – money, timing, etc. – but she tells me and others it’s because he’s not sure he loves me.

The other night, she and her fianc

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