I have a problem.

Potential problem?

I'm not really sure. Here's the deal.

There's this girl (isn't that how it always starts?), and I like her. Really like her. I hope that doesn't make me seem less manly than my professional hockey player persona implies. But here's the problem-she's my best friend. The one person I can count on for everything, who's been there with me for all the moments, big and small. And now that I've come to terms with my feelings, how do I convince her to take a chance on going from friends to lovers?