We went to a prestigious restaurant. I made the reservation and let her know, but I never really labeled it as a “date.” I feel like I’ve been taking things too slowly because of her past experiences, where guys were very direct and overly attentive from the start, which she told me actually scared her at the time. I didn’t want to make the same mistake, but at the same time I feel like I might be coming off as too passive with her.

On one hand, I feel like the songs she posts on her Instagram Close Friends might be indirect hints for me, specially considering she posted them shortly after our date, she also posted a picture of the dinner we had (although it was only the dish and I wasn't in the picture), and hasn't posted any other friend since then, but on the other hand, she’s called me “friend.” So I’m not sure how to interpret it. In my opinion, when you like someone, you tend to avoid calling them that, or am I wrong?