I have strong feelings for my close friend's cousin. She's highly attractive, intellectual, and very independent. The problem I keep running into is, I never read her clues correctly. She would give me an opening, and I would fall right on my face, and not realize it till the next day. At times, everything is going great. Then, there are times when I just give up! I can tell she wants to be with me, but she's not willing to open up as of yet, due to her past relationship. Basically, I need help showing her that I'm gonna be there for her, to take care of her, and to love her.