I've known this girl (Annie) for a long time now, we've been friends for practically as long as i can remember; and i really really like her. My mum and her mum are good friends and they talk alot, and from what i've heard down the line she likes me too (I don't know how much though).

However i think i may have left it too long to do anything because we seem to just be best friends now and i don't know how to get out of the friend loop. Also i'm about to go into my final year of 6th form college after the summer and so i will be going to uni fairly soon and i don't know whether to leave it until i get back to do anything or not because i've heard from so many people that relationships normally don't last through uni, especially if you're not in the same uni. But if i leave it too long we will probably not see each other as much and in that time she will very likely find someone else. Also i don't want to screw things up because i definitely don't want to lose her as a friend.

And to add a final problem i suck at this kind of stuff, i'm really shy and any suggestions of how to finally let her know how i feel would be greatly appreciated (seriously, anything because i have no idea what i would do).