Hi. I'm 34. About five years ago a friend of mine was going out with a girl who I really liked, to the point of one night I got very drunk and told him that I fancied his girlfriend, yes I know smart move. Upshot of this was that she started getting interested in me. My friend and her split up shortly after and we were going to go out. In the end, I listened to some people I shouldn't have listened to and chickened out. I didn't see or speak to her after that. I have recently been thinking about her a lot. I text my friend, got her number, gave her a call and asked her out. We're going out on Friday. Thing is, I don't want to just be friends. I want to let her know that I am still interested in her but I don't know how, I've never dated and have little experience of girls so I feel lost at the moment.

I know I can't just go up to her when we meet on Friday and ask her if she wants to be my girlfriend. After five years we're going to have to get to know each other again. I just wanted some advice on what to do.

Thanks