So I really like this girl...

There's no saying what it will take for a girl to change her perception of you and the way she thinks of you. That being said, there are a lot of things you can do to make yourself naturally more attractive to women in general.

I'd agree with turning it down a notch or five. You're good friends, but you keep latching this "I like you a LOT" stuff on her and it probably made her a little scared at first, and then made her put up a natural defense that automatically shows up whenever you stray too far into that zone, so that she won't BE creeped out. I mean... imagine if a girl started telling you that she cared for you deeply and would wait years for you - and you've only ever been friends? If a girl did that to me, even if I was attracted to her, I'd be weirded out. Or take the opportunity to make out with her, depending on how I felt at the moment. Or both.

My point is, you need to figure out what she finds desirable (not what she SAYS is desirable, but what really IS desirable to her) and find those qualities within yourself and enhance them. Don't center your life around her, otherwise it looks like you have no life.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

:eyebrow: A scale?
Well, my approach would be to tell her what she wants. In a manner of speaking. I'd be like "You know what, you're confused right now. You've no idea what you want. So you're going on a date with me. And I'm going to call all the shots about where we go on this date, since you, y'know, don't know what you want. And by the end of the night, you will know what you want, and you will go after it - after thanking me for my help, of course."

Or something to that extent. And she'd either say "Okay" or "Haha... you can't be serious" or "Hah, um, no." And no matter what she said (in fact, especially if she says yes) I would say, "Nope, no, I don't want to hear any argument, you are NOT hurting yourself by going out with a friend to have some fun, and I know it sounds appealing to you, so do it!" Then I pick a time and day, and tell her no excuses, whatever she has to do, this will be more interesting.

But that's just MY approach. You do your thing. Or try something new if you feel like acting ballsy.

There's nowhere I can't reach.