I have very very very little dating experience. The last girl I actively sought after was 5 years ago and that crashed and burned after 2 months.

I really like one of my friends. We just knew each other from a mutual friend and never hung out. One night she invited me out for drinks with another couple and we had a great time. I couldn't stop thinking about how much we connected and I wanted to hang out more.

I asked our mutual friend lots of questions, and he says She's never dated anybody, and out of all the guys that he knows I actually have the best shot. The thing is because she has no dating experience. She's also pretty clueless when it comes to cues.

And because of my limited experience, trying to navigate my way through this, has proven a challenge for me. I'm not socially awkward (usually), but when it comes to trying to talk to somebody that I really like, I just fumble.

I've already tried asking once if she was down to hang out and she was busy, and now I'm trying to build up the courage to pretty much ask her out again.

I've asked a couple people on how to handle this and I've gotten mixed responses. Some have told me to text her everyday, just ask her how her day was, before. Others have told me I just need to ride the wave and seem where things go, just keep it casual. Some have told me not to message her at all and wait for her to text me (I disagree with that, because she already did that for the first time hung out).

What suggestions do you have? How can I know she's really into me, or if she was just being super friendly?