Is it normal for me to have deep feelings for a girl i'm not dating?
Alright my story begins all the way back in the first grade. I had just moved to Oregon along with many others from my Dad's work back in England, and as My dad and many co-workers moved over at the same time to a completely new place, they all stuck together and became a social group and had parties and things like that. I met this girl named Rachel who was my age and in my class and my Dad's coworker's/friend's daughter. I started liking her but didnt do anything about it, and it was like that all the way until she moved away in 3rd grade. Then by 7th grade she moved back (but in a different school now) and of course I was interested immediately because of my previous interest and she had blossomed into a beautiful girl, but I could still barely talk to her and didn't see much of her at all for a few years, and didn't think much of her. Then high school started and our parent's parties started up again and by this point I started talking to her and she was very very cool and a lot like me and extremely gorgeous, and we became acquaintances at best because I still didn't have the nerve to initiate anything. I didn't think I had a chance and I pretty much moved on and focused on people at my own school. I am now a Junior in high school and I've had a girlfriend for over a year and a half named Ashley. We started off really well but the past few months we have fought a lot and I feel like she doesn't treat me as well as I treat her, and then a few months back there were a few parties in a row and Me and Rachel had deep conversations at each one, and texted a lot and I really started thinking about her again, and now its in a more deep way as well as just physical. I haven't seen her in a while and don't want to make a stupid mistake. Is this a normal situation? Should I dump Ashley and try and pursue a girl I don't even see that much? Any advice at all please!