h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

How the hell do I tell an 'aquantance' I'm madly in love with him?

I'm not used to having such pathetic crushes - alright, not completely true, but I'm not used to having crushes on people I see everyday. I wish I knew him better, but I'm hopeless at talking - I need five minutes to pull myself together before I even ask if I can borrow one of his CDs.

I've decided it's not going to be like all the other times, where I pine away secretly, until the guy is no longer available.

"I really wish I was less of a thinking man
And more a fool who's not afraid of rejection
I'll just be standing here 'cause I know I don't have the guts to come on"
('Sleeping with the television on', Billy Joel)

I've given myself a deadline for making it clear to him. That leaves three possible results: 1) I tell him. 2) I chicken out and continue despairing. 3) I find somebody else and start pining for him instead.

I'm really going for no. 1, but I'm a coward *Heartfelt sigh*