Desperately seeking guy advice. Help?

Ok, so here's the story.


Three years ago (when I was in 6th grade) this guy asked me out at a football game. I said no, but for some reason my friends told him I said yes. So then I had to go tell him I actually had said no and he started CRYING. Literally, tears were streaming down his face. I felt so bad! We haven't spoken since, even though he's in my classes and it's always so awkward. Seriously, whenever I look his way or anything, he looks the other way.


So now I like him. We're both freshman. Here's a little bit about him.


He's really shy. He really doesn't talk to any girls, but he has a lot of friends. He's 5'1'' and I'm 5'5';. :/ Is it weird that I like someone way shorter than me? He's really athletic and plays baseball, basketball, golf, and runs track. He's actually a really good basketball player and was a starter on the A team last year! One of my best friends has known him since they were two and their families are really close. Her mom is his mom's best friend so they go to each other's houses sometimes, but they do not like each other. She tells me about how his parents are worried that he's not talking to girls and all that. Haha. That's how shy he is! Oh, and my friend really wants us to go out. I'm pretty shy too, but I do talk to guys and have had boyfriends since then. Last year our friends sat at the same table so it was very awkward and we didn't say anything to each other the whole year. It's so weird. I don't really know how to explain it.


I haven't talked to him in three years so it would be weird if I just started talking to him or texting him out of the blue. What if he hates me, which I'm pretty sure he does. AHHHH PLEASE HELP ME. :(


Thanks.Desperately seeking guy advice. Help?
He's still hung up on you. Clearly.





Since you're in classes together, just arbitrarily ask him one day for help with some problem/assignment from the class. He'll take the opportunity. After that just kinda... talk to him. Maybe text him something like ';hey thanks for help with ______.'; Then, just play it from there.