Hello Sleepyfox, absolutely and firstly a warm welcome to the forums.
My first girlfriend, I had the biggest crush on became my wife for 25 years, I was no different to how you feel, although if only you could see what was going on inside me, nerves galore and dry in the mouth, everything that maybe happening to you.
It's not so much as letting your guard down, because the person you're keen on will notice that your eyes are always focused on him, ever time you look at him.
I know how you are feeling, so go over to where he normally goes and bump into him, with your back and then apologise to him when he faces you, this may take a few times to even contemplate doing, like you maybe a couple of metres away and decide to leave him, but once you keep putting it off the harder this will come.
Remember he may feel exactly the same, and once you apologise ask to buy him a cup of coffee, it's only a couple of minutes where you can feel your heart punting so much, then it suddenly becomes easier, otherwise when you go home, all you'll be saying to yourself is 'yes I should have done it'.
Have the nerve like I did because that's exactly what my wife wanted.
Please get back to us when you can.
Geoff.
