If I like him...why am I so shy around him?

Okay, so this is dedicated to Mr. Rich. Just kidding. Anyways, the other day when Mr Rich was pretty much revealing his soul to us and explaining why he can't talk to the girls he likes, it got me thinking. I am really really outgoing and stuff, and I probably have more friends that are guys than I do friends that are girls. I've never really been shy around guys. When I was younger, guys didn't like me as anything more than a friend. I was always the girl that the guys came to with all their junior high love problems and stuff...yeah, that's encouraging. I was always okay with it, but it does get old. All of the sudden guys have started liking me back! It's exciting, but when all of the sudden I realize that the person I like may very well like me back, I get SUPER shy around them! Why in the world? Why, at the very exact moment I SHOULDN'T get shy, I do? It's tends to be a little bit problematic, but I decided if I analyzed why that happens and why it SHOULDN'T happen, I can train myself to not do so. Hopefully...
It's just human nature to be a little bit more self conscious around the person you like at first, and that's probably one of the reasons we get shy. If you are always thinking about things like "is my shirt alright?" or "does my face look dumb from this angle?" then you aren't going to be able to be yourself as much...you'd come across as very shy. Another reason I personally am shy around the guy I like is that he is just so dang adorable that I can't help but, oh it sounds cheesy, but just getting lost in my thoughts, mostly thoughts about him. I know it sounds cheesy it's alright...we all do it. (Even you Mr Rich...=D ) Sometimes I just don't want to sound dumb, and I can sure say some dumb things... I blame it on being blonde. Just kidding. Even though I know that they probably aren't paying that close of attention to what I say I still think I'm going to sound dumb. You know, I'm sure that there are tons more reasons why even gregarious people like myself get shy around the people we like, but love is a hard thing to explain. If anyone can figure it out completely they'd be a millionare.
If being shy get's us absolutely nowhere, why don't we make ourselves "un-shy?" It's so dumb and it makes no sense if you're looking in from the outside or using hindsite! But, when you're in the moment, it's super hard to fix. It is really important though. If you never even talk to the person once you realize you like them or they might like you, they aren't seeing the real you...the "you" that they may have started liking in the first place. If you never let the people you like know you like them, what would you do if something happened and you had NEVER told them? Carpe Diem. We only live for so long, and if we wait for the shyness to go away we'd be waiting forever!!! We need to live for now!
There's nothing wrong with letting somebody know you like them. Everybody wants to know they're cared about! No matter how shy you get around the person you like, realize that they, like you, are just the same and would LOVE to know they are cared about. Think twice before you walk by them in the hall and pretend you were too engaged in a conversation to see them. Think twice before you get too shy to say hi to them even though they are two desks away from you. Think about complimenting them. Think about calling them on the phone even though you can't think of a good excuse for why you called. If you do this you won't regret it even if you think it's embarassing at the moment. People always like to know they are being thought about. If you do all these things, eventually the shyness will wear off. It won't all go away, but hey! Wouldn't it be easier on everybody (even Mr Rich) if we could just TALK to the people we like? That would be great! The world of highschool would be a much less complicated place.

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