Okay, so remember when I was telling you guys about this really cute guy that went with me to a competition and I developed  an almost-crush on him? Well, it turns out I have a big crush on him now and I've been talking to him online for two months now (whoops) and I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM FACE TO FACE YET.

stupid? Probably. I've been scolded by a fee friends saying I should approach him and talk,  that he'd like to talk to me irl as well.  But your girl here is shy as fuck? So, um, I'm pretty sure if I go talk to my crush I'll end up being a blushing tomato and a melted puddle at his feet because he's so incredibly  cute and simultaneously hot and it's so annoying because he's funny as well

Now the thing is, I tried flirting with him through text and I just casually and in a very friendly tone went "aren't you supposed to be charming and helpful" so he just said "I'm nor supposed  to be charming on text" and he repeated that a couple of days later.  So my friends said he clearly wants to talk to me but I'm just so nervous :'((((

Anyway, another thing happened. So like I said I've been talking very casually and in a friendly cheerful way with this guy for two months and when we were only about two weeks or so into talking, he said he'd seen me in school.  Now the thing is, homeboy here probably  doesn't know who I am so when he said that I thought oh shit he knows who I am now he'll probably  talk to me but um the thing is whenever I saw him approaching I got so nervous that I ran.

I'm not talking about a cute shying away, no,  I mean literally SPIN AROUND ON MY HEELS AND BRISK JOG IN THE OTHER DIRECTION

A few people say that he probably got offended  at that,  thinking I'm just one of those kind of girls that string guys along on social networking sites and then don't want to be associated with them irl and I don't want him to think of me like that? Because  he actually makes me really nervous and shy?

And then now a few weeks ago during PE he was constantly  looking towards where we were sitting while playing  football and then as soon as we came home he texted me saying "I think I saw you in school today" so I said "then why didn't you come talk to me" so he said "I wasn't sure" (WHAT IS HAPPENING)

Anyway, I talked to him on instagram right so now that my exams were approaching I sent all my friends (including him) a text where I told them to call or text me because I was uninstalling instagram. Before I could see his reply, I removed the app. And now I logged in and I see he gave me his number and I HAD FORGOTTEN TO GIVE HIM MINE ASJCJDKFBSKKSBD HOW RUDE IS THAT

but for real though I really need your advice on this. I'm coming off as rude, right? What should I do? Should I talk to him face to face? What if he ends up hating me :((((