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[lovescream]

Well, I never really post here.
Or in any relationship forum thing..
but uh yeah I'm kinda desperate HAHAHAH.

Well, there's this guy I see around school who's kinda cuteee haha. There's also a sadies dance coming up in 3 weeks. For those of you who don't know, it's a girl ask boy dance.

Anyway, out of some betting (-____-), persuasion, and long conversations with my best friend, I've decided to take a big big leap and ask this guy.

Well, that's where all sorts of problems come in. I just see him around school.. I really don't know him. Never talked to him at all. Just a couple of times where we made eye contact in the hallway, but I don't think he knows I exist. In the beginning of the school year, he never appealed to me, but I remember this one time at a club meeting (outside of school & w/ other schools) where I just kept staring at him because he looked familiar and we made eye contact so much. At that time, I didn't even know he attended my school. I never really saw him until I got my schedule changed. He seems cuter now HAHAHAH. ;D
I don't know if he has a girlfriend or not. And he's also an upperclassman. I think a senior, so it seems like because of that, my rejection chances are higher lol. I also think I figured out his name since I work in the school office and it comes in handy .

So, um, basically, how can I 'get to know him' without coming off as a complete creep?

Well, since I think I got his name down, I'm thinking of getting a friend to introduce us.. but I don't even know how to ask without sounding like a complete creep to my FRIEND.

I also talked to this one guy I'm pretty close to and he says he'll probably not even answer if I asked him to the dance. But idk how reliable he is because I know he likes me. sldfm;alksdma;lsd