Relationships (10/17/25)

I’m the type of person who sucks at navigating social situations. The longer you talk with me, the more chance of me saying something socially unacceptable. Recently I attended a dinner with a couple friends from church. I wanted to sit next to the girl I had a crush on, but my other friend took that seat first. I was slightly frustrated. The noise level within the Italian restaurant was overwhelming and I may have shouted extremely loudly so other people could hear me to the point where they started staring. Of course, that’s a social faux pas. The conversation was flowing pretty well between everybody and I asked if I could play tennis with my crush. She has someone else she plays with unfortunately. I want to ask her out to something but I’m not sure it’ll be too overbearing or forward. I swear though, all her expressions are so cute, from the way she blushes to when she makes quirky but interesting comments and the good that just emanates out of her. She goes out of her way to help everyone and is genuinely a good person. I want to talk with her more, get to know her better. Maybe I need fall a little more to overcome the propriety barrier.