Why don't guys just tell a girl when they like her?

This guy you are describing sounds a lot like me right now. I guess that I could ask you why is it that girls don't appreciate it when a guy is nice to them and would do anything in the world to make them happy and please them, understands them, listens to them and is truly interested in them and what they say, but they will continue to hang around jerks and their friends both who make the girl cry and feel horrible.

Anyways, I will try to answer your question with as best an explanation as I can. The nice guys, like myself, find it hard to talk to a girl and tell them how they truly feel about her because they are not only afraid of the rejection verbally but also mentally. It takes a lot of guts for a guy to get up and go over to a girl and tell her that he likes her. He doesn't know how she will react to this. She could laugh, tell him to get the hell away from her, just look at him, completely ignore him, and or a combination of all of the above. The next thing that really sucks for the nice guys is that if they are lucky to make it through round one and into the next round. What kind of place do you take her to on the first date? When will you get the first kiss from this amazingly beautiful girl, and or will you get a kiss from this girl? Then there is the always dreaded, by guys more so than girls, friend zone. The girl tells you that she thinks that you are a great guy, but that your "too nice" and that she want to be just friends. Just give the guy some time and let him know that you are interested in him. A relationship is not a one way street. There has to be give and take from both sides, compromising if you will. I really hope that this helps you out and I hope that it didn't sound like rambling.

Because he's scared you don't feel the same way and doesn't want to be embarrassed/ rejected. Same reason you might be shy about telling him.

If you are interested, act it and slowly build up his confidence so that he is willing to take the risk and tell you. Or you can always tell him you are interested first!