Should I bite the bullet and ask him out?

[Anonymous]

Okay so I have had a crush on a guy I work with for probably about two months now and I am not sure if it is mutual. I have a feeling that he likes me too, but it is so difficult to tell. He is really shy and guarded when it comes to talking to people.

He:

-stares/glances at me all the time with a straight face. It is not emotionless, but he does not smiles, but I can tell he is looking at me and not through me because when I catch him he quickly turns his head away

-likes/tries to be where I am or where he can see me

-since I have been giving attention he has come out of his shell a little to our mutual friends (he is very shy)

-in the middle of our conversations he sometimes just gets the cutest shy smile on his face and he turns red and looks down

-he will sometimes stare me straight in the eye

-when we are around our friends he will be more standoffish towards me but will always face me and see my reaction to his actions/jokes

-when he hands me things he allows his fingers to gently brush against mine

-i touched his arm twice in a conversation and he did not withdraw his arm, but looked me in the face

-lastly, one time when I replied to a question he asked I said "sure" and smiled huge and his face kinda "opened up" in that his eyebrows went up his mouth opened and his eyes glassed over as if in a trance and he just stared at me.

What I am trying to get at is I was ready to ask him out today, but chickened out. Do you think there is a good chance he likes me because I am afraid of being rejected from misreading these "signs"

[44behappy44]

I find it hard to ever trust "signs" because really these could all be coincidences, and he could just act like this when he's with girls. However, if you want something to happen you've got to pursue it. Maybe try getting together something where a bunch of people from work, including him all hangout and see how he acts with you then, or if you want something else, you guys could discuss some movies or interesting things you've been wanting to check out and casually ask him if he wants to go with you to one. Be happy and excited. If you make it seem like a normal and casual hangout he will be more likely to say yes. If he says he can't, then who cares? What's the worst that could happen? At least you won't be playing this torturing game in your head about whether he likes you or not.

[Asker]

i could not have said it better myself. it is more to do with the fear of rejection since I like him alot, but nothing ventured nothing gained I suppose. Thanks for your help!