Dear Abby: To talk or to text?

[cereta]

DEAR ABBY: There is a boy I like at school. He is a very well-known person around school. I'm not. I do have a wide variety of friends, and I even talk to some of his.

My friends know I like him, and they would like for me to talk to him. I wouldn't mind that, but what would I say? They want it to happen in person, but I want to do it by text, where I feel more me. What should I do? -- TENNESSEE TEEN

DEAR TEEN: Listen to your friends and approach him in person. A smile and a hello should break the ice. Then follow it up with a question about some activity that's happening at school.

Comments

[cereta]

Curious to see what others think about this. I wouldn't see anything wrong with "breaking the ice" in texting if that will make the LW more comfortable talking in person later. Possibly she has a history of not doing that second part, which is what the friends are worried about? I don't know. I'd love to hear others' perspective, though, as I suppose I will be facing this second-hand in a few years (shudder) ;).