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

[shirou]

I agree with the core of Abby's too-brief advice, which (I think) is that it's not necessary for the LW to directly say, "I'd like to be friends and maybe more." The LW should just be friendly, chat with the boy in school, go to some of the same events, get to know him, and let him get to know her. I don't see the need for an intro text, but then, I'm not a teenager. I graduated from high school 17 years ago, so my perspective here may not be relevant.