There is this girl (28F) in my run club who I have a huge crush on I was going to ask her on a date, but she beat me to it.

She asked me to come to her dance performance. I went she was hot doing her thing and happy to see me. She introduced me to her friends, and we got into a photo booth together. She got so wrapped up in the photos I had to tell her that there were a bunch of people waiting at the photo booth.

Triggers start going nuts. Thoughts of it being too good to be true set in. Thinking about her smile makes me anxious. I keep thinking I'm too busy for this, but I know better now. Hell, I'm scared to ask her out. I'm working on being secure, so I'm sticking it out. I'm not gonna run. Come what may.
In the past, I’d make up a reason to not date so I could feel safe.

Her being awesome makes me feel so uncomfortable, but I keep telling myself I deserve a partner like her. I'm a good man who’s loyal and we’d make a great team.