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Previously posted in LI.

I am very 'unpopular.' Some guys even think it's funny to make fun of me for things about me that I really can't do anything about (appearance and personality wise). I'm a nice person and yet, I only have a few friends. None of which are close. I don't talk in class because I'm afraid I'll look stupid or people will stare at me. I have major self esteem problems.

Now, I have liked a few guys before. All of which are jocks and the kind of guys who make fun of me. Recently I started liking a 'popular' guy because I thought he looked like a celebrity I like. Shallow, I know. But then I watched him a lot in gym and he's a really great athlete. And he's always laughing or smiling. But he never talks to me or any of my friends. Now that I know a bit more about him, I've come to like him for more than his looks - his talents. As for personality... I don't really know because he is kind of silent.

But I feel really happy when I see him in the halls and I'm really interested in him. And I know for sure he'd never like a person like me because I'm shy, I don't have many friends, and I'm not the prettiest girl in the school. My questions are the following. Should I start talking to him a bit to let him know I exist? Or should I just admire from afar? Should I try to stop being shy so more people will want to me around me?

You'll probably tell me to be myself. But it obviously isn't working (I haven't had a real boyfriend in 4 years and the breakup was painful) so what should I do? Work on my self esteem?

Update:
I finally told my friend I like him. But, being the stupid person I am, was talking to her about him once in gym and his friends were around and I think they told him. I've been seeing a lot of him lately and, erm, I have mixed feelings about that. Yes, I've been working on my self esteem and I even met some new people. smile I'm still hesistating on talking to him in gym, though. He's always around his friends.
Just wanted to let you all know what has been going on. Thanks for all your advice. ^^

Update Again:
I've been seeing quite a bit of him lately. I checked out his MySpace and realized that he and I have a few things in common. I'm still nervous about talking to him because I think he won't like me.
I guess I'm just looking for a bit more advice on approaching him and talking with him.

Tough one. =/ Don't beat yourself up over the fact that you only liked him because he looked like a celebrity. It won't help anything, and it happens to all of us.

Do you have any classes with him? Do you sit near him at all? If not, that could complicate the situation. Try to at least get the word "Hi" out around him, that would be a good start. You must have at least one friend who vaguely knows him. Try to find out his interests, so you can have something to talk about if you can get up the courage to talk to him.

Try to find some good "icebreakers". Here's some suggestions.
"Hey, nice shirt."
"That was a great game in gym today."
"Did you cut your hair? It looks awesome."
*walk into him "accidently" in the hallway* "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry..." *help him pick up his books* "By the way, I'm..."

Try to come up with your own, because I know mine aren't the greatest. I hope this helped. Good luck!

You're welcome. ^^ And good luck again. I hope things work out for you. There's probably a few of these in LI also, so maybe try and see what suggestions other people are giving. Or maybe you can hold a discusison in GD about some good icebreakers. =/ Just some last-minute thoughts.

Well, for one, that's just not true. It's always nice to think like that but just because your shy doesn't mean you can't get someone. The person just has to be tolerant enough to wait for you to open up to them and/or get comfortable around them. If they're not willing to wait then they obviously weren't the right person.

I don't mean that to be harshly but sometimes to lean away from being shy you have to get cocky/confident. Every once in a while just do what Tom Cruise did in Risky Business when he was meeting with that college dude: "Sometimes you just gotta say 'What the ******** live once. Might as well take chances now right? I think the main fear people have sometimes is really just a paranoia. Half the time people don't give a crap really even if they say things. Meaning, if you do something and someone happens to notice, just keep going for it. Most of the time they won't care anyway. Some of the time there'll be that d**k that'll ruin it, but there's always people like that.

Sure, you're not going to be a pro at the starting. Can't become a pro baseball player only doing it once right?

Do things that make you feel better about yourself. For example, your stomach is getting a little round, do some exercises to keep it down. If you're eating a little more than you'd like to, then eat a little less. Listen to music that makes you feel confident, if that makes sense.

Man, it's really hard to think at 4 AM. I don't really know how I'm becoming more confident. I assume it's because of that. I get out a little more though. I'm a lot more open where sometimes I wasn't. Not fully though, but yeah.

Thanks a lot everyone. Wow, I got better advice here than I did in the forum. sweatdrop It really helped and I can't wait to see him tomorrow and let him know I'm alive. xd

Aye, so I come here. ^^

Thanks tons.