I’m trying to talk to a girl I like but I get really nervous. I manage to say a few words—maybe 2–5 sentences—but then I get in my head and shut down the conversation myself. Sometimes I just ask something simple like “you seem like you are waiting for someone?” or make a light comment, but then I panic and walk away or go silent.

I think I might need to be more confident and stay in the moment longer, but I keep getting stuck. Any advice on how to stay in the conversation and not talk myself out of it?

And I guess I know the answer that I have to approach more. Give me more and more and more harder.