Girl help

[unsigned]

I'm going to try being as sincere and economical as possible in this post, providing only the necessary details.

I like this particular girl, but I'm having trouble talking to her and there's a relative age gap. It's only three years...but I'm only a high school senior which makes her a high school freshman.

I've managed to take the difficult step of merely approaching her and initiating conversation, which I never did with my previous crushes. But now I'm really struggling with the next step: trying to talk to her and maintain conversation.

I guess some background info on me and the girl might be a bit helpful.

I'm seventeen, but I'm not an ordinary seventeen year old. I don't mean to imply that everyone else is just a faceless goon, but...there really are quite a number of things that distinguish me. I don't like to brag, but at this point I wouldn't be giving myself the credit I deserve if I just called myself "pretty intelligent." Besides that, both peers and teachers seem to respect me immensely, and they love to hear what I have to say. I'm also a varsity track/cross country runner.

The girl is only fourteen years old, but you wouldn't know it just by looking at her, since she's about an inch or so taller than me (and I'm 5'6" or 5'7"). She's also...not quite ordinary. As a freshman, she made the varsity soccer team. She also seems unusually studious and hard-working.

It doesn't seem like we have many common interests, but it does seem like we have fairly similar personalities. Unfortunately, that means we're both fairly shy and uncomfortable around new people, which kind of makes it difficult.

There are a number of other things that make it difficult. My only opportunities to talk to her are right before school in her math class (her math teacher is my coach), and during our gym period. I usually talk to her right before school, but that doesn't give me much time, and sometimes she's busy studying or working on something. It's also rather early in the morning (7:20 AM). In gym there's more time and she's not working on anything, but I can't catch her alone here, and I'm afraid to talk to her with all her friends around.

I also just can't really read her. There are times when she seems happy to see me, and times when she really doesn't. I love it when I can get her to smile though. There is no better pleasure in the world than making a reticent person smile.

And I apologize for making this too long.

[val]

I think that at her age you look too experienced for her. Do not rush on her, try to find what you have in common and maybe invite her for something what is not looking like a date (this will give you both chance to know each other), for example the signing action of some popular personality, opening of some nice shop or so.
Just discuss it in more details, maybe i will find out something more.

[ltj5253]

yea dude, ive been there and done that. im a senior too 18, and this chick was 15 freshmen. it was rediculous. she just tried to wrap me around her finger and pretty much used me for public face. its gay, dont waste your time. calls at 230 am for no reason, tons of bs. that didnt last for long once i saw the game she was playing.

[schueys_girl]

sorry Itj5253 i just have to say dont generalise to all girls please! We dont all play games!

[val]

i am not such a girl too

[Junket]

sorry Itj5253 i just have to say dont generalise to all girls please! We dont all play games!

You see? Even now they still play their games...we're on to all of you.

[unsigned]

I think that at her age you look too experienced for her. Do not rush on her, try to find what you have in common and maybe invite her for something what is not looking like a date (this will give you both chance to know each other), for example the signing action of some popular personality, opening of some nice shop or so.
Just discuss it in more details, maybe i will find out something more.

I haven't been coming onto her very strongly to be honest. I'm too afraid to because she looks even more timid than me.