Welcome to Ask Nancy, The Sting’s first-ever advice column. Be sure to drop your questions into the Advice Box in the library to get a response.

“So I like this guy but I’m very scared he won’t like me back. Help a girl out!”

Hey girl (or guy), we’ve all been there! Telling someone you like them can be really nerve-wracking, especially when you’re not sure how they feel about you. Here are a few of our ideas:

First, you could try to drop some subtle hints. Get to know him, smile, let him know that he has your attention. A good way to figure out if he likes you or not is to hang out with him.

If you’re afraid of awkwardness, invite your friends! If he wants to hang out just the two of you, that’s probably a good sign.

Keep one thing in mind, you’ll never know if he likes you back if you don’t ask him or tell him how you feel. So when the time is right, just spit it out.

Remember, it can only go two ways: he likes you back and you two fall in love and have fifty kids, or he doesn’t like you and you move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea, and if he doesn’t notice how great you are, someone else will!