Original Reddit post

So when I was a kid, WAY back in middle school I had a crush on this girl. I was way too scared to talk to her and all I ended up doing was saying ‘hi’ to her and following her around like a lost puppy. However I didn’t even realize I was making her really uncomfortable. It got to the point that she asked me to stop stalking her. I felt mortified. Not only did the girl I like feel uncomfortable about my presence, but I wasn’t even AWARE of it. I still feel bad about it today, and looking back, my Asperger‘s might be an excuse for it but I don’t want to brush off my mistakes. I’m an adult now, 29, and there’s this cute girl who works at the cafe I frequent. She’s nice, a few years younger than me, and every time o strike up a conversation I get her to laugh. But I don’t want to make the same mistake I did as before. My biggest worry is that I could get in legit trouble for it and get the cops called on me or something. Extreme, I know, and really unrealistic. But it’s where my brain runs to. What do I do? submitted by /u/Goodhearted_Jake

Originally posted by u/Goodhearted_Jake on r/AskGirls