8 years is a long time to have known someone and then suddenly ask them out
So attractiveness apart, he ought to be able to see your point
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:05, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Yeah, but I only got hot at 15
Then I was with the ex until I turned 21. I thought he'd been flirting with me on FB chat, but I was hoping I was wrong. Yesterday was the first time we'd seen each other properly in 6 months.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:08, Reply)

Oh shit
That means he's likely been lusting after you from afar for 6 years and finally plucked up the nerve to ask you. No wonder he feels weird

I suggest you make him feel wanted in an incredibly platonic way
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:09, Reply)

Fuck that, he'd prefer a sympathetic blow-job.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:12, Reply)

fuck that leave the guy alone for a while at least.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:17, Reply)

He started talking to me first

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 22 Dec 2010, 14:21, Reply)