hi!! recently i kind of got together with a person that ive had feelings for for quite some time (saying "kind of" because  im not sure whether were officially dating yet, but were pretty much currently crossing that line between a friendship and a relationship if that makes sense). its very exciting for me, especially since ive never dated anyone (im f17 for context). however, ive been feeling really anxious when it comes to talking to them, its very difficult for me to text them and to try to plan hanging out with them and stuff like that. weve been friends for a while so its very easy for me to talk to them in a group setting, but i just get anxious talking to them one on one. (even more so under these circumstances that are very new for me!) neither of us is very initiative so i cant expect much from the other party but its stressing me out so much because i constantly worry that they might not even be into me anymore, that im annoying them when i try to strike up a conversation or that im just being unbearably awkward etc. another thing that kind of added more fuel to the fire was them telling me that theyre unsure if we actually have things to talk about, which led to me quietly panicking whenever theres like two seconds of silence within our conversation. (theyve since apologized about that and said that it was mostly them projecting their insecurity, but it still kind of stuck with me.) it scares me a lot to try and plan something, but im also scared that if i never initiate the conversation theyre just gonna leave me. im also really nervous about telling them that i need some kind of reassurance, i dont want them to think im too difficult to be around and that they have to constantly sing me serenades about how theyre unconditionally in love with me haha. sorry if this is too dumb of a post, but i would appreciate any advice on how to deal with these feelings! thank you in advance :)