How to ask out a-possibly-gay guy?

[Mabutati]

So I've never really had a relationship in my life and now that I'm a sophomore I'd really like to have one. There is this one guy who is in a lot of my classes and for some reason I feel this vibe from him. In one class especially I always catch him staring at me (multiple times a class) and i'll even set myself to get caught by him. A few long stares have resulted. We both also have gym together and change near each other and usually get there and leave around the same time and I can feel that awkwardness of knowing each other is watching but not really (if that makes sense). Anyways, he's in a different group than I am and he comes across as pretty straight, but has some gayer mannerisms. Any advice? I'm getting so many mixed signals and I don't want to make a jack ass out of myself.

PS: I'm closeted but pretty 'obvious' about my orientation. We also live close to each other, used to be friends when we were younger, and messed around with seeing each other's bodies when we were little and then didn't talk for years.

[Living For Love]

Well, I would advise you to go talk to him, but I know it can be really awkward and unconfortable to just suddenly start a conversation with him. He might just be looking at you in classes because he remembers the things you guys did in the past, so he's just curious about what how you're doing now, and how you've changed since then. You should really really find out if he's gay. What gay mannerisms does he have? He can have then, but still be straight, so you need to be cautious in your conclusions. If you find out he's straight, I guess there's nothing you can do, but if he's gay, you guys could have something serious.

[ksdnfkfr]

Unless you have a social disability like I do, get to know him better. I'll bet if there wasn't sexual tension involved you would be talking to him by now.