Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Just ask them in a casual and natural way if they like you, and don't be offended if they turn you down; if you don't make a big deal out of it, then they probably won't either, you know? It's not like they're going to yell "Ha! Foolish mortal! You would dare to flirt with me?! You will pay for your insolence! Die!" and then rip your head off.

Just imagine the situation if the roles were reversed; if someone thought that you liked them, wouldn't you prefer that they just talked to you about it rather than be awkward around you all of the time? And if they did talk to you, and you just weren't very attracted to them, so you decided to turn them down, wouldn't you probably be nice about it rather than laugh in their face? Just go with your gut, and like DwnWthVwls said, "don't be creepy".

Originally Posted by WhateverDude

This is what worries me. It would explain a lot if I had some form of high functioning autism because reading others has never been something I've been good at. Especially with facial expressions or eye-contact. I don't usually make eye contact with people when I talk to them, if I do it's more out of guilt because people seem offended... but I find it extremely overwhelming whether I'm attracted to a person or not. I guess the difference is it's very important to me to understand what people are feeling, I just don't feel like I do unless it's really obvious.

@Ori, it's not so much rejection that concerns me as much as it is just frustration with the thought of there being more going on then I'm able to understand.