Dear Brooke, I'm a senior in college, and I have yet to date anyone at university. Since a bad [read: traumatizing] experience with a now-ex boyfriend in high school, I have yet to take steps towards pursuing anyone.

I've always been a fairly soft-spoken person, but in high school, I used to be really outgoing when it came to pursuing a love interest. Recently, I just came out as bisexual, and I'm constantly overwhelmed by the number of single, sexy and smart men and women at my university. (YAY!) I just can't find it within myself to take the first step: asking a guy or girl out for coffee/dinner/a date/sex seems is incredibly daunting for me.

Does this make me weird? How would you suggest I build up my self-confidence when it comes to dating? Thank you! I love the site :)