Yeah, but you know how many times I've heard, through the years, people say to each other, "I had the biggest crush on you!"
"Well, I had the biggest crush on YOU!"
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I always figured you'd say no."
Believe me, I've seen lots of potential romances that never happened... often it's when the people involved are now married with families... such as, at class reunions...
Sometimes if you wait for the other person, it will never happen!