Akward silences /how do you deal w/ em?

Question

Alright so ive known this guy was my neighbor for years, but we never really talked, played together when we were younger and i remember him admitting he liked me(about 3 yrs ago)Alright now im a freshman and he is in 11th grade. We saw that we rode the same bus and when i saw hem i said hey and he said hey and smiled. That day i went got the mail and saw him and he waved and he was smiling.The next day he came to my house to give my dad his money for cuttin their grass, but this is actually my first time ever sein him come to my house. I didnt get to the door my mom did and told me who it was so it just leaves everything at a question mark??So today i was at the bus stop with just him i said hey he smiled AGAIN i asked him what grade was in and he said 11th/after that i said oh and kinda had this exspression on my face that let him no i was a freshman, but after that was a huge akward silence till the bus came, it was to the point where he glanced at me and gave a half a smile kindaa like soooooooo/so how do i avoid doing this ever again?How come he didnt say anything/i just wanna be freinds.

Answer 1

I hate akward silence its so........AKWARD

Answer 2

He sounds a little shy to me.  Ask open ended questions and ask him things about himself.  Ask him about his interests, if he likes school, what is his favorite part of school, his favorite movie, any hobbies or interests.   Don't be afraid to level with him and tell him that you would like to be friends.  Invite him over to your house for dinner (with parental permission, of course), listen to music, watch a movie together, play a board game or game of some kind......there are lots of things you could do to break the ice, then I have a feeling there won't be many more awkward moments.