Male Advice Preferred: I can't help myself...!!

[Carth.M]

This is probably one of the more embarrassing things that I've done in my entire life... but I need advice, especially that of bisexual guys out there, like me.
I am, (as you probably can see) 16 years old, bisexual, but, ever since this guy showed up at our school, I'm leaning more to the gay side.
My parents don't know; they would resent me if they did, but "I CANT HELP MYSELF"
This guy is just so... attractive, and, I have absolutely no way of asking him if he's gay too, or risk saying to him that I'm bisexual. Where I go to school, people are highly prejudice. I would become an outcast if I stated my sexuality to even one person. I've never had any issues with bullies, but I will if I talk about it.
This guy is just amazing. He's got the most gorgeous face, and he's... I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS! This one person has got me so hooked onto him, and he doesn't even have a clue about it... Not that I know if in any case. Sure we've talked, the other day he came out and openly apologized for being rude to me previously (he had failed swimming trials that day) and said he hoped we could be good friends.
I don't understand why it's sunken in so deeply into me, why I can't stop thinking about him and why I'm always trying to find an excuse to talk to him.
Unbelievably, at the age of 16, I've fallen in love. And, strangely enough, I don't regret it. It's... a wonderful feeling, but... most annoying at times. I've had girlfriends before, and the straight path is as good as any in my opinion, but this is the first time I've allowed myself to let my thoughts and emotions get carried away like this
HELP ME SOMEONE. WHAT SHOULD I DO. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP I TAKE IN ORDER TO GET MYSELF CLOSER TO AT LEAST A FRIENDSHIP WITH THIS GUY?? OR, IF POSSIBLE, FOR MY OWN GOOD, GET RID OF THIS AFFECTION THAT PLAGUES ME EVEN IN MY SLEEP!! (Yes, I've had a sex dream about him)

[Jaguar]

Yes, you're embarrassed and upset with yourself that you're crushing on a guy. Understandable.
It doesn't mean, however, that you're gay. I ran some polls on a couple of websites and of the males who indentified themsleves as straight, more than a third reported having had some kind of sexual contact with another male at some time. The results were consistent across the polls, and remarkable considering the social pressure against male/male contact.
The point is you're not unusual and the fact that you're crushing on a guy doesn't necessarily brand you as homosexual. You probably have the choice now of what you want to do. You can try to follow up on your crush, which may expose you to ridicule or danger, or you can put it aside and persue a relationship with a girl. You previously identified yourself as bi, so that seems to me to be an option.
Just don't beat yourself up about it.

[DamagedKnight]

I know it may be hard for you but sometimes, when you are Bi you just end up liking someone not matter what their gender no matter how hard you try. Sometimes you might be able to ignore it but sometimes, such as your current case, doing so might be impossible.

I have gone through the same thing that you are going through and I openly came out to the guy, totally unprepared. I had no idea if he was gay or straight and no idea on how he felt on that topic. Of course he flipped out and I lost any chance of being with him even if it was just as a friend.

I think the best thing to do is to try to become close to him. Figure out what he thinks of gays by finding a casual way to bring it up. Become his friend, and try to figure out just how he would react if you came out to him and or tried to make a move on him. If you find out he is straight, then hey you made a new friend and you can go back to liking other people! If you find out he is gay then you should try to make a move and if something happens that's when you should worry about the whole coming out of the closet thing.

[DeadlySin]

One thing I would say is, don't worry what other people think. Do what makes you happy.
And if this guy makes you happy, try to get close.
If you are good friends and you come out as bi to him, he could either except that and you could have a chance with him or just back off.
Either way you could still be friends.
If you want to forget about him, then you will have to tell yourself that you can't be with him blah blah blah
Pretty much talking yourself out of him.
Otherwise just enjoy your crush, you could always move onto another boy or girl and keep him as a friend.
Either way, just do what feels right.
Good luck! =)