No I don't think it is ever good for me to bury my head in the sand and run from any uncomfortable situation. Which is what I have done and still do.
The last time I did get scared and hide, my old lifting partner quit working out with me and then married the one I was acting shy around.
The being weak part bothers me. As does with most people.
In real life, yes. I've only did something on a few (2 or 3) of them. Don't like to chase - I figure if he is interested then he will have the balls to do something (if he doesn't then he was meant for me anyway).
I am rather shy. My partner had to make the first move and come over to talk to me. Which is how things usually go anyway, but it wasn't until I got to know him better I realized how much courage that took for him to that because he is 1000x more of an introvert than I am.