Want to ask guy friend if we wants to have sex

So I have this huge crush on my guy friend. I've told him about it and he was super nice and normal afterwards because I was nervous that it would make things weird. Anyway, he lacks self confidence and said that he never clued in because he never believed someone would like him. Since I told him, I'm starting to wonder if he's starting to develop feelings because he knows how I feel. Just little things like I'll catch him looking at me and when we walk somewhere we get really close and our arms touch etc. Maybe I'm just dreaming it all and he doesn't think of me like that at all... but anyway I've been thinking more and more about just coming out and asking him If he wants to me more friends . .. with benefits. I don't have a lot of sexual experience, And I'm super comfortable with him and I know he'd be really caring and sweet. I've never met anyone I've actually pictured myself with in the long term before, And it's depressing thinking that I'm just drumming this all up in my head. I haven't made up my mind yet, and before I do I'll think it through carefully. But if I did decide to ask ... how would I do it?

Well, I don't know how to go about having a FWB sort of relationship because I've never had a male friend living close enough to me to act one out, as it were. Also, I honestly want to reserve my sexual encounters to guys whom I'm dating, rather than a guyfriend.

I understand that these sorts of things are fulfilling in their own way, they just aren't my thing. So, I don't have any advice on how to go about starting one, to be perfectly honest.

Why don't you ask him out on a date? I mean, if that's your style. I know a lot of folks are very tentative about asking a crush out, but since he already knows you have a crush on him, he might be assessing how he feels about you and the next logical step would be to go on a date.

You never know until you actually ask him out, and letting him slip by never knowing would most likely eat you up inside with a plethora of "what ifs". So go for it!

Yeah. You're better off dating a guy first. Seems a bit rushed. I wouldn't think jumping into bed with someone like him would be what is on his mind, if he doesn't reciprocate the same feelings. That's why dating him would reveal that.

Generally, guys are easy. They don't want a lot of romancing and coy talk. Just tell him straight up what you want.