I'm in the process of meeting a guy through family. It is kind of weird considering if anything goes wrong, we both know each others families really well, and nothings going to change, and hopefully would not start a family feud type thing.
As for me, I can be very shy and I hate it. Once I open up to someone I am very very forward, I tell it how it is, and I've lost friends because of it. I dont do it to be rude, I do it because I would hope someone would do the same for me.
Props to you for being forward like that though, I only wish I had the guts to do that!

Wow...I've never been set up with a guy by my parents. They stay out of my love life, haha.

I'm generally pretty shy around guys, but sometimes when I end up liking them I tend to be a little impatient and I just tell them. It doesn't always work out, but it saves a lot of time dilly-dallying and wondering if he likes me back. My mom says I shouldn't be too forward, and sometimes I think she's right. I'm trying to back off just a little bit. For once I want to be told by a guy that I'm liked before I even have to say anything.

If I like someone and end up not saying it, I never regret it. Normally the feeling just passes when I don't say anything. I try not to regret actually saying things as well...once I made a confession to someone who was having a rocky relationship with his girlfriend...that was a bad idea. But oh well, no big deal.

say it.

like it is.

i met my boyfriend through mutual friends... and the guy seems weird. his lost if he isn't returning any of your messages

I've never met an SO through my parents.

I used to be very, very shy and it never worked in my favor. Eventually I got so sick of missing out on opportunities because I was too shy to jump on them, so I bit the bullet and got used to being more forward. Being forward with someone is hit or miss, and you will have to face some rejection as does everyone, but I have had much more success with being forward than I ever did with being shy.

No, I never regretted not saying how I felt. Most often the feeling passes after a while. There are times, though, where I regretted expressing how I felt when the other person did not take it well.

I met my boyfriend on the school bus. He blew my hair one too many times and I smacked him for it after telling him to stop beforehand. We started talking eventually after that. I don't remember what got us started as friends, but he liked me like that initially but I wasn't about to hop in a relationship with somebody I barely knew much less didn't feel anything for. I'm a shy person by nature. Even if I had thought I felt anything for him like that, I doubt I would have gotten the guts and done anything about it.

He wouldn't have either had it not been for a common friend of ours playing matchmaker and doing the asking out for him. With him, I guess I don't have anything to regret not saying because we're still together almost two years later and I didn't lead him on into believing something that really wasn't.

I don't mind forward, I guess I get kind of shy when it comes to asking girls out so a forward girl who asks me for my number etc would be welcome. I guess it would be nice for girls to take the initiative more often. I mean it gets annoying sometimes when I have to ask them out the whole time. It doesnt allow me to read how they are and if they really do want to see me of if they are going because I called them out.

But hell if I want my parents to introduce me to anyone. They dont have many friends with people my age. . ahha

Well, I'm not sure if this is directed at guys, but I'm reasonably forward. Ie: I get rejected a lot. As far as setup by my parents, not yet, but largely because I know everyone my parents know (more or less). I'm sure eventually they'll find someone I don't know and throw her at me. I wouldn't mind, so long as we're not childhood friends. It's just one more way to meet someone...

-My parents don't want me to date, period.
-I'm shy.
-Yes.

It is better to be assertive and not over think the situation. If he does not get back to you, it means that he's busy or not into you. Give yourself props for asking though.

I am the shy type when I am interested in the opposite sex. Too much anxiety

-Have you met a significant other through your parents? me and my parents really can't agree on who i should date, for several reasons. impossible

-Are you forward or shy? How does it work out for you? I'm way forward. Im usually the one to ask a guy to meet up first. I'll lay a kiss on the cheek so he knows im interested and knows he's been invited to one up me. A lot of girls say they look up to me for being confident about it. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Actually, I've never been rejected, it's just that things always went wrong later.

-Do you ever regret not saying how you feel when you wanted to or think you should have? No way! Even if it turned out bad in the end, I'd rather not be left wondering or thinking I should have, could have done this or that. But, some people can't handle rejection. 

bravo chicka!  I'm the same way, i hate all that "two can play this game" bullcocky! im not down with all the call at this time after this many days, play coy, blah blah blah mess.  I feel it, i do it....i am me all the time.  If he thinks its too forward then he aint me for me and i keep it movin.