<human>: I'm a 23/f who has a less than stellar dating history. I just move across the country to my home city because I woke up one morning to my exboyfriend trying to choke me to death. Thankfully, I made it out of that awful situation and came home to reset myself. I didn't think I'd have any desire to pursue another relationship for quite some time, but 6 months after my last awful relationship, I think I'm ready. 

When I first came home, I wasn't interested is anyone I knew from high school. I didn't keep in touch with anyone anyway. I created an okcupid profile, but left out my photo because (1) I didn't want anyone from high school finding me and (2) I had tried online dating before and was trying to keep the "Hay sexii call me xxx-xxx-xxxx" messages to a minimum. I did meet one guy who I was extremely interested in. He is an actor and was traveling with a Broadway production, but has since come back in town. Our first day talking online, I had decided to delete my profile because I was really getting nowhere with it. I gave him my facebook and we have talked a few times since then.

I am obviously extremely paranoid about finding a new potential partner, so I have cyber stalked the shit out of him. Facebook, google, you name it. Even background checks. He comes out clean. Not only that, he's an extremely stand up dude from what he's told me. 

I'm so nervous that I don't even know how to approach him to maybe grab drinks or a coffee. I'm usually an extremely confident person who doesn't have issues with much, especially men. Any tips on how to calm my nerves and see if this guy wants to meet up with me?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Exboyfriend tried to kill me, made it out mostly unscathed, unsure how to feel comfortable approaching a seemingly awesome dude.