<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

Had this really great almost hook-up with a guy who spent the whole time telling me how much he liked me and had been to shy to previously ask me out. He talked about having a long term, long-distance relationship (as we were both leaving town in the near future).

After that we, both being socially awkward creatures, sort of acted like it hadn't happened and things got really awkward - like we were too nervous to be as comfortable around each other as we had been before our almost hook up. I was afraid he didnt mean what he said even though he seemed genuine, and was later told he was *extremely* shy - meaning he may have been afraid of me after as well.

Now we are no longer in the same place, but I find that I miss him and regret not pushing myself harder to try and talk to him about it. I really like this guy but I got all in my own head about it as I always do.

The only way I have of getting a hold of him is getting my friend to talk to his friend (to either talk to him for me, or, preferably, give me his number). Then I would try and see if he would be up for it if I came to visit him in the city he is in now. I am 26 years old, and this whole having to go through friends to talk feels juvenile and taking what would end up being a 11 hour bus trip to see him could come off as desperate. My friends are telling me to go for it, but they are my friends and I am afraid they aren't being honest and telling me this is a lost cause.

I really like this guy, and am willing to go the extra mile to see if we could be something but I need to know...is this crazy? I don't want to be that crazy chick.
<bot>: Does using middle school tactics and visiting a guy who I am not sure about (even if I like this guy a lot) reek of desperation? Should I just not?