Life is short, and by comparison college is even shorter. Your crush just closed this chapter of his life, and it is in your hands whether or not you are left behind with the rest of his college experience, or if you transcend to be part of his future. If you say nothing, he will forget you as you keep wondering what could have been. If you tell him, the potential outcomes are various and success is not guaranteed, but closure is. You must decide whether or not you want to take the risk and find out so you’re not left wondering, or stay safe and just try to move on, but I encourage you to remember this: heartbreak builds character.

Before worrying about asking them out, first consider whether or not you're cut out for long distance. It truly is not for everyone, and lets be honest with ourselves, e-dating is tacky! If you think your connection can endure the strain of long distance, and you yourself are not a clingy person, then go ahead and move forward. To answer your question, it’s fine to ask someone out over text, but it may come across as taking the easy way out. If you want to create a moment that is more genuine and memorable, you might wanna arrange a special meet up with your crush and pop the question in person.

My suggestion is this: stockpile a BUNCH of laundry. Stock up your own, get your friends in on it and start stocking up on their laundry, just get TONS of dirty laundry. Then, spend a few days doing nothing but laundry. Be in there day and night for a whole week, maybe even two. Then you’re almost guaranteed to run into him at some point and shoot your shot! If he asks about the massive pile of laundry, just tell him you’re part of a charity that does laundry for orphans. This will get you extra points, unless he hates orphans. In which case, there may be other issues at hand.

(P.s. its laundry, with an n. Unless I’m missing something…)