Awkward!!
That's right! Have you ever told anyone that you like someone and then feeling awkward? Have you ever wonder why??? It's simple! Emotion and logic don't mix!
As a guy with analytically personality, I always asking the question "Why?" Sometimes it's is a bad habit, because you don't need to know anything in life. You don't need to know how it work, just work it! But just for the sake of my personality, today I'm going to talk about why you should not verbally tell someone you like them (romantically) because it will not going to turn out the way you wanted.
Love/like/impression... emotion are non-logical. It is being wired into left-side of your brain. Verbal/info/literature... logical are being controlled by your right-side of your brain.
A situation I experienced recently is, I miss her, I want to talk to her. But when I call her, I have nothing to say and the phone go silent of awkwardness. Emotionally, I miss her, but when I start talking, logic kick in and ruining the emotion. It's weird how our brain are wired. But nothing we can do, just accept it like it is.