I met an amazing girl but I scared her off, what to do?
I met this girl at a party about 2 weeks ago, she was dressed as chopper reed, not very flattering, but I liked her straight away. We got along really well, and I took her out to dinner a few days later. We had a great night and made a date for the following week. Everything was going great, but I couldn't stop thinking about her. I went to see her at work(she works at a cafe/clothes store), and she seemed OK with that, she even made me a coffee. Then after she went to a party I asked her if she met anyone... She asked me if I would be upset if she did, so I told her I would and that I liked her a lot...
Now she doesn't want to see me anymore. She told me that she was recently with someone for a few months and really hurt him and doesn't want it to happen again.
Now normally I would just walk away, but I've never met anyone like her (im 26). That's why I couldn't leave her alone. I couldn't get her out of my head. Since I met her I've been having trouble sleeping and I think about her ALL the time (I feel like a teenager)... she makes me feel so good when we're together, and she makes me want to improve myself. I've been a bit depressed for a while now, I haven't been exercising or studying properly I haven't been doing the things I enjoy. But she makes me want to live!
I am planning to go and talk to her, this weekend she is selling her art at a local market. How should I approach it. I think if I try and tell her how I feel I might just scare her further away and make it impossible for anything to ever happen. Should I try and downplay my feelings for her, and tell her that we can just take it slow and see what happens?