For those of you who feel that it's better to hold back and save yourself from potential pain rather than take the bold step of plunging off the cliff that is every relationship, call to mind the immortal words of Billy Joel:

But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
- And So It Goes

I'd rather go through the pain and heartache, than have him leave, believing I didn't care.