Here's the whole story. about 10 months ago, I started an internship at a Belgian IT company, which transitioned into a 6 month training paid for by the government. at the end of the six months, there were still some holes in my knowledge (and a few minor issues with my attitude), so the training was extended by another 3. The training is supposed to end in the company hiring me as a fulltime employee for an indeterminate length. I'm 23 years old btw.
About 2 months ago, in early december, we got a new employee on our customer support/helpdesk service. she's a brunette, not going to give too many details, but I think she's cute, to the extent that I think about her almost every day. not in a creepy, sexist or psycho way, but more in a "I'd love to get to know her better" way.
the thing is, I have absolutely no idea on how to best handle this. I'm afraid that I might risk either of our jobs, or the friendship I've built with my coworkers. I don't want to lose my job over a girl. relationships between coworkers are very often frowned upon, and I really don't want either of us to get into trouble because of this.
What's more, I know nothing about her apart from her name and her looks. I don't know how old she is, what she likes, or even if she already has a relationship. Again, I don't want to risk anything.
Finally, I have absolutely NO experience when it comes to relationships or even the other gender. I'm afraid that I'm going to say something that's completely stupid or lame or insulting.
I don't know how to handle this. I'm a huge fan of reading books, but this isn't something you can learn from a book.