Onceyouhavetheirattention, youcanthenmoveontostepnumbertwo, whichistosaysomethingalongthelinesof, "Hey, I likeyou, let's goon a dateatblankplaceatblanktime."
But, ifyou'velikedthispersonfor a verylongtime, andyouguysalreadyhavesomesortofrelationship, thenit's veryimportanttosaythe "I likeyoupart" soyoulayoutyourintentionsasclearasday.