Well, there's this girl I see at church, and we've been stealing glances at each other for months, even if we've never met. Well, last Sunday, I finally man up enough, and break the ice.

Picture the scene, for a moment. I tap her on the shoulder, she turns towards me, and her eyes go wide. "Hi!" she smilingly squeaks, voice tinged with helium. So far, so good, ain't it?

And then, I speak.

Notice that one reason why I haven't said anything to her over the course of moths is that I couldn't think of anything to say as an ice-breaker, but this Sunday, upon noticing her donning of pigtails, think that she's given me the in I've so long sought.

And thus, into this smiling, wide-eyed girl's face, I say, essentially: "Pigtails at your age? Do you even know how to dress yourself?" And thus mortified, the poor smarting from this senseless, pie-in-the-face insult, turns her face away as quickly as it turned to, and I make my exit, preserving my social value (if you can even call it that) as a smirking cad, willing to anything, and and totally unconcerned with the feelings of others.

Especially my target, even with her mother right next to her.

So what's my next move, come Sunday? An apology seems in order, plus it's a logical plausible ice-breaker, given what's come before.

Any better ideas? Or, should I just lie low, and is there any specific way in apology that would be good? How to build attraction, or at least salvage it?

Good points, I must admit. In context, it is kind of hard to say "I'm sorry," in any event, and that one interaction was our sole interaction. I just don't know where to go from here, though commenting on the sermon seems a fair idea. Transitioning out of "I'm sorry" is where I'm a bit stumped, and by admitting error I'm at something of a disadvantage.