young love?

ok, so yesterday i got asked out by this guy in my class. he may not be very good looking but he's really sweet and really caring and smart. i didn't know what to say. when i found out he liked me i was sort of like hmm :/ and everyone started saying stuff to me like 'oh just say no, don't worry to much about it you have to do what you want' but when he asked me i didn't want to say no. people have been saying that i don't have to say yes and give in to peer pressure but i think that giving in to it would be to say no. they didn't ask me whether i wanted to say no, they have just assumed i'm going to say no. i think i kind of like him but i don't want to hurt him or upset my friends. 
emilia-stuck in the middle.