Nice observation... yes, he planned to confess twice.... 1st.... the scene where takano run after ritsu and got stranded in a waiting shed or something like that because it is raining and both of them don't have any umbrella.... I can relate to Ritsu because he gathered up all his courage to confess and then bang!!! The rain poured so strong that Takano can't hear him...... 2nd.... when Takano went to Ritsu's room or it was vice versa I don't clearly remember....... When Ritsu kissed Takano's hand and he almost confessed but Takano kissed and dragged Ritsu to a sofa and you know what is next......
I think Ritsu's problem is that he is afraid of what will happen next after a confession and his trauma of being played....
Crazy. The whole manga probably could've ended there. But OH.MY.FREAKING. GOSH. I've been waiting so long for him to confess. When it actually happens I might die....or throw a party. It'd be celebration for Takano, because boy has he suffered while waiting on his cutie. I hate to see him beg.
I just noticed this when I was re-reading it again.. ristu was actually planning to confess here but takano cuts him off... So its like the 2nd time he got interrupted. Ritsu admitted already his feelings for him but by some weird circumstances brought by the power of mangaka, it was always interrupted..
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sekaiichi_hatsukoi/mh/v08/c008/47/