Again, your pronouns seem to be confused. I suppose you mean: He was too nervous to say "I love you" to her, but then he got confidence and carried it off nicely.
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Mister MicawberAgain, your pronouns seem to be confused. I suppose you mean:I used, "by then", because I want to say that he was nervous till he got confidence.
He was too nervous to say "I love you" to her, but then he got confidence and carried it off nicely.