u/Guataguano

I’ve mained a resto shaman for years now but I have never played a melee class. How do you navigate being behind the boss without dying? It seems like you’re just jumping right in to the fire. I have a few healer alts that have a melee dps option. Druid feral, paladin ret I think. Why do you guys play melee? What’s the appeal? Do you die more often than ranged?