How to reject someone without hurting their feelings?

I know what you mean. This situation sucks so much. From experience, the best way to reject him is to tell him that you just don't like him like that, and you really like your friendship the way it is. If you don't think there's a way you'll ever date, don't give him any hope about "maybe in the future" or something like that, it's just mean, and a bad idea.

The best of luck

Truthfully, you can possibly use the fact that you only communicate by phone/internet as an advantage. You can tell him that because of the fact that you go to a diffrent school things would be kind of hard tryna keep a relationship going. That and you can say that you have feelings for him, but those feeling arent on that level. As long as you let him kno nicely and that you just wanna stay friends with him, then it should be okay. There is a chance that he may not be able to handle just being friends with you, cuz his feelings may be too strong, but if thats the case there isnt much you can do about that. Either way hes gonna be at least a lil disappointed. As long as you dont simply say no and leave him hanging, it shuld go pretty well. Since hes your friend, he deserves a explaination for your decline in his offer.

You should just tell him straight up because the longer you string him along the harder it will be for both, if he's a true friend he'll understand and stay friends but if not he'll not want anything to do with you and if thats the case it's better to do it now then to keep an empty friendship for years.

In my opinion...

First of all, I don't think its possible to reject someone who truly cares about you and for them not to be hurt.

Second of all, I would just tell him the truth. You don't see him in that way and you don't think you can. Like, "I like you and you are a really great friend but I don't see you that way."

Third of all, I personally don't have much personal experience in this area either so I hope this helped. Thought I do have a lovely boyfriend whom i love. But, no one has just asked me out like that. Anyways, good luck. :)

Is it attainable you could improve to love him once you understand him? If quite no then take him aside after college or in the time of ruin someplace quiet and say that he sounds like considered one of those large guy yet you will somewhat advance a friendship than a courting with him. in case you do incredibly like somebody else point out that your emotions are already someplace else and supply him a delightful hug. Goodluck :]

Tell Him Thats Its Best To Stay Friends!

i have the exact problem i would just say im sorry i dont want a boyfriend right now. Or like say i think we are better off as friends im really sorry though

i would just tell him that i dont want to ruin our friendship. and plus if u go to different schools it probably wouldnt work out. good luck :)

first of all you can't avoid hurting a person.. that's part of it..

just say frankly no... you don't wanna give him "false hope".. you don't want him to expect.. because that will hurt more...

so just say it frankly.. its for him as well.. rather than hoping and getting turned down in the end..

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