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I like him only as a friend. How do I let him down easy?

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Question - (22 July 2009) 3 Answers - (Newest, 23 July 2009)
A female Canada age 30-35, anonymous writes:

Okay, I have a friend who likes me. I don't like him at all in that way. We're just friends. He has a girlfriend anyways.

The other night, I was hanging out with him and two other people. He kept trying to sit closer to me. When he was as close as he was gonna get, he kept putting his head on my shoulder. He was also playing with my fingers and rubbing my back. Also, when we were walking, he had his arm around me.

my other friend told me she could tell I was uncomfortable. But that my friend that likes me didn't notice.

I was high and zoning in and out while this was happening. But I clearly remember being uncomfortable. I know I didn't pull away from him, and I regret not doing that. I'm sure that if I wasn't high, I would have pulled away or told him that it was wrong.

Now, I wonder if he thinks I might like him back. I don't. At all. He's just a friend.

he texts me and calls me beautiful and gorgeous.

I really don't want to hurt him or ruin our friendship but I do not like him in that way and I need to let him know.

I guess my ultimate question is how?

I need to let him down easy and let him know that I don't want anything more than a friendship.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (23 July 2009):

Confront him or them and move on. Stop putting yourself in these situations where all your friends seem to want to have a relationship(?) with you.

Relationships are for serious individuals and it sounds to me like all they really want to do is to get close enought to have their cake and eat it too.

Move on to prevent extra drama.

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A male reader, RAINORFIRE United States +, writes (23 July 2009):

RAINORFIRE agony auntWhy would you want to be friends with a guy who is wlling to cheat on his gf i feel he s interested in you sexually your a girl hes a guy for guys sex usually is not attached to a bunch of emotions and things its a simple thing thats probably all hes interested in just tell him who cares about his feelings he shouldnt be being a slime ball.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (22 July 2009):

confront him about the other nite an say it was just a little too fast an yall should just try bein friends for a while an you have a gf y are u hittin on me he mite not like you like that just bc that happened that mite work idk its the best ive got

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