| NiKKoM said: Why doesn't he just say he doesn't like her in that way? geez... |
It would seem like the very simple and logical answer.
Though maybe he does and wants to hold her in reserve as a backup.
There's always just the "I'm not looking for a relationship right now" answer.
Really though... any convoluted schemes past that are just going to make things worse then better... afterall it's just maintaining another lie on top of the already big one he's hiding.
Single lies are hard enough to keep, but when you let them build up... you're just asking for trouble.
Heck, the fact that you guys have concocted the belief that you need to come up with some elaborate lie to handle this problem is already a sign of the foundations breaking.
When the simple truth of "I'm not interested in you romatically" is simple enough and not going to raise the "OMG you're gay! accusations."
It's not like you even need a reason past "I've just never thought of you that way and don't think I can." or even "I used to think of you like that, but I just don't anymore, I don't think it will come back."
I've used it to turn down women before. I mean it's not like if your single you have to date the first women that says "Hey, I choose you!"
