• pyre@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    just take the L and move on, don’t embarrass yourself. people can see through that bullshit.

  • LostXOR@fedia.io
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    “hey I like you” “i’m really sorry but i don’t see you that way, I just want to be friends” “Im glad you said it first. I didn’t want to hurt your feelings”

    ???

  • Lucky_777@lemmy.world
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    Cut losses. If you find yourself hung up on her, go no contact until you’ve gotten over it. Too many other partners out there to be hung up on one that is having different feelings.

    Stay frosty out there, kings and queens.

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    I did this after my first girlfriend broke up with me… in middle school. This is insecure adolescent boy behavior, anyone doing this kind of thing as an adult is maladjusted.

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    A girl I had started dating friend zoned me. I played it off cool saying “wanna just be casual?” (I didn’t wanna just be casual). Almost 4 years later and we’re still together :)

    I think the moral of the story is you just have to trust the universe sometimes

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    Honestly, I’ve used “hey, can we keep it to friends” a lot over the years. Partners I’ve more earnestly turned down have sat there and quizzed me nonstop as to why, some have turned violent, and then there are the quiet ones that just slander you continually. Emotional blackmail is the bare minimum I’ve expected over the years.

    The amount of absolutely insane women out there is beyond frightening.