my friend for 5 years is starting to like me (yes, i have my sources) and i don't know what to do because he asked me to prom and i want to go with some one else. if i go to prom with him, i will be sacrificing my chance to go with someone i actually like, but if i don't, im a total prick...what do i tell him?
mystical_breeze answered Saturday March 31 2007, 8:52 pm: You're not doing anything wrong if you just tell him that you'd rather go with someone else, but appreciate him wanting to go with you. Everyone has to deal with rejection, so you just have to be nice about it. You should go with someone you really like, and not someone who you just felt bad for.
kendrabdatgirl answered Saturday March 31 2007, 7:50 pm: Well..I can tell you that if you do decide to go with another guy your friend will probably be hurt. and thats something you'll have to deal with..but he's you friend so you should tell him how you feel..you can say something like "you dont want to go to prom with him because you dont want to take your friendship to another level yet"..."and that you had planned on going with someone else and you didnt want to tell him because you wouldnt know how he'd take it." and of course say you're sorry so you wont feel guilty. Hope i helped:) [ kendrabdatgirl's advice column | Ask kendrabdatgirl A Question ]
Durene answered Saturday March 31 2007, 7:48 pm: well do you know the person you want to go to prom with very well? get to know this person if you dont, before you make your final decision. dont worry.. if you've been friends with the guy for 5 years, just like tell him that you wanted to go with someone else, or just dont see him that way. it would be tough but its better than lying to yourself and going to prom with him when you preffered someone else. i dunno.. cause if you get to know the guy (again, unless you already know him well. not just like "seeing him in the hallways" like hangout with him outside of school and such.) and dont like the real him, i suggest going with the friend, lol. but as i see it, you have 4 options which you'll have to decide.
1. play it safe and go with the friend. the guy you like wont be heartbroken unless he liked you.. but you didnt say he was your friend, so its not like you lost anything, right? then your friend will be happy and hopefully you seeing him happy will make you happy too and you'll have a good time.
2. take a risk and go with the guy you like. its a risk because he may not like you the way you like him, and if he rejects you, you'll be heartbroken. and then when you turn to your heartbroken friend who you rejected, it will take some time till he forgives you and decides to go with you, if he decides to forgive you. because he may not just wanna be "just friends".
3. go to the prom with your girlfriends, and maybe you'll see your friend at the prom who likes you and then you can dance a little and stuff. so that like you'll be hanging out, he'll be happy and you wont feel weird about going to prom with him since techically your not. your there as a group. also, if the guy you like is at the prom too, maybe you can go there and talk to him and stuff, and dance a little too. dont get too flirty and stuff if your friend is there too, or it may hurt his feelings. if you do this right, everyone will be happy. you'll get to dance with your friends and they'll be happy, your friend will be happy, and you will be happy. (IDEAL OPTION!)
4. go to prom by yourself though i doubt anyone would pick this option, lol.
happybabe2 answered Saturday March 31 2007, 7:40 pm: has the person that you want to go to prom with asked you? if not i would go with your friend... you dont know for a fact if the person you really like would even want to go with you..but if you positive that the person you like would go with you then say no to your friend and go with him... otherwise i would go with your friend [ happybabe2's advice column | Ask happybabe2 A Question ]
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