there is this guy that i met this year. we started talking on instant messenger about a month ago. and he told me he liked me.
well that was fine. except, now he's getting really obsessive? annoying? stalkerish? he is just bothering me. and i feel bad that he likes me, but i just don't really want to talk to him anymore.
well, lately i've been sort of ignoring him, like i don't go on that instant messenger much anymore and try to avoid his eye contact as much as possible (same with talking.)
well he sent me an email about a half hour ago asking if i would like to go to the 8th grade dance with him. i am not sexually interested in this guy at ALL and i REALLY do not want to go with him.
the weird thing is, he KNEW i liked someone else before he even told me he liked me! why would anyone on earth tell their crush that they like them when they KNOW that, not only do they not like them, but they like someone else?!
anyway, do you think i should ignore the e-mail? or should i say "no" ? there are backfires to both. if i ignore the email, he will never know why i didn't respond. and if i say "no" he will be heartbroken.
in addition, he also even said once that i wouldn't go with him because i like someone else... i guess he was asking to make sure?
Tootsie answered Monday May 21 2007, 9:04 pm: I know you don't want to hurt him by saying you don't want to go with him, but you have to. If you go to the dance with him even though you don't want to, you're going to have a bad time and because you're having a bad time, so will he. You'll both be better off going with someone who actually wants to be with you and you want to be with. [ Tootsie's advice column | Ask Tootsie A Question ]
GalPalNessa answered Monday May 21 2007, 9:03 pm: I believe you actually have it all quite figured out.
Like ou said, you coul ignore the email, but i believe that in the end would be just worse... unless you're already going with someone already, or try to find someone to with in the meantime... personaly though, I think you should email or try to talk to the guy whichever way you can. Tell him that you're really sorry but you're just going with a group of friends to the dance. That you're flattered but maybe he should try to ask someone else... And also try to get him to understand that you don't like him in that way. That you have feelings for someone else. And that you're sorry... but to you, you only see him as no more than a friend...
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