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There's a guy who confessed his feelings to me, and I don't know what I'm supposed to feel because I'm scared of rejecting him since he's my friend. So, l didn't accept his confession, nor did reject him begause I felt guilty about the efforts he put in for me. Now, I'm regretting it because I should've told him how I felt from the beginning.
I don't know how to say this to him.
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This exact thing happened to me. I kept telling him i saw him as a friend from the start without directly rejecting him. Two years after he confesses to me during a party in front of everyone. I rejected him again and he went outside and started breaking shit, they had to end the party and send everyone home after that. I work with him, he started ignoring me completely and being super rude to me, half of my coworkers don't talk to me anymore because of him. I learned my lesson, straight men and straight women can't be friends without A LOT of boundaries. It's sad but it's important to avoid issues in the future :( You should tell him how you feel but just remember that honesty without kindness is cruelty. He might still take it the wrong way, but at least you'll know that you didn't do anything wrong.
We’re not very close, so I don’t really know what kind of personality he has. I felt bad about rejecting him, so I tried to reciprocate his feelings and even entertained him, but I just can’t love him.
Then you should turn him down. Saying it in person is more heartfelt and means more but if you can't handle that then I would suggest phone call or text. If he can't handle rejection then that's his problem not yours. However, I don't know your situation and if you see him on the daily then you have to take into consideration that if you turn him down hard you'll have to see him often. I'll tell you from experience it's uncomfortable to have to be around someone that you've turned down pretty hard. You'll feel bad, but again, his feelings are not yours. You can't force something that just plainly isn't there.
If you don't feel like a romantic relationship between the two of you will work out, then my answer would be to reject him. If he's a decent person he will respect your feelings and back off. It would be best to let him know upfront what you think of him. If you've considered a relationship where the two of you go further than friends and are interested in that, then let him know. Otherwise, leaving him to hang will just hurt you and hurt him in the long run. Remember, HE is the one who chose to let you know his feelings, not the other way around. However, I would recommend multiple IRL people's opinions on the subject matter and not just an online query.
I would not take his confession right away!! It seems that you guys are friends so if you already know how he acts and behaves see if that fits in what you want in a relationship If it does ask to take it slow c: