How Do You Tell Someone You Don Want To Be Their Friend Without Hurting Their Feelings?
• Be nice. Not extra-sickly sweet nice. Just nice like nice. Be nice every day you see this person, and don’t be mean, nasty or say insults under your breath. • Ask for a private meeting. See if you can get this person to meet you at a place where you can have some privacy. Don’t make it seem like a federal case, but let him or her know that you really would like to talk privately when possible. • Don’t be overly flattering or generous. Just invite this person to sit down and thank him or her for coming. If you try to sweeten things with compliments, flattery, presents, snacks, etc., you will seem a little sleazy. • Discuss the situation. When someone wants to be your friend, but you are not really that interested, it isn’t usually necessary to go this far – just don’t show much interest in getting together or chatting; this will usually result in that person seeking friendships elsewhere. But when someone persistently hangs around, tries to interest you, etc., there are times when thi
