If you rejected somebody you liked, why?

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To the people who rejected people who they were actually attracted to or had significant feelings for. Why? Did you lose them afterwards? Did it hurt to reject them? Are they still in your life?

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  1. eggoinapan Avatar

    i knew it wouldn’t work for more than a few days. we didn’t live close to each other and he almost never talked to me if we weren’t physically together, which wasn’t often. he also had a habit of getting a new girlfriend every couple months. so even though i really liked him and loved being with him, i knew taking things to relationship level would be a terrible experience

  2. Corn_Snakes_Are_Cute Avatar

    because he clearly didn’t want anything substantial , just a hookup. and when I declined, despite “yeah I need to see you again, I really like you etc” other than words, there were no actions. he showed me what would happen if I slept with him so I’m glad I did not. we stayed in touch but I could tell he’s losing interest, he wasn’t as eager to communicate etc. we lived in different cities (3h), he didn’t want to travel to me, I was open to travel to him but due to circumstances couldn’t. and when I could and the time came, I wanted to speak to him about it but he was living it up through social media with girls and parties, so as much as it hurt I unfollowed him and went to his city by myself. it was a beautiful trip, but at the back of my mind I imagined us walking down those streets. he never reached out and I’m sure didn’t even notice. so yeah, it hurt like hell to decline intimacy and traveling to him asap on his terms, but looking back I saved myself money and unnecessary heartache, as 1 night was all he could offer

  3. SlammingMomma Avatar

    Once, I was told by a woman that he didn’t like me so I carried on with my life.

    Another time, I didn’t like someone because they had dated a friend of mine and treated them terribly.

    One man, hit on me but I wasn’t into his physical appearance much. Great personality, but didn’t feel anything for him. I would be friends with him though. Apparently, men don’t like to be friends though.

    A lot of men asked me out while I was in a relationship, so that eliminated them during that period.

    Sometimes I feel like if it’s meant to be, it will be. Other times, I feel like the world is preventing me from being with the person I want to be with. Sometimes I want to be alone.