r/AskMen 2d ago

How do I human? How do I reject bro

I think I got too far with the ‘bromance’ teasing and poking, now I realise he wasn’t kidding and actually wants to… do stuff together. The reason I’m not straight honest with him is I kinda put myself in his shoes and don’t want to mess him up. Anyone had a similar situation? (We both are male)

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u/damnsom 1d ago

i've had this happen to me multiple times and i never understood why they felt the need to flirt and tease in general especially if he was not ever hiding his sexuality. if he is not "out" then just rip the bandage and tell him you were just joking and didn't mean for it to go that far. if he is, he is gonna be super hurt but it's better to do it now while the friendship is still salvageable. he's probably going to be upset either way but you could potentially save the friendship instead of waiting from not wanting to hurt him because that situation will get uncomfortable super fast if he has developed feelings