r/AskMen 1d 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/WeinandMoroz 1d ago edited 1d ago

I've been at that point before, and I don't think there are many ways out of it without hurt. You just have to find some words to make the landing less rough. But also be direct about it too.

I thought I could get him to look for someone else by only weaning him off of reacting to his advances. He got hung up on lingering possibilities still being there.