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What's the best way to tell a woman that you just want to be friends?

Posted by ceregon Aug 20 '12, 08:48

There's a woman I know through corgi meetups, she's nice and I have run into her at other dog related activities. She wants to go out with me and I just want to keep it at the friends level.

Like on Saturday she invited me to go to a dog park with her on Friday morning and then go get coffee. I told her I'm usually watching movies on Friday, and she said I like movies.

I don't want to date anybody right now, but I'm afraid if I tell her that she'll hope that when I come back around to wanting to date that I'll date here.

I don't want to hurt her feelings and want to be as kind as possible. Any suggestions?

Responses:

Don't ever actually tell a woman that you don't want a girlfriend now, because if you ever change your mind she'll hold that shit against you forever. -- nm - Max Aug 20, 09:33
How 'bout the truth? - Stephen Aug 20, 09:30 1
- That's way too adult. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 09:32
I wouldn't do the fake girlfriend thing - could backfire - just be honest. Say "no - I just want to be part of this group of friends - not to date" -- nm - JenBro Aug 20, 09:14 1
- "I don't want my dog to be jealous" nm -- nm - groiny Aug 20, 09:15
I have to get the genital scabs heal for a bit., nm -- nm - groiny Aug 20, 09:06
You can say that you're 'cooling your heels' for a spell -- for now... - Old Antarctic Explorer Aug 20, 09:05
whatever you do, dont follow tips from Shane on Big Brother -- nm - Jovian Aug 20, 09:04
"I like cock" nm -- nm - groiny Aug 20, 08:59 4
- You liking cock isn't going to help me in this situation. -- nm - ceregon Aug 20, 09:31
- Sleep with her dad. "I love you... like a daughter." -- nm - Max Aug 20, 09:30
- i think we have a winner. -- nm - Jim Aug 20, 09:05
- then there's that. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 20, 09:00
I so feel your pain. I hate that it's unacceptable to be off the market without a fake significant other. - amanda Aug 20, 08:56 7
- do we think that trashy girl in the second picture is actually Amanda Bynes? -- (link) - Andie Aug 20, 09:09 5
  - (this shouldn't be here, but, whatever) -- nm - Andie Aug 20, 09:15
  - That's not her. They used the wron picture. Here is the trashy Amanda Bynes picture making the rounds -- (link) - decline Aug 20, 09:12 [Image] 3
    - hmm. on second thought . maybe it is. the purse is the same. -- nm - decline Aug 20, 09:13 2
      - so is the broach ring, the bracelets (although one is on the other wrist), and the shorts ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 09:31
      - holy shit if it is -- nm - Epiphany Aug 20, 09:28
- um ok -- nm - ceregon Aug 20, 09:04
be honest? -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 08:53 6
- ikr? -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 20, 08:54 5
  - I think you said it in the IM - SyrDragon Aug 20, 08:54 4
    - she may move on and not wait around. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 20, 08:57 3
      - It doesn't sound like he's interested at all. -- nm - spamlet Aug 20, 09:01
      - and the downside? -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 09:00 1
        
        I was stating this cause he thought if he said " I don't want to date anyone right now." she might wait til he was ready - Epiphany Aug 20, 09:12
tell her you like boys -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:52 4
- but I also like girls -- nm - ceregon Aug 20, 09:04 3
  - "... so you have to be up for lots of threesomes" -- nm - zork Aug 20, 09:09
  - that might do it, right there. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 20, 09:08 1
    - *ding ding ding* -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 09:09
F her sister? but seriously - Epiphany Aug 20, 08:49 11
- that was going to be my suggestion (the serious one) - zork Aug 20, 08:50
- so tell her I already have a girlfriend? -- nm - ceregon Aug 20, 08:50 9
  - Who lives in Canada -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:58 4
    - Don't fake SOs live in Miami now, or is that over? Actually Dubai might be good. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 09:04 1
      - Well, she travels back and forth from LA to Miami Beach to Dubai - being a super model and alll -- nm - decline Aug 20, 09:18
    - ~Her name is Alberta, she lives in Vancouver, she cooks like my mother and sucks like a Hoover!~ -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 08:59
    - and is a supermodel. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 20, 08:59
  - sure, but if you tell her about someone you just met, she'll see that even though you already knew her, you picked someone else. -- nm - zork Aug 20, 08:51 1
    - that can backfire. she might think new relationship, this is a good time to compete for you. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 08:52
  - yes. (women do this all the time) -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 08:51 1
    - fake girlfriends? -- nm - zork Aug 20, 08:51

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