I think the most important thing to remember in this kind of thing is , we are only human . Obviously this doesn ' t extend to having sex without consent or such , but at some point in your life you will likely fuck up . Touching someone nonsexually , or leaning in for a kiss if you ' ve just somehow completely misread the signals , and it ' ll be embarrassing and hopefully they will feel comfortable enough to call you out on it and you may feel a bit shit . What matters most at that stage is how you handle the rejection . Do you blow up and insist it was a harmless thing , or an accident , or somehow their fault ? Do you break down into a puddle of apologies and tears ? Or do you treat it with the seriousness it warrants to whatever level of oops you just did , apologise sincerely and move on while making sure you don ' t slip up in future ? Personally I ' m pretty cautious most of the time so I keep everything nonphysical that is to say , nothing a friend couldn ' t do until they display some clear sign of interest . I ' m sure this means I probably miss some signs ? God knows I can be oblivious sometimes . But I don ' t really care enough to do anything differently .