[header] How to reject someone without breaking their heart [title] Tell the truth. [step] Honesty is usually the best policy. It is disrespectful to lie to someone. <sep> (A) If you don't want to date someone, you should say so. [substeps] Sometimes it is easy to be honest. (B) Breaking a friend's heart can definitely be construed as disrespectful. Try to stick to the truth on a day-to-day basis. (C) Even if you're hiding something from them, you are still doing the right thing by doing so. You will both deserve better, and love and trust should be a quality of happiness. (D) Unless something is honestly bothering you, simply tell them. If you can't bring yourself to tell them, don't.
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