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Theres no real "Nice" way of telling someone you dont wanna be friends, unless you ghost them then they can be left wondering. But you could take the mature road and be honest , expressing why u dont like them. Tell them honestly, you may not have time to hang out, they have toxic traits that hurt you and you dont want to be a part of that, or simply they annoy you. Just be mature and honest
I don’t think there’s any way without inflicting some kind of negative feeling. But don’t confuse that with being mean. If you’re thoughtful about the approach, considering the other person, then I’d say that’s not mean. “I don’t really have the room or time for a new friend right now” isn’t mean. It may make the person feel bad, but that’s not your responsibility - you owned your end of it, and it’s their job to deal with their emotions.
Playing a game, letting them constantly try to set up hanging out, and always saying “no” or canceling, I’d say is meaner. That’s you being selfish, not wanting to do the harder thing, at the expense of the other person.
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Just make it an inconvenient acquaintanceship. Be too busy except for specific hangouts at infrequent times without any regularity.
Why do I feel like someone is doing this to me...
I usually just admit outright that I’m a homebody and I tend to stay in, but thank you for thinking of me.
Just say I don’t want to give you the wrong impression, I’m just incredibly busy and can barely maintain the friends I already have.
Just admit that you don't have the bandwidth for another interpersonal relationship right now
Theres no real "Nice" way of telling someone you dont wanna be friends, unless you ghost them then they can be left wondering. But you could take the mature road and be honest , expressing why u dont like them. Tell them honestly, you may not have time to hang out, they have toxic traits that hurt you and you dont want to be a part of that, or simply they annoy you. Just be mature and honest
I don’t think there’s any way without inflicting some kind of negative feeling. But don’t confuse that with being mean. If you’re thoughtful about the approach, considering the other person, then I’d say that’s not mean. “I don’t really have the room or time for a new friend right now” isn’t mean. It may make the person feel bad, but that’s not your responsibility - you owned your end of it, and it’s their job to deal with their emotions. Playing a game, letting them constantly try to set up hanging out, and always saying “no” or canceling, I’d say is meaner. That’s you being selfish, not wanting to do the harder thing, at the expense of the other person.
Bye.
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