Feeling guilty

[Kira Kahli]

So at the end of last year I asked out this guy who I had gotten to know pretty well. He's one of the sweet and slightly nerdy guys who I always have a sweet spot for.

We went on two dates, and neither of them went very well. The first one was very uncomfortable, and the second one he asked me to kiss him and i said no.

Two weeks later it was my birthday and I wanted to do something fun so I asked another friend (who I was romantically involved with in the past) out to see a movie with me. I cheated on my boyfriend, and broke up with him two days later, but I never told him that I cheated.

The other guy wanted to make sure that we were actually gonna stay together this time, but I just avoided it until it went away.

Were friends again now, but the other day he told me how hard the past couple of months have been and I just feel really bad. I like being his friend, but I don't want to hurt his feelings anymore. Anyone know what I should do?  

[Miss_XxAriaxX]

You know what you want... You want to be his friend and not hurt his feelings so tell him I just wanna be friends.  

[Musicante]

In some situations; ending the friendship is the best [or least painful] thing to do. But I'd say that all depends on factors that we don't know.

Whether or not you end it, that's up to you.

The best thing I can think of - is for you to tell him that you're sorry that the past couple months have been hard for him, and as much as you like him; you don't like him in that way and that you enjoy his friendship.
Maybe say sorry for the hurt feelings you were mentioning?

It's good though, that you know what you want.

I would just think it over. Come up with a list of pros and cons of keeping or ending the friendship. And then deciding what to do is easier from there [usually]