How do you say "no" to someone who asked you out but they are really sensitive? (see details)

Conjure up your inner warm and sweet diner waitress, then smile genially while saying that your flattered and all, but no thanks.

There’s no nice way to say it. If he’s that sensitive any other answer then YES will hurt him in a way or another. For going out you can find excuses like you don’t have time while for the prom just say you were invited by someone else.

Say you’re flattered that he asked, but you just don’t have those kinds of feelings for him.

“Back off dummy, please….....pretty please with a flower on top.”

F%*&^ off loser I would like to but I have made arrangements.

Just say,“Thank you for asking but I am not interested.” Then shoot him in the foot :)

I agree with the ones who say to tell him no without excuses. If you give an excuse to spare his feelings, he’ll think you might want to go out a different time and keep asking. Your job here is to be as decent a person as you can without doing what you don’t want to do. It’s his responsibility to deal with his sensitivity. Life lesson: not everyone will say yes all of the time. He needs to learn how to cope with this.

Don’t lie to this person. It may haunt you the rest of your life. Be honest and upfront to tell him what you have told us. He may be senistive, but he will get over it.

Honesty is always the best policy.

I like the idea of shooting him in the foot. How’s he going to dance then, so it’s a non issue.

Can’t we be honest and tactful at the same time?

Thank him for the invitations, but tell him that you are not interested in him that way.

Don’t worry so much about his feelings, but worry about being clear with him.

He’ll survive. I’m a sensitive soul and I survived the one or two times I ventured to ask a girl to do something and was shot down, politely, yet clearly. It should be hard. He’ll take the slightest hint of no for an answer if he is as sensitive as all that. And don’t worry. It won’t scar him for life any more than anything else has.

”Man up wussy boy! I have a great time being your friend and really wouldn’t want to ruin that friend bond we have. I see you more as a brother, than a boyfriend. I’m sorry, but I really don’t want to hurt our friendship. See you around?”

I’ve used that before (except to a girl), and the girl and I are really good friends still.

^^^ what they said, but I want to add, in a genuine and caring voice that suggests equality.

I’d just tell him straight, “I’m sorry but I’m not interested in you” because there isn’t a nice way of rejecting a person, but dating him out of pity would be horrible!