Have you ever told someone that you're not attracted to them? If so, how did you let them down easy?

Oh boy… it is never easy.... But with time, you learn to handle such moments more mature.

This is one incident that comes to my memory.

It was that age...when we are young and foolish. There was this girl...my closest friend. We got into trouble together, laughed at the same silly things, and felt completely at ease around each other. Everything was fine...then...

One day, she asked casually, almost playfully, “What am I to you? A sister? A cousin? A friend? A classmate? A partner in mischief?”
She named every possibility except the one that truly mattered.

I froze. For the first time, when I looked at her, I didn’t just see my familiar friend...I saw a girl. A pretty one....but a girl. My mind went into chaos. I thought everything was about to go off rails .

Then she smiled....warm, knowing.
She smiled because I didn’t choose any option.🙂

I survived that day.
Barely.