What would you do if a person from your gender is deeply interested in you and you're straight?

How do you tell them without hurting them?

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They’re going to be hurt, because the bottom line is that you can’t return their interest. Their options are platonic friendship or nothing, and they have to decide if they can accept that or if they have to move on.