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"There are some questions about men that only a guy can answer. We asked the dudes at guyspeak.com (read more about them here), for their take on this dating conundrum: Q: I went on a bad date with this guy I work with. He keeps asking me to hang out again. I feel bad, so I keep agreeing. How do I get him to back off with hurting his feelings? For starters, stop agreeing to go out with him if you don&amp;#x27;t like the guy. Your intentions might be honorable, but you&amp;#x27;re stringing him along with false hope of a relationship, and that does neither of you any favors. I think you can still let him down with his dignity intact, though. When he asks you out again, just have other plans, and continue to be unavailable every time he asks until he gets the hint. If he never gets the hint, or asks you directly why you&amp;#x27;re dodging him, then you can tell him that you&amp;#x27;d rather just be friends. You can sugarcoat it if you want&amp;amp;mdash;&amp;quot;I think you&amp;#x27;re a great guy,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s not you, it&amp;#x27;s me,&amp;quot; blah blah blah&amp;amp;mdash;but that stuff is pointless because guys know it&amp;#x27;s BS. Just be direct if he presses; not rude and not detailed (don&amp;#x27;t fall into the &amp;quot;Why not?&amp;quot; trap). Be direct and firm: No, thank you. Yes, I&amp;#x27;m sure. Let&amp;#x27;s just be friends. If his feelings get hurt, they get hurt. That&amp;#x27;s beyond your control. All you can do is be kind and direct. The rest is on him. Rejection is part of life and it hurts no matter how gently you let someone down. He&amp;#x27;ll live, though. We all do. --Written by Cary McNeal for guyspeak.com Have you been in this situation? How did you let the guy down easy? More from guyspeak.com: * What&amp;#x27;s a nice way to say &amp;quot;No!&amp;quot; to a guy? * I&amp;#x27;m just not into my best guy friend, but he&amp;#x27;s into me&amp;amp;mdash;help! * I don&amp;#x27;t want to be rude, but this guy won&amp;#x27;t take a hint! * Friend GuySpeak on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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