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SOS: What do you do if your friend confesses having feelings for you on their bday and you have to reject them? Do you not say happy birthday and wait until the next day to respond or bite the bullet on their bday?
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Anonymous 8w

Ignore it and only say happy birthday. Respectfully come to them the day after and explain to them.

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Anonymous 8w

Ik 2 people have told you to ignore it, I think this sounds like a really bad idea but tbh this whole situation is terrible. They are a dumbass for setting themselves up for disappointment on their birthday. I would first involve a mutual friend, an advice friend if you have one; just ask them how they’d advise handling the situation

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

Like just shoot a simple happy birthday text. Wait until the next day. You don’t want the whole“she turned me down on my birthday”.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 8w

This means that when the word inevitably makes it out about this whole thing, other friends understand that you wanted to go about this in the most considerate way possible. After that, I’d simply follow the best advice or whatever resonated most.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 8w

Ik I’d hate to be left hanging, the anxiety from that would be as bad as the let down afterwards, but everybody is different and you will know your friend better than anyone online. This really is quite an uncomfortable situation to be left in so I wish you the best of luck in dealing with it 🤍

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