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There’s a guy who is love bombing me and says he won’t give up on me till we together. I don’t like the guy but he’s a good friend and I hate to be mean. What do I do?
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Block him on everything
Slowly ghost
Be blunt 😭
Tell you are talking to another
Other (leave comment)
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Anonymous 14w

I don't think you need to block or ghost him but you definitely need to be blunt, direct, and firm that you are not interested If he's a good friend then drive it home for him that you appreciate him as a friend but this love bombing behavior is not okay and will drive you away if he keeps it up It's not mean to establish a firm boundary when someone is behaving inappropriately, you can do it without being overly harsh or cruel

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Anonymous 14w

RUN RUN RUN AWAY BEFORE THEY GROOM YOU AND MANIPULATE YOU, RUN NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE YOUR AUTONOMY, THEY WILL LOVEBOMB YOU AT FIRST WHICH WILL MAKE YOU IGNORE THE OBVIOUS SIGNS LATER DOWN THE LINE, THEY WILL GASLIGHT YOU, MANIPULATE YOU, ABUSE YOU, AND MAKE YOU SEEM LIKE YOURE CRAZY ALL AT THE SAME TIME, ESCAPE NOW WHILE YOU REMAIN UNTETHERED!

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Anonymous 14w

Just be direct with him and tell him how you feel. I don’t know why do people in this generation act so scared to be honest. If he gets mad about the boundaries, then you ghost him.

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Anonymous 14w

Just freaking be honest and straight up. Like, sorry bro. I only see you as a friend and I’m not interested in any more than that!

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Anonymous 14w

Restraining order

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

My problem is I’m bad with confrontation, and I gave into the emotional peer pressure to say I’d take it slow awhile ago (which he didn’t), and now I don’t know how to back track without feeling like a villain to him

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

The empath in me makes this feel like it’s not an option without being a bad person 🤧

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

This is why he’s preying on you, because he knows you have too much empathy. He knows he can exploit you

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