How to Politely Turn Someone Down

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Don’t turn asking people out into a life or death situation. Asking someone out in most cases isn’t a huge deal. It shouldn’t be a big deal if someone turns you down either.

Generally, people will ask you to a movie, dinner, or some casual outing fairly early in the getting-to-know-you phase. So they probably don’t have a lot of developed feelings for you… yet. (Heck, they could have been harboring…