• SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    If someone is already dating someone else, or they simply aren’t into your type, or they have too much going on in life for a relationship, or any number of other reasons, I would say that isn’t personal.

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      1 day ago

      Right, I would try to say most of these explicitly but there is no need to do that. But I would count “they simply aren’t into your type” as personal

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        I would say it depends on if you take them at their word or not. Sure it may feel personal, but if I asked a woman out and it turns out she’s only into other women, I wouldn’t take that personally. The same can be said for whether or not you are the type of person they would be attracted to.