How to remain friends with someone who rejected you romantically? Is it even possible ?

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Honestly, not a good idea, especially if you’re seeing someone else. Requires a lot of maturity. Otherwise, you will be part of a incestuous group. Personal experience.

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It’s possible if the basis is non-physical.

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If everything was clear and transparent from the beginning and there were no lies and deceit then definitely you should explore friendship. But if you felt that you got mixed feelings from him or felt that you are being led on then it's a dangerous territory and might hurt you in the long run and also leave you vulnerable.

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So here is my story. Been casually seeing a guy for few months and when I decided to make it official he said he was not too interested romantically. Then I stopped engaging buy he kept messaging and stuff. Decided to talk to him again and now its very intense like we speak multiple times a day, facetime every other day etc ( we are in different cities) and while i m happy to be friends i still think about him somewhat romantically

Don't make yourself go through it. It will be painful.
If he still isn't keen, simply move on now. You'll be happier long term.

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In my case, I'm still being a good friend with a guy who rejected me as a date. One reason is we're living far, and another reason is that I found out I'm getting easily attached with guys. 😂

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