He has to do that though, or that girl won't even realize that she has no chance to be his girlfriend. Being compared to a close friend sure is a deep reaction. But it's better than being compared to our own family member.
I once did that in the past since the one who confessed to me kept forcing me to date him because he thought he loved me for a very long time so I had no choice but to say 'If you want to date me, you have to know me longer than my bestfriend (he knew me for 3 years, my bestfriend and I knew each other for almost 10 years)' and the result was he gave up and wouldn't talk to me at all.
Holy shit yeah
Ew I'm sorry for you.Men can't stand getting rejected.That's it.
Well goddam, when a straight guy chooses to date a childhood guy friend instead of u.. That's a deep rejection. ┑(￣Д ￣)┍