I think there’s also the question if the “I’d rather just be friends.” said in the context of rejecting an invite to a date actually means “I want to be your friend.” or is just a polite way of saying “I don’t want to go on a date with you.”. In the former case trying to cultivate a friendship will be more useful than in the latter...
I think there’s also the question if the “I’d rather just be friends.” said in the context of rejecting an invite to a date actually means “I want to be your friend.” or is just a polite way of saying “I don’t want to go on a date with you.”. In the former case trying to cultivate a friendship will be more useful than in the latter...