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"There are some questions about men that only a guy can answer. We asked the dudes at guyspeak.com (read more about them here), for their take on this dating conundrum: Q: A friend recently admitted feelings for me. I don&amp;#x27;t feel that way about him, and he said he understood, but ever since he&amp;#x27;s been following me around like a puppy. How do I get him to back off without being rude? I hope this isn&amp;#x27;t a very close friend, because odds are, this is going to be painful. Realizing a platonic male friend is in love with you is like finding out one of your limbs is gangrenous: You have to ask yourself how much you really need that leg. The reason is&amp;amp;mdash;and I hope this is heartening to some of you&amp;amp;mdash;deep down, men too believe in true love. And most of us, when infatuated, are pretty earnestly convinced that if we just wait it out and keep trying, you&amp;#x27;ll realize you love us too and the music will swell while doves fly over a rainbow and a wizard makes pies for everybody. The point being, the normal, human-grade hint you dropped isn&amp;#x27;t going to do the trick. If you really want to let this guy know you&amp;#x27;re not interested, I&amp;#x27;m afraid it may take being rude (or a stab to the gut). Try another earnest chat, but if he doesn&amp;#x27;t get the message, be prepared to step it up to a communications blackout, angry email or, if necessary, fake engagement to a paid C-list celebrity. I hear Flava Flav is looking for work. It&amp;#x27;s admirable that you don&amp;#x27;t want to hurt this guy, but sometimes pain is all the lovesick understand. And besides, he knew what he was getting himself into when he signed up to be ruled by a highly unstable chemical cocktail sloshing around inside him. Yikes! Have you ever been in this situation? Did you find a good way to tell him, or did you lose him as a friend? --Written by Michael Swaim for guyspeak.com More from guyspeak.com: * How do I tell my boyfriend that another guy kissed me? * Would you consider dating your best female friend? * A guy asked me to a cookout, but I can&amp;#x27;t tell if it&amp;#x27;s friendly or something more. Help! * Friend GuySpeak on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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