Guys, is it possible to reject a girl, when she asks you out, even though you like her?

if I liked her and was to reject her, the reason prob be if I was cool with her boyfriend or simply I just don't like her

Yes, I could be taken or not rdy to jump into a relationship, I would want some space, or I already have something I need to get before going back into the game love

When I was in high school and in my first year of college, I had low self-esteem from telling myself how no girl would want me. So when girls asked me out, I said "no" to avoid the perceived feelings of eventually being hurt.

As to your questions of a different nature, I'm not sure I'd want a girl if I had a girlfriend or she had a boyfriend. Guys won't reject you just because they don't want a relationship; that type of guy will say "yes" and then push for sex.

Yes, I just had my heart broken.

I have a friend who is very pretty and sweet and I like her alot. I just want to make sure that I commit to the right person at the right time so I don't end up heart broken again.

Yes but unlikely, maybe he was recently hurt by some girl (or girls) and isn't very trusting right now. Stick around, if this is the case when he gets over her he will remember your interest and probably ask you out.

Of course it is.. The main reason is (if they're single), is that they don't want to be in a relationship at that moment.

Yes,some guys die of pride..they like d girl but dey are just 2 proud 2 admit

I don't understand any of the people who replied no. It makes no sense. Of course it is possible to reject a girl even if you like her.

Could be any number of reasons including:

Already in a relationship
Health reasons
Things not going right in your life
Just lost a loved one
Knowing it wouldn't go anywhere because you are leaving the area soon
Being hung up on someone else
the list goes on and on...

I wouldn't turn her down if I liked her (I'd be like HEEEEEL YEAH!), but keep in mind I'm only 16. Older, more mature guys may be different.

I would want the number, unless I knew I was unavailable and worried that I would loose what I had going on.

Good Luck,
James

No, it doesn't make sense!
Why would I reject a girl that likes me when I like her too?

The only reasons to reject would be if I was already taken

No.

This makes no sense. And sense is the domain of men; it's the world we live in.

If you like a girl, and she likes you, and she makes it perfectly, undeliably, crystal clear, and offers a date or relationship, what would you do?

The conditions are as follows:

If you like a girl and a date is offered, you accept.

Lg & Do --> A

and on that note; the contrapositive:

If you do not accept, then it is not the case that you like the girl and a date was offered.

~A --> ~(Lg & Do) [Hence the confusion when playing hard-to-get]

If you don't like a girl and a date is offered, you reject.

~Lg & Do --> R

and on that note; the contrapositive:

If you do not reject, then it is not the case that you do not like the girl and a date was offered.

~R --> ~(~Lg & Do)

What's important is the direction of the conditionals. For example.

If it rains, then the sidewalk will be wet.

R --> W

The sidewalk is wet! Does that mean it rained? No! Maybe it snowed and the snow melted. Maybe a bum took a leak. But if we know that the sidewalk is NOT wet, then we know for sure, that it did NOT rain. For had it rained, we know for sure that the sidewalk would be wet! But the sidewalk may still be wet for many reasons other than rain. This is why Rain is simply SUFFICIENT for the sidwalk to get wet, not NECESSARY. In other words, "if" it rains then the sidewalk is wet, NOT "only if" it rains will the sidewalk be wet.

The more interesting question then is if the conditions for accepting or rejecting a date are "if", "only if", or "if and only if" statements. I'll save you a lot of time and tell you they're "if" statements. Liking you is only one of many reasons a person would either accept or reject you. Maybe they don't like you, but they want to have sex with you. Maybe they don't like you, but you have a lot of money to offer them. So the conditionals mentioned above are most definitely SUFFICIENT, "if" statements.

Now, the more interesting question we're left with is if he "Rejected you" (R), or if he simply "didn't accept" (~A). If he rejected you, logically, we can't "conclude" anything. If we knew he didn't like you and that you asked him out on a date, we could conclude that he would reject you. But we can't conclude him not liking you from him rejecting you (maybe he did, but he just came out of a difficult relationship, maybe there was s/o else, maybe he was hurt by some cold heartless b*tch and has entered an emotionally unavailable sex-only recovery period and doesn't want to hurt you; because he genuinely likes you and cares about you) The point is, we can't conclude anything if he REJECTED you.

But if he simply "didn't accept" (~A), your offer, we can come to a valid conclusion. We can conclude that:

"It is not the case that he does NOT like you AND that you made a perfectly clear offer to ask him on a date or make a relationship serious or official"

Make what you will of that; but that's all we can conclude

there could be many reasons, but if he did reject it just conversation about it, ask him why. iam sure hell give a straight answer. make him nervous and get his heart pumping about it lol.

Could be angry at her...

Yes. I think you pretty much answered your own question, because there are many reasons why a girl would reject a girl even if he's interested and if she asks him out.
As for me,
I'd be shocked if she made the move because I didn't expect anything like that from her.
I wouldn't want a relationship because I'm afraid that I would break her heart or that I feel that I'm not ready for a relationship.
Plenty of reasons.

Yeah, cause anything is possible. A reason could be like you said the guy could be in a relationship, or doesn't want to be in a relationship, or he may not like that girl like that. Or that "rule" could be a reason. Meaning if that girl was in a relationship with the guys friend then he probably shouldn't mess with her. As for that last reason you gave I don't think the guy should reject the girl because of it.

I have to disagree with some of the other posts on here. Because I think it is possible to reject someone -- if you do indeed like them. As you identified in your post through your suggested responses -- timing is EVERYTHING.

I made a move on someone -- disclosed my feelings to my best friend -- that I was deeply in love with them. He was flattered and said that he liked me to -- but due to circumstance he was unable to reciprocate my sentiments. He had a g/f; I was recently separated and he lived on the other side of the country. In hindsight I should have known better then to blindside him with a love letter. Not my finest hour.

That being said... my disclosure pretty much destroyed our friendship as my ego got in the way. Being rejected sucks... even though he tried to let me down gently. He was very kind when I did try to patch up the friendship and forget that it happened... but feelings are what they are... and I knew I had to let him go. Once you take that leap of faith with someone... it is very humiliating (from my perspective) to just "be a friend." You never know if they are hanging around out of a sense of pity or obligation. It was really rough for me. Ultimately, I ended our friendship so that he could pursue love with his girlfriend as his happiness always meant more to me then anything. If he was truly happy then I found comfort in knowing that.

Two months later I received an email from him saying that he had broken up with the g/f; that he was moving close to my city in a month... and besides his family I was the only person that knew. True to his word he moved across country... and we have been dating since.

So to answer your question. Yes, it is definately possible to reject someone if you feel that the timing is off. Tell her that... let her know that if things were different -- who knows? But for the time being you are unable to reciprocate. I know from my vantage point - I had to respect his loyalty and sincerity in action. It was hard for him to say it -- given that we were best friends for a decade... but again... love finds a way if it is meant to be.

I say why reject someone if you really like them? If your shocked that she maid a move then she is taking a chance boyfriend or girlfriend doesn't matter. Maybe she sees something in you that she really likes that she does not see in the other guy?

if he rejects you he didn't like you

Every last guy that I know (who is single) would never reject a girl they liked if she asked him out. I mean at least if you had stuff in your life going on then say so. Don't make it seem like rejection. Because before you know it you'll have your life together and try to get with her again and she'll turn your ass down. And it would be because she thinks you're either playing gmes, full of sh*t, or sending mixed signals. If you are single and would actually reject the girl you like be honest about why. Otherwise you'll be highly less likely to ever have a chance again.

it could be a pride issue. him not wanting to deal with feelings or something in his life not letting him right now..