What would you do in that situation? Is it immature to say no when one's crush asks if you want to do a certain activity together, when your main reason is to avoid solitary interaction with them? Or would having the opportunity to have someone to share your hobby with be enough to distract you from unrequited feelings, and so you'd say yes, as you focus on the activity and not who you do the activity with?
It's not necessarily childish to decline a one-on-one activity with your crush if you're trying to create distance. Setting boundaries and prioritizing your emotional well-being is mature and self-aware. However, how you communicate your decision matters. It's important to be respectful and honest, explaining that you need space or time to focus on other aspects of your life. Avoiding the activity without explanation might lead to misunderstandings or hurt feelings. Ultimately, prioritizing your own needs and boundaries is healthy, even if it means declining an activity you would otherwise enjoy with your crush.
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Has your crush rejected your romantic interest, or is he in the dark about it? If he's already rejected you romantically, why do you want to hang with him and torture yourself? If he doesn't know, why aren't you telling him?
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Saying NO is always allowed.
I feel for you! I'm still hanging on in there with my crush when I know I really need to let him go. It just prolongs the sadness I feel. But I can't help getting joy from the little bits of interaction he does give me and that keeps me hanging on. If you are stronger than me then please do the latter.
I don’t know that I follow…. You feel you may want to take part in a one on one activity even though it’s with a person you have feelings for but who has expressed no interest in taking things further with you and with whom you have decided to attempt to distance yourself from? There is only one answer here , you turn them down ! . Politely and with explanation if you feel the situation requires it. There is no question of immaturity in this decision , quite the reverse.
I'm confused by the whole thing. Were things explicitly said with a rejection? Why would you want to avoid spending time with someone you like doing something you both enjoy?
Anyway, I wouldn't worry about that, in general I don't hang out, or set up dates doing things I'm not goin to already enjoy doing. My rational is even if the company winds up being a downer for some reason I'll still enjoy myselfIf a friend asks me to hang out, I try to always say yes, even if I don't like the activity that they want to do. I like spending time with friends, and even activities I don't like can be enjoyable with their company.
The same principle applies in reverse. It doesn't matter so much if you like the activity if the person you'll be doing it with will make it so you can't enjoy it, so if you don't want to hang out with that person in the first place, then it's better not to go.
Unconditional love means we love them even if they don’t love us or even if they love someone else. It is a concept some people will never know but for those who do, it can often be uncomfortable. It is not something we turn off and on like a switch….
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this crush of you on this guy has become childish about a year ago... or has it been two years now?
I would go do the activity regardless. We all start as friends and doing the activity would still keep them in my loop of friends.
I can set my feelings I'd have for the person just to still be part of their life.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to do something you enjoy. Focus on the activity.
If I'm trying to avoid someone, I certainly wouldn't go hang out with them.
Why before I answer that tell me why your distancing yourself from them
If it was my crush, I am saying yes to almost anything.
Going through the exact same thing with a coworker. We both admitted that we like each other but we can’t be together
No! It is NOT childish so say NO!
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