How do you tell someone your not interested in them without hurting them?

I think the best thing is be honest to him that you really appreciate your friendship with him, and that you don't want to take it further than that. you must be honest about your feeling as soon as possible otherwise he will think that you are thinking about pursuing your friendship into relationship too but you are taking time still and thinking about it. The sooner you tell him the better. Hiding your feeling for so much longer will lead your friendship into a confusion and problem. It will be up to him if he wants to understand your feeling after that or not, it's his choice. if he persist and still want to be more than friends then that means he's not understanding you. I hope this helps :)

Hello Hobbiy23, I think there is no way of telling someone who likes you that you are not interested in him. There is no easy way in turning down someone. He may get hurt in the process or your friendship may not be the same after turning him down but it will also be fair to both of you to be honest with each other. If he really cares for you he will eventually understand and move on with his life. I know he also knows the consequence of his action in telling you his feelings and I know he knows the risks involved in him telling you. I think the best thing to do is be frank and honest to him. Don't give him any false hope that he and you will ever have a chance to be together. That way he can start accepting the truth and move on with his life.

I think it is very difficult sometimes to tell someone that you are not interested to talking with them. Because sometimes other person feel hurtled. So I don't want to give hurt to anybody. And if other person really interested in me to talking then I think I have no any problem and I will also talk her/him very friendly.

i think youll just have to go straight to the point. be as concise as needed but be gentle w/ the kind of words you will say. i think it cant be avoided that the person you are going to confront w/ regards to how you feel wouldnt be hurt. it will hurt but as long as you've said it earlier, the pain will easily disappear. so go ahead just break it to him gently..wahaha