If you've been dating someone for a few weeks but want to stop dating them do you have to let them know or can you just stop calling them back?
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A few weeks??? I would prolly let them know but it depends on how many dates we have had. If you have only had a few dates spread out over the course of the few weeks you might be able to stop calling but that generally only works after the first one or two dates I think. I would prolly let them know.
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i have always let them know.
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you could stop calling them back they would/may get the hint. But being kinder, you could just say that it isnt working and that although they are lovely there is no spark. Put yourself at the other end of the situation what would you rather have done to you?
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I would prefer to be told, makes a breakup easier to understand. You dug them once, i think it would just be a good thing to do.
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The only way that you should have to tell them is if you had some sort of commitment or understanding. If it is just dating as in hanging out then you really don't have to say anything. If confronted then it would be good to just let them know your not ready for that sort of relationship.
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i would tell them because if someone was going to break up with me i would want the same respect.
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Sara, just be a decent person and at least let him know that you're not interested in pursuing things any further. I thought I taught you better than that.
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It's easier for him and easier for you (because it takes some guys a while to get a hint) to let him know.
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I think it is best to give them some sort of courtesy. You should tell him. If you are uncomfortable telling him, send him a text.
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Well I suppose you don't HAVE to do anything, but the nice thing to do would be to tell them, after all, thats what I would want so I didn't waste my time trying and wondering over someone who wasn't interested.
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Come on, just tell them. That's the thing to do unless they have totally screwed up.
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I would let her know.
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The silent treatment is childish and humiliating and leaves the other person forever wondering how big an idiot they were, and how long it took them to notice, and whether you were deliberately making a fool of them. Have some backbone and don't be so cruel, tell them to their face so they don't get left to work it out on their own.
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I would tell them, stop calling them back would be jsut mean.
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I'd own up to it and let her know rather than just stop talking. It would be uncomfortable, but I would think that, out of respect for the dignity of the other person, I would talk to her and let her know it's not going to work.
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Be honest and polite about it. Tell them what you think in a way that, if the situation was reversed, you would not be offended. And leave it at that.
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Having had this happen to me i would say that the hardest goodbyes are the ones never said and never explained! Regardless of how long you have been 'dating' this person!
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I'm glad you decided to keep me around.
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