Q&A for How to Be Friends with a Girl That Rejected You

She might just be feeling a little awkward about having rejected you. Give her a little time and then approach her again. When you do talk to her, make sure she knows that you still want to be friends.

There's some good advice in wikiHow article Overcome Shyness with Girls.

Try your best to get over it and move on. They may have been wrong to block you, but it's their choice to do so and you have to respect their decision and let them go.

Of course you can. Telling secrets is a great way to build trust with someone. Start with something small first to make sure she's not a blabbermouth!

I doubt it would "creep her out," as long as you ask respectfully, but be prepared in case she doesn't feel the same way. Let her know that if she doesn't want to date, you still want to be friends.

Talk to her like you would any of your friends. Try to avoid the topics of romance, dating, marriage, etc., and don't make a big thing about the rejection. It will be awkward at first, but it will get easier.

As long as you're both comfortable with it, sure. Plenty of people end up making great friendships out of situations like this.

No, you should never worry about what others think about you. Be confident, and be yourself.

That's her way of saying "Hey, I can't wait to spend time with you, bro" in an adorable way. Romantic hugs generally do not include a pat on the back.

That's great. If you become best friends, that means you're both over the awkwardness of you having asked her out and her rejecting you.

Tell her how much you appreciate her friendship and that you want to see her as one your best friends.

It means that she cares about you and wants the best for you. She probably even wants a friendship with you. But she does not want a relationship with you.

She wants to make sure there are no hard feelings and that you know she still wants to be friends. Don't read anything else into it.

You don't necessarily have to if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But if you do want to, just say something like, "Thanks for being honest when I told you I liked you, I do really appreciate your friendship.

She’s probably encouraging you to do something fun with her because she wants to show that you can still be friends. If you're not comfortable going, just thank her for the invite and tell her that you don't think it's a very good idea.

Of course. If you two are close friends, I'm sure she'd be happy to talk to you about whatever is upsetting you.

No, don't worry. I'm sure they will respect your friendship with her and support it.

She wanted to remind you that she still cares about you as a friend and that she wants you to be happy. If you're comfortable remaining friends with her, you should do that.

Just get to know her better. Ask her to hang out, but make it clear you just want to be friends. You could say something like, "I know you're not interested in dating me, and that's fine, but I'd still like to be friends. Would you like to get together for coffee?"

She probably just thinks of you as a good friend. If you're unable to move on because she keeps calling you, speak up and tell her you need some space.

Give her some space, treat her as nicely as you treat others, just greeting to her, like say "hi" when the situation got a bit better for you.

Just hang out with her like you would with your other friends. It may be awkward at first, but respect her decision if she dates someone else.

If they already have someone in their life, it doesn’t mean you should not continue being friends with them. And instead, be happy for them and look after them like you would with many of your friends.

She just wants you to move on from having an ex best friend. She may not want you romantically but she’s trying to be a good friend and she might even become a potential new best friend. Go ahead and give her a chance.

She just doesn’t want you to be lonely. She may not want a relationship with you but she does care about you.

Say something like “Aww thanks you’re the best.” You can ask her if she can set up a Zoom meeting with you if you want to talk.

This could mean that she just wants you to not worry about what she thinks of you––how awesome is that!

Just apologize to him for stretching the truth as a way of coping with your sudden feelings. Tell him you were so surprised you just blurted that out to give yourself time to think. Acknowledge that it was a silly thing to say but that you didn't mean to reject him. Tell him that his friendship is still important to you.

No, you shouldn’t regret saying that to a friend. Even if she rejected you, you just made her day and you let her know that she made yours as well.

Give her a little gift like a necklace or tickets to something she's been wanting to see. And let her know that you are thinking about her and that you want to thank her for being a super sweet friend to you. Ask her for a hug if you’re getting all emotional.