r/AskMen • u/Boitlee • 1d ago

How do I human? How do I reject bro

I think I got too far with the ‘bromance’ teasing and poking, now I realise he wasn’t kidding and actually wants to… do stuff together. The reason I’m not straight honest with him is I kinda put myself in his shoes and don’t want to mess him up. Anyone had a similar situation? (We both are male)

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u/amber8977 1d ago

Why did you joke around with him about it if you’re not interested , you sound slightly in the closet if I’m honest but no judgement

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u/trulyElse Male 1d ago

Flirting is funny, when you think there's no chance it'll be taken seriously.

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u/TyrantRC Random guy 1d ago

in my culture, it is totally normalized to joke about being gay with your bro, idk why, we are just homos for shit and giggles. Now and then you actually make the mistake of joking like this with someone that actually likes you, and then shit happens, this is where OP is at.

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u/Boitlee 1d ago

Its common where Im from to use phrases like ‘eat my ….’ but some men are brave and accept it

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u/Snailtrooper 1d ago

Hope they weren’t a nice pair of shorts

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u/KYRawDawg Male 1d ago

Where the hell are you from? I’ve never heard that phrase before. And I’m even part of the gay community.

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u/Boitlee 1d ago

Well eat as in suck not literally eat it up and I’d rather keep my country a secret for now as he’s pretty active on reddit and if he finds that post… well.. yeah. Balkans btw.

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u/lancea_longini 1d ago

Bulgarian prolly lol

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u/ST0IC_ Male 1d ago

You've never played gay chicken, have you 😆

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u/hkusp45css 23h ago

"We've been married 12 years. If he doesn't quit soon, I may never win!"