"He asked for my number and I texted him the next day to tell him I enjoyed meeting him. He said he wanted to see me again. I was very excited to hear this, but by the time he responded I had talked with my friend who informed me that she would be hurt if we did go out and that she had been annoyed with our flirting. So I told Dave that I was only interested in friendship for now, which is not true."
"Get back in touch with Dave and say that since your friendship has been going so swimmingly the past 48 hours, you'd like to take him up on his offer of a date. See how things progress-eventually you might explain to him the original awkwardness with your friend. You are correct, Dave is just not into her. If you and Dave start seeing each other, you do need to give your friend a heads up."
A young woman attended a camping trip with a female friend and two men. One man, Dave, flirted with her, they exchanged numbers, and he expressed interest in seeing her again. After learning her friend would be hurt by their dating, she told Dave she only wanted friendship even though that was untrue. The recommended action is to reconnect with Dave, ask him on a date, and let things progress while later explaining the earlier awkwardness. If dating develops, the friend should be given a heads-up, but the friend does not get to block the opportunity solely due to hurt feelings.
Read at Slate Magazine
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