some advice?
all of my friends and peers have been nagging me to date this guy that is really into me. we've been in junior high together for two years, but i don't know him all that well. i feel like he is a really nice person, but i don't like him in that way, necessarily, and that we might be better off as friends. the first time he asked me out, i rejected him, and it really hurt me to see him so sad. i know that everything we do together takes on a different meaning to him than it does for me. being a freshman in high school, i haven't had a lot of dating experience, and i don't really feel like i want to go into all the complications. at the same time, i want to try it out to see what its like, and i can see that i could potentially really like this guy. i'm really confused and would deeply appreciate some advice as to what to do in this situation. thanks!