It's come to this, has it?

It finally boiled over. Got an e-mail from Shoe in which he more-or-less fessed up to certain feelings he's had for me and all of your standard unrequited male confessions. Alright. Well. So it's done. I know now. Am debating how to go about telling him that I don't feel anything for him without seeming too harsh; you would think after all my experience with the unwanted attentions I got last year that I would know how to deal with this. Negatory. These people (esp. Shoe) were all incredibly nice guys - friendly, funny, intelligent, but I just don't feel anything, and it tears me up. And it makes me sound like an ungreatful snot complaining about it.

Please excuse me while I place my hand on my forehead and moan: Oh! My life is sssssssoooooooooooo hard, too many boys like me!

The R had an interesting take on things which I think I'll take to heart. She said that I was going to be a stepping stone for him (please refrain from blasting this cheesy cliché); he doesn't really seem like the sort of guy who does this a lot, or has many female friends, so his professing said feelings is a big deal. It isn't so important to him that I go running into his arms and start dry humping him, so much as it is that I handle the situation well and don't just cast him aside. I don't reciprocate his feelings, therefore I need to pay real attention on how to properly handle this so that we're still friends. If the R is correct in assuming that Shoe doesn't do this often, then this could be something of a learning experience (again, ignore the cliché, and how condescending it makes me sound); I'm not the right kind of girl for him, so he'll know better what to look for later, and by treating the situation carefully, I won't scar him and make him think that the female sex is out there to dump on him.

Alright. I think that's it. For now.