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				Originally posted by sugar and spice  
1) Is "I don't want to ruin the friendship" ever a valid reason for not dating someone, or is it just a line we feed ourselves when we aren't actually THAT attracted to someone? 
			
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 Having used the line myself...it's just a line we feed ourselves.  We're either using it for the reason you stated, or to convince ourselves to avoid potentially uncomfortable situations.
Basically it's giving ourselves an easy way out.