Socially Fucking Awkward

So I was talking to my friend on the phone who happens to be guy. Anyways, we were saying goodbye, and he usually says something along the lines of “love you” and then a string of goodnights and what have you. Well, usually I just ignore the “love” parts because I don’t want him to get the wrong idea and assume we’re anything more than friends.

But for some reason tonight, it just slipped out and I accidentally said “love you too”, and he started freaking out. He was like, “what? What did you just say?”. And me being the socially fucked retard I am, I started saying “what?! I just said goodnight, what are you talking about?”

But he knew what I said. And I know what I said. And I mean, I do love him…as a friend. But I don’t think he quite understands that; I know he wants to be something more, but I don’t. And by returning the “love you’s” I think he might get the wrong idea and think I’m interested. I just don’t want to lead him on only to reject him down the line.

Can we rewind time yet..? I recant, I recant! Love just ruins everything. Society should be run like it was in that book The Giver. People matched at random, no one trying to date anyone or anything like that. No friends attempting to be potential mates.

§Rainbows & Skeletons§