Should I address the elephant in the room?

Hey guys and girls. I work part time at a grocery store. So last month I posted a question asking if I should ask this from work girl out after getting many good (in my book) signs from her. https://www.reddit.com/r/dating_advice/comments/pbrisj/is_she_interested_or_just_being_nice/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf I finally did and she happily gave me her number and told me to text her. So I do the next day and she tells me she’s busy for the week and will let me know. She never ends up doing that, and tells me the next time I see her that she will next week. I don’t expect that she will because we saw each other again and she hasn’t brought it up. It’s obviously a rejection but I feel like if a guy has the courage to ask a girl out, he should at least get the courtesy of an honest answer, and not an excited voice giving a phone number and saying to text her. I feel like there’s an elephant in the room now. I want to take the burden off of us both by me honestly and (of course like a gentleman) explaining that she doesn’t have to if she doesn’t want to and that it’s fine and some things just don’t work out. I have no hard feelings or anything but I want to clarify this so it’s not awkward for the rest of time, whether we acknowledge that or not. I’m not the kind of guy to ignore her simply for her decision. I’ll keep it classy and continue to say hi and bye when I see her, but I want her to know I wasn’t looking for a hookup, nor am I offended by her decision. Thanks!!

Edit: maybe she really is busy, but I would think someone with even 1% of interest in you would find time to text you and not be “meaning to”.

Submitted October 07, 2021 at 11:58PM

Hey guys and girls. I work part time at a grocery store. So last month I posted a question asking if I should ask this from work girl out after getting many good (in my book) signs from her. https://ift.tt/3AorsfU I finally did and she happily gave me her number and told me to text her. So I do the next day and she tells me she’s busy for the week and will let me know. She never ends up doing that, and tells me the next time I see her that she will next week. I don’t expect that she will because we saw each other again and she hasn’t brought it up. It’s obviously a rejection but I feel like if a guy has the courage to ask a girl out, he should at least get the courtesy of an honest answer, and not an excited voice giving a phone number and saying to text her. I feel like there’s an elephant in the room now. I want to take the burden off of us both by me honestly and (of course like a gentleman) explaining that she doesn’t have to if she doesn’t want to and that it’s fine and some things just don’t work out. I have no hard feelings or anything but I want to clarify this so it’s not awkward for the rest of time, whether we acknowledge that or not. I’m not the kind of guy to ignore her simply for her decision. I’ll keep it classy and continue to say hi and bye when I see her, but I want her to know I wasn’t looking for a hookup, nor am I offended by her decision. Thanks!!Edit: maybe she really is busy, but I would think someone with even 1% of interest in you would find time to text you and not be “meaning to”.