theviolinist

I'm sure this has been asked a million times before, but I'm not turning anything up with searches so...

Anyway, there's this guy in my Wed. night class who I started up a casual conversation with just to be friendly (I asked him where he was from since I heard him talking to somebody in a different language.) Then we walked out to our cars together chatting. That was a few weeks ago. Last Wednesday, we got out of class early and I made some comment to him about something, and we ended up walking out together again, only this time, he asked me out. I didn't actually like him like that, but it kind of caught me off guard and plus I'm always feeling sorry for myself that I don't have a boyfriend and I didn't want to turn down a date for no good reason - dumb I know, but I didn't have much time to think. So we ended up going to one of those sports bar things and playing pool and having a bite to eat. He made some comment about going out to eat again, and later we decided to get together and study before our test which is tomorrow. Also we hugged and exchanged phone numbers. I can tell he likes me and wants to keep on going out, but for me, that first date just confirmed that I didn't want to be more than friends with him - just something didn't click, you know?

Anyway, what's the best way to tell somebody that you just aren't into them like that? Apart from the obvious "okay, we need to talk, I'm just not into you like that?" I still do want to be friends; he's an awesome dude but just not my type somehow.