I wanted to talk about the subject of "leading someone on." This recently happened with me but I was not on the receiving end of it. I did the "leading". I feel bad for doing it but sometimes things happen. When you meet someone nice sometimes you just want the attention from them although you don't feel the same way they do. I'm not saying this is right but it happens. I met a guy who was interested in me and he was EXTREMELY nice. He wasn't really my type even though he was attractive. He was clean cut, well dressed, well mannered and respectful. It was something about him that wasn't doing it for me. Even though I knew this as soon as I met him I gave him my number. We talked on the phone and texted each other constantly. I entertained the thought of him liking me so much and so soon. It made me feel special that I had a dude going hard for me before I even kissed him. While it was happening I didn't think anything of it. I was calling him boo, baby and giving him the impression that I was really feeling him (which was wrong). In my mind I was giving him a chance to make me like him emotionally. While I was trying to get him to MAKE me like him HE was catching feelings HARD. Little things he would say to me and the way he acted around me were letting me know he was trying to be serious. I would put these actions in the back of my mind and put together the pieces later. Meanwhile I'm letting him become emotionally invested in me. The more time we spent together the more I noticed that this situation would go nowhere if my feelings were not the same as his. I became bored with him quickly. I began ignoring him altogether at one point giving him no reason as to why I was doing it. Some females would use this opportunity to use him. Either financially, emotionally or just for sex. Anytime you use someone it's wrong so I felt guilty for what I was doing. Another female could have done him dirty and had him trickin off on her. He had a job, his own money and I asked him for nothing. That's not my style to do that to someone. But I think using someone emotionally is much worse than using them for their money because feelings are involved. Leading someone on is bad but at one point or another I think we all will do it to someone else or have it done to us. I regret handling the situation the way that I did. It's always better to be honest with someone and be upfront about how you feel to avoid hurting someone and wasting their time. I would hate to be led on...its obvious that it isn't a good feeling.