You could always go the easy route and dump him via text, which seems to be more and more then norm these days, instead of having to do the face-to-face thing. How long have you guys been seeing each other
that way?
I'm bad about that stuff, too. Years ago, I was dating a teacher - we had gone out like five times - and she was okay, but very clingy and I just wasn't that into her. I kind of just stopped calling her (this was still in my pre-texting years
), and then it was maybe a week later, she sent me an email that said, "So, I guess we aren't talking anymore?" I was then able to kind of do the "we shouldn't see each other anymore" thing via email, which made me feel bad, but a face-to-face, even when it is someone you haven't been seeing long, is brutal, especially when you know they like you a lot more than you like them.
I recently was dating a really nice lady, and we both thought a lot of the other (for one, we had similar high values, which is rare nowadays), but there was just no click. Our conversations were terrible, whether texting or on the phone or in person, and I was like, "She has to know this, too, right?" What's crazy is that our conversation on our first date was great; we talked effortlessly for like 2 1/2 hours! But it's like we blew our wad right then and there.
Fortunately, after several more weeks, she did sense it, too, and it was brought up and resolved rather quickly. It was almost a relief not to have to worry about having another bad conversation. Of course, the superficial part of me was disappointed, because she was very, very attractive (very pretty face, brunette AND thin, always a big hit in my book
), but that's the way it goes sometimes.