That Age Old Situation

You know that typical boy/girl situation...

Boy and girl are friends. Boy tells girl he likes her. Girl doesn't feel the same way.

Bitch.

Girl leads boy on and boy gets the wrong impression. (Girl loves boy's personality, BUT isn't sexually attracted to boy)

Shallow bitch.

Lets face it, we've all been there at some point. Trapped in a bubble of awkwardness that not even the World's Sharpest Needle from JML could pop.
Morality and countless chick-flick rom-coms, which lets face it, have been the main source of primary relationship socialisation for the most of us, have always taught us to 'follow our hearts' (preferably by running up to the person in slow motion, then smothering them in kisses- in the middle of the road and when it's pouring down with rain), however, these fantasy filled flicks never discuss the situation where the person doesn't feel the same way or isn't physically attracted to the other person.

And what does that lead to?

Broken hearts, feeling guilty, shallow and about 3cm tall.

Is it wrong to not want to be in a relationship with someone just because you can't see yourself snogging them?

Sure, it might seem shallow, but if you think about it, in order for a relationship to work, you have to want to pounce on that person when you see them!

Or at least be able to imagine far-fetched 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'-esque scenarios where he's Hugh and you're Andie. It's silly things like that which I suppose separate a friendship from a relationship; in situations like this one, there is no in-between. The no-man's land of a friendship with benefits becomes non-existent, as it's the lack of want the 'benefits' that erase the neutral territory and create ridiculously thin emotional borders, where, in order to cross, your heart has to by-pass your brain in addition to your sexual instincts which usually play a huge role in partner picking.

But lets face it, most of us would feel too guilty or just plain embarrassed to tell someone that you'd gladly date them [if their personality was in someone else's body!]. There's no way to drop that bombshell softly or in a diplomatic manner. A line like that in the friendship equivalent of Hiroshima, release it and you will have successfully annihilated any chances of you and said person being friends, let alone partners.

So what do you do?

Keep schtum and keep it as a friendship?
Get into a relationship with the person and get over your lack of sexual chemistry?

Or...Do you spontaneously flee to Switzerland, claiming you need a tax break, only to never be heard from again?

I'd like to pick Switzerland. At least I can eat chocolate whilst I bask in my guilt. Unfortunately, that's unlikely to happen, since I don't even pay tax yet and can't even afford to go to the airport, let alone Switzerland! Instead, I think I'll just settle for keeping schtum to save my friendship, although when question time comes, we should all remember that honesty is the best policy, but be sure to start off with the biggest and oldest half-truth known to mankind, because, trust me, when it truly come's down to it...

It's not him. It's you.