Hypothetical speaking, suppose you're a girl and a guy asks

>>18296596
If you were interested but didn't know how to act on it then it would be best to explain this to him. He is acting distant because he was turned down so it's a pretty normal reaction. If you weren't interested then its probably best to leave it as it is. Unless you felt that an explanation will remedy the situation, leave it as it is.

>>18296596
>Under what circumstance would you want to explain to him why you had trouble giving him an answer when he first asked you out?
If you realized how childish not giving an answer was and really, really want to give it another try again. Also probably depends a lot on the age, if you're still a tween it's okay but if you're older, he's probably glad that he dodged a bullet and you shouldn't bother.

What if you didn't like him in that way? What other reasons do you have for telling him?

Uhhh I can tell you're a bit young. Don't worry about it. Your friendship is probably ruined because of the misunderstanding, unless you both are mature enough to talk it out.

Well lets say the explanation part has already happened. Why did it happen?