and what it really means (R ... Rejection, E ... Explanation):
R: I think of you as a brother ... E: You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance."
R: There's a slight difference in our ages ... E: I don't want to do my dad.
R: I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way ... E: You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes on.
R: My life is too complicated right now ... E: I don't want you spending the whole night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other guys I'm seeing.
R: I've got a boyfriend ... E: I prefer my male cat and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's.
R: I don't date men where I work ... E: I wouldn't date you if you were in the same "solar system", much less the same building.
R: It's not you, it's me ... E: It's you.
R: I'm concentrating on my career ... E: Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than dating you.
R: I'm celibate ... E: I've sworn off only the men like you.
R: Let's be friends ... E: I want you to stay around so I can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have sex with.