The Art of Miscommunication – TrueU.org : Men’s Hall:

“If this is you, please let me remind you that you’re toying with someone else’s life. We were never meant to be puppeteers, but to be servants. Now, you may have led someone on before without being aware of it. To this, I’d just say be careful what you communicate. When we appear inconsistent, our mixed signals can cause a great deal of heartache and confusion. Don’t be afraid to qualify things. Many times, the resulting awkwardness is less painful than the resulting relational hernias.”

This is a great article in giving guidelines to care for another heart. One needs to look at it through the filter of the Finished Work of Christ. It is fine to desire to be liked by others but one needs to balance it with ressonsiblity to serve other’s emotions.