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(names changed because thats what you do)

Hey r/relationships this is a throwaway (sorry for the rediculous username, im not that creative) because I have friends on reddit and this is mildly embarassing. Everyone in this scenario are high school seniors.

**Here's the situation:**
I like a girl, call her Karen. Karen is best friends with 'Mary' and is also friends with 'Nora'. Karen has told my best friend that she realizes from my flirtation that I like her, and that she also likes me. However, the problem is that Mary and Nora both like me as well, and have both told Karen that they like me. I do not like Mary or Nora as more than friends and really hope that I could possibly be with Karen. However Karen also told my best friend that if it weren't for Mary and Nora liking me that she could see her self with me, but as of now she is supposedly trying to set up Nora and I.

**What I need to know:**
How is the best way to deal with this whole situation. I don't want to hurt Mary or Nora's feelings, as they are both great people, just not people I see myself being more than friends with. I would like to easily, without direct confrontation, "let down" Mary and Nora so to speak and have them not be interested in me anymore. I feel that if that comes to pass then Karen would be open to the idea of a relationship with me.

Corny? Perhaps. I don't know what love feels like but I will say that I have never felt like I do for any girl, like I do with Karen. Please help, thanks!
<bot>: I like a girl, she likes me, but her friends like me. If her friends didn't like me we could date.