When I was in school, one girl asked me to tutor her.  After I'd been tutoring her for a while she said she liked me, but the feeling wasn't mutual, so I said so.  I was pretty blunt back then.  Probably because of being young.

It seems that I was blunt only when caught by surprise, during schooldays.  When I was in uni, one girl was persistent and to this day I regret that I gave in and became her bf.  It didn't work out, because it wasn't balanced as far as the love went.  I only liked her a lot, anyway.

Yes, it took me a while, but by the time I was working, I'd learnt to say "I'm flattered, but I'm not ready for a relationship right now."  And "No, I don't know when I'll be ready."  After all, no one truly can, can they?

I hope this helps.

Don't be too concerned about the responses by guys from KL.  The guys from KL are usually too young to have learnt to be gentle on a girl's heart.