well this has been something that I guess I knew was coming but I'd like some advice,

how would you go about this?

Would you deliberately ignore someones calls and invitations to family outings etc if you didn't want to be friends with them, and hope they get the hint....

OR

Would you politely tell them that you don't want to hang out? either in a text or phone conversation so it wasn't EXTRA awkward.

OR

would you just make up excuses, always being too busy or sick etc?

how would YOU personally handle a situation where someone was trying to be a friend and you didn't want to be.....???

Just want some different opinions please