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Ways to Say "in another life" in English

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Reject Romantically

maybe I would have been interested in you.

This is a polite but emotionally distant way to say the speaker is not interested now.

From Duty Or Desire, Episode 59

When do people say this?

Scene Context

The speaker is rejecting the other person while saying things might have been different in another life.

Usage Scenario

Use this in romantic rejection when you want to soften the blow. It sounds literary and is not a common everyday phrase.

Better ways to say it

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In another life, maybe I would have been interested in you.
2
Maybe I would have been interested in you.
3
In another life, I might have liked you.

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