[spoilers] Harry and Ruth Strike Back

[Tea Lady]

I kind of agree with Silktie and JHyde here. I think Harry rejects Ruth's advances because Harry tells himself that she is only offering friendship. Not that there is anything wrong with friendship but I believe Harry does not want that. Not from Ruth anyway. He does not want to take advantage of Ruth in anyway as he respects her too much, so he doesnt want to have romantic feelings from her touching him or going for a drink with her, when he doesnt think, that is Ruth's intention.

Or maybe he just believes that someone like Ruth would never go for someone like Harry. I think Harry was totally confused at the end of S8. Was Ruth offering just friendship? The way Harry shoved his right hand in his pocket in 8.8 really seemed to show that he didn't want her touching his skin again like she did in 8.7 when she touched his hand, not when she was possibly doing it in a chaste way.