my heart hurts and i wish it didnt
me and this guy have been friends for over a year now, and to be honest he was the first guy i had regular contact with since me and my ex broke up a year earlier. i didnt think much of him at first, but as we started seeing each other more and more, calling late into the night, facetiming just to see each other, i couldnt help but fall for him. i would get jealous over the smallest things, like his female friend whos two years older than him and "like a sister", or how he asked me how to reject a girl who asked him out. ive been struggling with depression and eating disorders, so i didnt have a high self esteem. still, he talked to me like i was valued, sent me strangely romantic videos and listened to me when i would cry or complain about my life. i realised i would tell him way more than he told me, but i was in too deep to start being nonchalant so he wouldnt get annoyed. he came to my birthday despite being the only guy there because i dont have many guy friends, and that made my attraction for him worse. hes a genuinely nice guy, the sweetest guy in how he talks and treats me. i can go too far with a joke, but the moment he does and he sees i get upset, he apologises immediately and waits until i initiate similar jokes before joining in. he will do endearing things like join my spotify playlist and play songs he knows i like, or asking me about updates on stories i told him ages ago and forgot he knew about them. he remembers things about me (which i cant say the same, i forgot he broke his arm at some point even though he knew i broke my leg a decade ago). our families are really close, so i didnt want to risk it by confessing or anything. one day i called him and told him how i didnt really want to date yet, even though i did, and he agreed with me. i dont know exactly what i said because i was drunk, but after that we didnt speak as much for months, he didnt pick up my calls, and left me on read. my heart broke, and i resolved not to get close with him ever again. in his defense, he lost a family member and didnt speak to anyone really, and i felt like it was selfish of me to try flirt with him whilst he dealt with that lost. it was partly denial, partly out of concern (i wish i could say i was dry because he needed time to heal, it was so my heart wouldnt break even more) i would send him videos about hgs and hbs two months later, and he sent them too. so i thought that was the end of it all. when we saw each other it was more friendly too, and there were no more moments where we would stare at each other, or sit so closely our arms brushed against each other. all i wanted was to be loved by him. its breaking my heart now as i write this, and i just want it to stop. i thought i did a pretty good job at burying my feelings, as i would now visualise him as a female friend, send him "my hb is gay" and he would call me lesbian as well. lately though i saw a reel he liked "when you fumbled but that meant you had the ball". i dont know if it was about me, but i decided to flirt with him again to see if anything would change, other than him being friendly. well it did, he invited me to his party, and as soon as i arrived he gave me the first hug weve ever had. it was so weird, because for the last year and a bit ive literally been in his car, practically sat in his lap when theres been no space at the library/cafe we study in, known as family to his family. and he was so warm that all the feelings that i tried to ignore came back. his friends kept pushing us together like teenage boys hyping up their friends crush, and i didnt know what he had told them about me. (ive simplified this a lot, if you want to know the whole details about our friend/relationship/idkship just lmk im willing to sit down and spill everything. ) he kept trying to talk to me alone but people kept talking to him. when i was leaving, he gave me such a long hug, and i was wondering what the hell was going on. this guy gives me mixed signals and i cannot be bothered deciphering it. but somewhere in my heart i yearn for him, even though i dont understand why. is it because im sure he likes me? or that i havent talked to anyone romantically in two years? im so lonely and whenever i see him my ears burn, even though i told myself im not into him anymore. can someone help me figure out if this guy likes me or not? i want closure, and i dont want to keep listening to depressive songs or crying in my room everytime we meet. i dont want to keep having to check his following, or sus out his female friends. i want my heart to stop aching, it hasnt stopped aching in days and every little thing makes me cry. idk if its the depression or this.