For a little bit of context, I (17F) am an exchange student, studying for a year in the U.S. I am a senior and prom is soon.
For the whole time here I had no love life, no boyfriend, no flirt, just joking around with the friends I made. He is one of my friends and he apparently likes me. He asked me for prom today with flowers and the cute little sign, I said yes.
The same day I invited him to hangout and go to the movie theater see a horror movie. It was great, super scary and at some point I asked him if I could hold on his arm because I was terrified.
Now here is the thing : he, and only he, is putting himself in the friendzone. I didn't say I liked him but I didn't say the opposite either. Yet, he said we would go to prom "as friends" and when I asked him if he liked me he said something like "idk". He calls me bro and doesn't try anything to get close to me.
I've given him some clues, seriously who would accept to go to prom with someone they don't like or propose a movie night only between them ?!(especially to go see a horror movie, this is so cliché !)
I started to think that maybe he actually sees me as a friend and the invitation to prom is only to be nice because I'm an exchange student so I get to experience this only once in my life.
But his friends told me he likes me . (he is also being really weird about it. )
I think he is convinced I'm going to reject him so he'd rather stay in the frienzone.
I also would like to specify that I didn't have any interest in him before he asked me for prom. I still don't exactly like him, I just think he is cute and see the potential he has.
So I don't really care if nothing happens between us. He is the one totally missing out on something.
Wanted to share this because I didn't know it was possible for someone to friendzone themself lol. What are your thoughts on all of this ?