You finally got up the guts to tell a guy you like him "that way" - and he says he just wants to be friends. Ouch! What's a girl to do? Check out these tips by Myjellybean.com.
Suffering from a one-sided or "unrequited" crush is no fun. But unfortunately, there's no "magic" way to make someone love you. Love just doesn't work like that. Although it is hard to accept that a guy you have pinned all your hopes on doesn't return your feelings, you can be sure of this: you WILL find someone who loves you back someday. So maybe this current "hiccup" in your dating career was meant to be.
Now back to the issue at hand, coping with your current crush. Just because he doesn't return your feelings, doesn't mean your feelings just disappear. You probably still have a crush on him and wish he would change his mind. The thing is, though, he has made his feelings clear - he wants to "just" be friends. So, you really only have one choice: You have to respect his feelings and wishes. But you do have options for how you handle the "friendship situation".
What are your options? You can decide to swallow your feelings, move on and work on having "just a friendship" with this guy. Or, you can harbour your feelings and hope that the future will see your friendship turn romantic. Either way, the one thing you should do is take him up on his offer of friendship - in spite of your deeper feelings.
It is completely realistic to assume that your crush's "Let's be friends!" comment is not a mere brush off, but an actual offer. He may want to start as friends because he doesn't know you well enough to have any deeper feelings (a sign that he is a good guy, by the way)! Yes, it is possible that he was using the "friendship line" as a brush off, but you can't be sure of that until you try the friendship. Start with the belief that he really wants a friendship with you, and try to make it work. You'll see soon enough if he makes a good friend or if he doesn't really try.
You wanted love, not friendship... but give friendship a chance! Even if you're madly in love with him, friendship is always a good place to start. Right now he only knows a "one dimensional" you. As your friendship progresses, he will come to see your many sides. Over time, his feelings may even deepen into romatic interest.
Of course, the opposite is also true. As you get to know your crush and his many sides better, you may lose interest. This is especially true if you don't know your crush that well to begin with. When a crush is built on a fantasy of what a person is, the reality of them can be a surprise, and not always a good one! With time, your feelings for your crush may disappear or soften into "just friendship" feelings.
There are no guarantees that your feelings will stay the same through your burgeoning friendship. There are also no guarantees that his current feelings will change into love. After you become friends you may end up exactly where you are right now, in a one-sided love affair. But at this point in time, what have you got to lose? At the very least you gain a closer acquaintance and at the most you'll get your man!