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Dear Writer,

My best guess is that your guy friend's ego got inflated when he found out you liked him. You're cool with just being friends, but he may have convinced himself that you're in love with him, and he has to put on a show to make you see he really isn't into you. It's annoying, but really typical for this to happen.

If you want to stay friends with him, you'll have to show him that you're not single-mindedly chasing after him in a more-than-friends way. This is going to mean giving him some space for a while, so he can see you have a life - and are perfectly happy - doing your own thing without him. I know your goal is to spend more time with him, and be friends, but I think to reach that ultimate goal, it's best to follow a short-term strategy of "playing it cool" with your friend.

So stop calling him, texting him, talking about what happened, trying to get him to hang out with you, and so on. Disappear for a while, or at least don't make yourself so available to him. Hang with other friends, and when you see your friend/former-crush, just smile and be friendly, but not any more so than you would be with any female friend. After a while, he should get the message that you've got your own life, and don't really care what he's up to with other girls. Hopefully, that will help him relax, and you two can pick up your just-friendship where you left it off. Good luck.