Dating

Help! How do I get out of the friendzone?

I (f30) went out with a guy recently on a first date. This was our first real interaction with each other outside of small glances and flirty comments in social settings. The night went really great. We laughed, talked, had little touchy moments but nothing too crazy. He tried to invite me over back to his place but I declined because it was getting too late. As we were saying goodbye, we went in for a kiss and it got awkward…he went French and I went for a traditional peck. We had an awkward exchange after that because I made a comment that he just wanted me for my body. He got a bit flustered but our interactions were a bit sexually charged here and there. Outside of that, things weren’t that bad at all. We even discussed seeing each other again. The next day, we texted our good mornings but then he texted saying how he kept thinking about the date and think we should just be friends. I didn’t want to push it too much so I told him I appreciated it the honesty. We haven’t spoken since. Was it the kiss? The chemistry was there. I don’t know how or if I could recover from this. Thoughts? Advice? I’m seeing him at a social gathering next weekend. I don’t want to bring it up unless he does but I don’t want him to feel weird around me now.

Help! How do I get out of the friendzone?
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