Why does he always joke about other guys liking me?

Anonymous
Is he doing it to see how I will react? The guy who does this is a co-worker of mine that I have a huge crush on, I get the feeling he likes me back. He is super nice to me, always there for me, always concerned about my feelings, we text a lot, when I am on vacation he will text me telling me he hopes I have a good time, he has gone out of his way to get me a gift, uses my name A LOT, will always help me when needed. Talks to me a lot at work, goes on break with me, etc.

So why does he joke around about this? I'll be like, yeah Steve kept asking if I was going to that party and he'll say, "Maybe he wanted you to be his date."

sometimes he'll make things up and be like, "I was talking to Chris online, I hear you two are a thing.." (never talked to the kid online, he was just messing with me"

or he'll joke around and be like, "i saw you flirting with _____." (when I wasn't..)

So do you think he is trying to pull the attention off himself or get a reaction out of me, see if I like those guys, give in and tell him I like him"

I feel like if he knew I liked him (which he must have some sort of idea I am into him) but he didn't like me back he would try and distance himself from me and that is not the case at all...
Why does he always joke about other guys liking me?
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