Why did this sweet, shy guy turn into a jerk?

Anonymous
We were good friends, but liked each other. We're both really shy people and his little experience is still more than me. He finally admitted to liking me and I admitted the same. He said I could figure out if we should date. I thought about it for a couple of days and said that we shouldn't and he said he thought the same. He reassured me we'd be friends and it made me like him more.

However, since then (and this was a few months ago), he hasn't been a friend to me. I text and call him and sometimes he doesn't reply at all. I'm always initiating and sometimes I'm helping him even though it hurts me. I just want to be there for him, but he doesn't even acknowledge when I do anything for him. He even canceled on me twice when we were supposed to meet up. I haven't suggested hanging out again and he hasn't of course. Why did he change so drastically? I keep putting myself out there and he keeps hurting me over and over. It's painful. This relationship, whatever it is now, is only benefiting him because we both keep putting him first. :( I just can't get myself to stop.
Why did this sweet, shy guy turn into a jerk?
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