What does he mean by he still wants to be friends?

[Anonymous]

So I met this guy this summer, and I began to catch feelings for him which was a big problem because he’s 5 years older than me. As time went on my family began to figure out and I just said fuck it and told him, he told me listen I don’t like you that way plus our age difference, I still want to be friends tho I really enjoy talking to you. I’m just lost because before when we were talking about our age difference he said “It’s a lot now but little as time goes on” so I’m generally kinda confused on the whole thing so this is like my SOS if you have anything to say on the topic thank you so much it’s appreciated😊

[Anonymous]

He might like you but realize that he could get into some murky water if you guys had sex if he's technically an adult and you're a minor. At least he is down to be friends though! Things could change in the future :)

[Asker]

Thank you so much for responding it truly is helpful to me :)

[Opinion Owner]

No problem! And honestly, starting off as friends is often a good thing because there's less pressure to be "perfect." Then, if things do change, you'll likely have more intimacy and know more about one another than you would otherwise. Good luck :)

[In_Trance]

It means he may want to have sex with you in the future so stay in touch

[BeenThereLovedIt]

He doesn't want to go to jail for being with you.

[Asker]

Makes sense I told him fair enough when he gave me his reasoning