I like a guy that has a girlfriend. We went out several times and he never told me about her. He says it was a mistake and now wants to be friends?

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I met this guy from university and we started talking and hanging out alone together. I really felt attracted to him and I thought he was also attracted to me. The eye contact between us was unreal, but otherwise our interactions were platonic. After we went out twice, I asked him if it was just friendship between us. He then told me he had a girlfriend and assumed our hangouts had been friendly overall, so he thought it hadn't been necessary to say anything. We went out for drinks one time, and another time we went for dinner! I made it clear to him that he had been dumb to not say anything, he agreed and really apologised. But he wants to continue being friends and wants to continue meeting up alone on a regular basis (but also in a shared friendship group). He knows I like him, but he has made it clear that he is committed to his girlfriend. They are in a long- distance relationship and he says he wouldn't cheat on her or leave her etc. I told him that I need distance for now to take time to process everything. I honestly don't know what to do. I obviously like him, but also could see just being friends with him. It comes across as though he 'likes' me, but obviously, he wouldn't do anything to violate his relationship. I just honestly don't get what he wants from me tbh. Like why would he want to meet me alone just for the sake of it when he knows that I like him etc? He doesn't seem like an asshole by the way, but maybe immature. What do you guys think?
I like a guy that has a girlfriend. We went out several times and he never told me about her. He says it was a mistake and now wants to be friends?
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