Why does my older boss constantly flirt with me when he has a girlfriend? I really like him but keep it friendly and it’s driving me crazy?

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Please help!

He is 50 and I’m 30.
Firstly I really him. A LOT. That’s why I’m here. He has a girlfriend and I’ve never ever acted on my feelings towards him. I would never do that but just wanted to see other peoples thoughts..

We get on extremely well and always have done over the years.
The past year we have got a lot closer, we talk more about personal stuff and he started texting me, he followed me on all my social media and we are good friends.
We have so much in common and I think he is brilliant.
However he has started to become extremely flirty during this time and it keeps getting more intense…

- he’s told me he finds me attractive, has called me sexy at work, has said I wear sexy outfits, has made comments about clothes I wear and mentioned the way I look in photos I post of myself
- he’s asked me how I’m single and how I don’t have a boyfriend
- he’s made one comment about my boobs and said they looked amazing in a photo
- he’s very touchy feely, every time we talk at work he finds a way to touch me, he bangs into me, leans very close, touches my hands
- other people have work have even mentioned his behaviour to me and I just play dumb
- I see him looking over at me a lot and I’m guilty for doing it to him too…it’s very awkward
- I’ve seen him look down my blouse before and he even said sorry because he knew I saw him
- a colleague sent me a photo she took of me and him at our Christmas party and in the photo he was all over me and she text me asking what was going on
- he has never mentioned his girlfriend to me…I only found out he had a girlfriend because his manager told me he was off work with covid and that he got it from his girlfriend. So I mentioned it to him one day and he got slightly angry at me for saying ‘I heard you got covid from your girlfriend how are you feeling?’
He went in a funny mood with me.

I feel horrible having feelings for him and I would NEVER act on it. I feel so confused by all this. I’m not stupid and I feel like an idiot.
Why does my older boss constantly flirt with me when he has a girlfriend? I really like him but keep it friendly and it’s driving me crazy?
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