Should I ask again or not?

[Anonymous]

So I had this friend who's all flirty with me. When I asked him if he likes me, he made a long pause before telling me I'm too direct and asked me why I asked him that and I told him he's making me confused. He looked uncomfortable so I changed the topic. I was hurt by him not answering my question. So I took some distance from him for a few days and things became a bit awkward but we're okay now. But I put up a wall now. He's still flirty with me and he's even more blatant these days but I'm not really responding to him. I'm still affected but at least now I have walls. Sometimes I feel like I'm hurting him and I don't want to hurt him because he's still my friend but I don't want to hurt myself either. Should I ask him for the last time about it? Whether he likes me or not? Just for a closure and my peace of mind and heart.

[Helllo123]

guy friends flirt with their friends sometimes. I have tons of guy friends who flirt with me and I flirt back just for fun sometimes (if i find them cute) but there's nothing romantic or sexual there.

It sounds like you like him though but he flirts for fun. If you like him just because he flirts with you a lot then you have to look beyond that from a guy.

If you can’t be friends with him because you are starting to catch feelings just cause he’s flirtatious then distance yourself from him. But any man can be flirty just remember that. the way to know if a guy likes you if he flirts with you, asks you out, and tries to kiss you at some point.

[jayhams]

Tell him if he can't talk about how he feels about you then he needs to stop flirting so you guys can just be friends.