I (female) just got friendzoned by a man - now what?

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The situation is as following:
I am befriended with a man (since about a year). And we hang out once a month. There is undeniable mutual attraction. He kissed me once and you can feel the chemistry between us. However we both were in a relationship at that time.

Now we are single and he told me that he wants to protect our friendship. I told him that I would be ready to be more physical and explore where this is going.
He doesn’t want to get physical due to two main points:
- if we get physical the exciting tension gets lost.
- he doesn’t see that there could be more between us (more in the sense of a romantic relationship) because he always had creative and artsy girlfriends. They were like a counterpart to his personality. And we are quite similar but definitely not in every area. Because I am much more emotional and he is more logic driven.

Now, what should I do? Is there a chance that he “changes” his mind? The thing that confuses me and which is not really being friendzoned is that there is mutual attraction. And he told me that he doesn’t strictly say that there will never be something physical. But he is more of a person of: living in the moment and when it feels right.

Happy to hear about your insights and experiences 🤗
I (female) just got friendzoned by a man - now what?
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