What to do when a good friend cuts you off bc of feelings?

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Bit of background. I had a male best friend, W. 18 months ago W confessed he was in love with me and told me we could no longer be friends bc he'd gotten a girlfriend and being friends with me made it too hard for him. It broke my heart but I respected his wishes, we hardly spoke for 5 mths. He ended up randomly breaking down to me on a night out, telling me how much he missed me and how much he wanted to be my friend again. For 4 mths we were fine, back to normal almost and then he suddenly went cold on me again. He started ignoring my texts and stopped initiating contact. When I saw him I got the feeling he wasn't that interested in having me around so in return I started distancing myself.

The problem is that I miss him so much. It's been about 3 mths since I last had contact with him. I don't understand why he cut me off a second time, I can only guess that it bought up old feelings. It destroyed me the first time he cut me off. I loved him so much but not in the way he wanted me to. When he came back my life was so much brighter and now he's gone again and I don't know what I've done wrong. I want to get in touch with him again but I don't want to annoy him. I'm sure he has his reasons for not wanting me around but it hurts so much. What should I do?
What to do when a good friend cuts you off bc of feelings?
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