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There is this guy in my grade and I really like him. He was told twice by other people, and then I told him and when I told him, he was just staring into my eyes for a bit of the time we were talking :) Ever since he found out, he goes a bit awkward/quiet around me, and I don't know why? A Few of his friends told me that I piss him off, annoy him and scare him but I don't know if that was legit. About a week or two ago, he asked my friend if I hated him and apparently he sounded like he was upset, and about to cry.

The thing is, he's always looking at me. We're constantly making eye contact whenever we're around each other, but he doesn't approach me. When we're in a big group, he doesn't talk to me, but when it's a few people or just us two, we talk and we have fun together. He'll also use this tone on me sometimes that I can't really describe but it sounds like he really cares. Today when I was at school, he was standing alone and he kept looking at my friends and I? What do you think? Does he like me? He doesn't want a relationship though, but he's generally not a shy guy so how he's acting with me is different.