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I know, I know... Everyone hates answering these types of questions. So do I. However, I'm torn between texting my "friend" or just ignoring him. Facts:
*We've been friends for a year. Our communications began through our school emails, and we've been texting ever since.
*We've only hung out once. He would cancel our plans last year at last minute due to "anxiety."
*Last week, he texted me saying that he doesn't have any romantic attraction to me at all, and that we can't hang out because he's a nerd and has a "math meeting."
*He claims to be busy a lot and says he wishes I would text him more often, because he forgets to text me.
*Last year he flirted with a few girls, and this year he told me someone played him, so he doesn't plan to date anyone anytime soon.
*Also, last year, he told me he liked me. A few days later, he goes out with another girl in our class.
*10 minutes ago, he texted "hi."

Should I respond, or should I ignore this player?

So this particular experiance happened earlier today at a club meeting at my school.

So I was in anime club, which is a pretty fun club, we hang out, we talk, etc. Now I have only gone to two meetings and didn't go to the last one, so most of the people forgot I was there, which is understandable considering I'm not very loud or outgoing.

So I sit with two girls who I had formerly went to the same school with and a few guys who were sitting with us were asking me questions, asking if I was new, confused, if my ears were bledding because everyone was so loud, etc.

so then after about five minutes of this, a short, tan skinny guy (who isn't my normal "type" but I don't judge) sits down next to me. Most of the club goes outside to rehearse for international, but we all didn't want to so we sat inside. So during that time, he tries to teach me about this app, and asks if I wanna watch him play etc, and then after that a few of his friends come back fron rehearsing for a break.

they basically say this "yo girl he's hittin' on ya you know that?" and so I laugh, in a nice way of course, cause they kinda confirmed what I thought he might be doing.

then once they went back out, this guy pulls a chess board out of his bag and tries to teach me how to play. when we had to leave he offered to walk me to the bus stop, but my mom was picking me up today, and said that if I downloaded the game we could play multiplayer.

now I don't know much about guys or flirting, I'm only 14 and have the social grace of a goldfish, so things like this are confusing. So what do you think?