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There is this guy I have met from an art group, and we are "friends" except I have always felt like he is creepy.

At first, he was welcoming. He asked me out right off the bat, I said no, not interested, but let's be friends (he is older). The problem is that he started calling/texting me frequently and acting like we were real friends (eg he'd keep a phone call going for 2-3 hours, ignore my hints to end the call, and act sad when I'd have to hang up). It started to piss me off. Then the inappropriate texts started, calling me sexy and hot/sweet. I tried to just ignore him but he'd get all worried like I was dead in a ditch somewhere, like he's my boyfriend. So, I told him he's making me uncomfortable. He apologized, said he didn't know. I reiterated I only want to be friends. He was like, yes, me too, don't leave the group because of this.

Then Xmas/bday/etc happened, and he gives me gifts. And starts sending me unsolicited books. Which, I'm grateful but feel guilty (I never gave him stuff) and suspicious. He also mails one book to me, and it wierds me out (I think I texted him my address for a car pool once, but I'm surprised he kept it safe). He also makes a point of always hugging me goodbye. And he always wards other guys in the group from me or competes with them and acts mopey when I talk to someone else.

Lately, I've stopped going to the art group, but he has continued to communicate via texts and wants to talk on the phone every two weeks. I have talked to him on the phone, and he pesters me to come back. He writes longgg emails to me with condescending advice and he attempts to influence my career decisions, which I don't appreciate. His word choice is CREEPY too.

I feel like I've ignored red flags, but each flag is debatable. He has been supportive, but has a made up idea of who I am. What should I do? How do I politely make him go away? I want to block his number but maybe I should tell him? But his persistence worries me.

So I've known this guy for 6 years, we met initially it started out with everything that it shouldn't have but an innocent kiss and then we both just stayed friends, and I got a boyfriend he got a girlfriend. Then, I got a new boyfriend and he dumped his girlfriend or something, and he didn't like my boyfriend and I caught him smelling me once, like, my neck. Getting too close, he didn't deny it (did later tho) when I accused him & my mutual friends were really not cool with him hanging around because he was all over me and I never really noticed. Then throughout the years we evolved into more of a best friend relationship so I thought, but he never dated anyone again despite being very attractive. When I got engaged he picked up and moved & recently blew me off when he was supposed to visit. He didn't even call to say "Sorry I can't visit." He was pretty sure that I was going to stop being friends with him, & he was right I was going to tell him to his face potentially depending on the situation, I couldn't end a friendship over the phone, in text or email that was that long & personal. He had yelled at me on my birthday & called me a spiteful b word, then claimed he didn't even know it was my birthday even though I mentioned it in a countdown to him every day that week because I was turning 25 so it was a big deal. He apologized, got drunk the next day sent sexy pics with like here's a present bday girl ;) or something like that. I thought people do stupid things they don't mean when they're drunk but according to studies I read online, people mean that stuff. He told me I was the closest thing to romantic love he ever had, he left the STATE right after I told him I got engaged, asked why didn't -I- the woman pursue him? Like he was so special. Then he blocked my fiance on Facebook but didn't block me, we usually make up by now & I really have forgiven him but the question is -can this be fixed-? If he subconsciously 'loves' me it's kinder to just stop?