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So I've known my best friend for 9 years. We dated for a couple of weeks when we were 16 and we were each others first kiss. I didn't speak to him for 2 years and now we're extremely close best friends. However, him and his fiancee have been having issues. He says he has sex about once every 3 months. I've recently got out of a 5 year relationship (4 months since i broke up with my ex).

I've always felt a little uncomfortable with the way my best friend hugged me goodbye and kissed my forehead. He tells me how attractive I am, and says he misses the cheeky banter between us when we were both single. The way he looks at me sometimes makes me think that he's in love with me, and ocassionally in public he'll put his arm around my waist in a long hug while we walk. He'll even slap me on the ass as I turn around to leave after saying goodbye, now to me this isn't appropriate considering he's engaged. Even when I went on a date the other day and i was asking his advice on outfits (He's basically a gay friend to me, i don't see him any other way) he said he was envious of the guy i was going out with. He messages me all day everyday, even while he's at work.

Yet every time I confront him he denies it and says we're better as friends. He more or less says something along the lines of him not being attracted to me in that way every time i see him, yet the way he acts isn't something I would ever do. He's been acting this way for years now, so it's not recently started. I never really thought anything of it or saw it before I broke up with my ex.

Am I overthinking things? Is he just sexually attracted to me? Or is he in love with me? Also if he is, how do I deal with this?

My boyfriend broke up with me about 12 days ago. We had been dating for almost a year and it came as a huge surprise to me since we were making plans for the future. He was always the girl in my opinion. IE He asked me to be his girlfriend, asked about anniversary plans, etc. We had our very first big blow up and he decided to end things.

I text him a few days later apologizing for my behavior as I started the fight , and said I still wanted to be his girl if he'd have me. He said he wasn't good at relationships and that he can't be in one right now because he has too many problems. He tells me I'm perfect and amazing. How he loves and cares about me very much, how I'm the best girlfriend ever, and that he still wants me in his life when this all blows over as friends.

I told him that I accept his decision to break things off but we can't be friends.

I then asked when we should meet up to exchange our belongings (he has my entire dvd collection). He told me to just trash his stuff. Which of course I won't do because that stupid and messed up. I then suggest dropping it off at the security station at his apt complex to aviod any uncomfortableness we may have.

He said that was crazy and that we could meet up. I said I only wanted to drop off and exchange via my car. He says he doesn't understand why we can't see each other and talk since we've dated for almost a year.

I told him it wasn't good for me and that after this conversation I don't know what else there is to talk about. He seemed to be getting fussy over it so I told him we could talk on the phone and to let me know when he wanted to do it since he has a busy schedule.

That was a week ago and I haven't heard anything. Is there a reason why he's prolonging this break up? It was his decision after al