he treats me like I’m a cat (or I treat myself like one)

He told me he liked me

About a year ago

I rejected him then, for personal reasons

(my sexuality, not feeling ready to date, and the biggest one, my parents)

we're still friends

I kinda like him

If he asked me out again I'm not sure if I would say yes, but I would tell him how i feel

but it wouldn't be fair to him

(my sexuality, even if he says he's fine with it. one day he may not be)(I'm going to college over 2 hours away. he's staying here.)(my PARENTS)(do i like him romantically? Or is this my platonic feelings just consuming and confusing me)

I don't think he'll do it again, despite what (at least 2) of our mutual friends seem to think

Because he comes to me whenever he's interested in girls, or thinking about asking them out

It makes me feel weird, but I'm not sure how

("I'm going to ask out our mutual friend" she rejected him. he asked me not to tell anyone and I didn't)("why do I keep asking out lesbians and how do I avoid that?" i asked if he counted me as a lesbian, under a lgbtq umbrella term. he did not and i sent him an article about 'how to spot a lesbian') (just yesterday he texted me "a girl i asked out rejected me but we stayed friends. we have no more classes together but she asked if I want to hang out Saturday, what does that mean?" i told him she probably just misses hanging out with him as a friend because not everything has to be romantic.)

why do you always come to me with this stuff?

I know you're not trying to hurt me, but this feels like your leaving out pins and I'm willing sticking them into my hand

how am I like his cat? He holds out his hand so he can pet me, but doesn't know how I'll react.

He holds a string in front of me and i just bat that shit, even knowing that he's holding and moving the stick.

i give him treats, and hope he'll appreciate them, just by giving me his attention

I want love, but don't know how much i can get, and if I can return it to him like a human, or like a cat who wants to be seen,