boy issues.

A possibility is that he liked you just as much, then got upset when you said you only liked him as a friend cause he saw that as a mixed signal when combined with your handholding and other affections previously. Granted, he needs to just get over it and stop acting like a wounded little kid if that's the case, but I thought I'd just toss that in there so he doesn't seem like such a villain. Even if he is.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm not really sure how a guy liking one girl more than another makes him a dick, guys (if he really does like A more than B) but the rest of what they're saying is pretty true. If he's obsessed over someone else, don't waste your time because no matter how "worth it" the person underneath seems to be, you probably won't get to that while he's pining for her. Better to live your life and be someone desireable to others so that you can enjoy yourself, and maybe he'll notice just how desireable you seem to be, and will forget entirely about girl A.

I still wouldn't be surprised if he was hurt by the "let's just be friends" mixed-signals thing, but it's childish. I should know, I've done it my fair share of times in the past - hating someone because they gave me mixed signals. Retarded, but it happens.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Or perhaps he just likes one girl more than another, and "using her" has nothing to do with it. I'm not saying I'm right, I'm offering a non-cynical possibility.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.