boy issues.

I have a problem. I posted about this in my journal, but I want to see what kind of responses I get here.

Backstory:
BOY likes GIRL A both as a friend and as something more. GIRL A (i have been told) is nice to BOY out of courtesy moreso than friendship.

BOY likes GIRL B. GIRL B likes BOY. BOY holds GIRL B's hand at the movies. GIRL B thinks that BOY likes her, but is confused because he already likes GIRL A. GIRL B likes the attention.

i am GIRL B.
The movie thing happened about three weeks ago. He would call me nearly every day afterward to talk about nothing, and we hung out a few times afterwards. He liked giving me hugs but nothing more. Despite this affection, I didn't know if it was genuine given his blatantly obvious attraction to GIRL A; I sort of felt like he was leading me on towards friends-with-benefits territory or even less, which I didn’t like.

Two weeks ago I told him, while he was helping me with math, we had a conversation where I pretty much told him I wanted to be “just friends”. I didn’t actually believe that I wanted to be just friends, I just told him this because I though that’s what he would want to hear, given his relationship or lack thereof with GIRL A. (I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.) He did not get hostile; he was just very untalkative from that point on to pretty much everyone but GIRL A. I texted him and told him that, despite my previous words, I did like him as more than a friend. He has not given me a proper response to this message. I have continued to be talkative to him but he pushes me away.

This past week he was still somewhat grumpy. We were going to get ice cream together on Wednesday, and he told me to ‘call him anytime’. I call him at 5 and he is busy; he calls back later, realizes what time it is, and tells me he has to study with a friend for a test. I didn’t really mind but I was kind of put off by the fact that he implied he wasn’t busy when he was. He suggested that we hang out on Thursday, but yet again, something impromptu comes up and we don’t. He had to make weight for a sport and this may have been a source of stress for him.

My questions...
how much longer until this all blows over?
can i even still be friends with this kid?
do i still have a chance with him romantically?
is it worth having a crush on this guy if he is already infatuated with somebody else and shows no signs of stopping?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

awesome. that's pretty much what i figured. D:
at least i know i wasn't too far off in my doubts.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

Have you tried being very direct with him and just asking him flat out what his feelings are for you and what they are for Girl A? That would seem like the best approach, but I could be wrong.

yes. he was not very direct.
"are you and GIRL A going out?"
"umm, no, not really."
i mean wtf. and yeah i sent mixed signals, i know.

right now i'm over it. i learned more about this kid today and i really have no attraction towards him whatsoever. thanks for the input - killy, i pretty much agree with what you said. i'm going to close this because i feel i have resolved the issue myself, but i appreciate the responses on the topic.

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