My crush and I are good friends, and our classmates often ship us together because they said he acts different around me. We frequently bet on our grades, usually just drinks, but now he’s suggesting to bet on meals, which means i hv a chance to go on a “date” with him haha. He likes to tease me, like calling me silly. I remember once when my eyelids was swollen, he actually noticed and asked if I had applied makeup!! Another time, he even complimented my nose. He also enjoys high-fiving me and, during ice skating he held my arms!! I also notice everytime when my whole friend grp past by he said goodbye only to me.

Once when I was taking photos with my male best friend, those boys keep teasing my crush, asking him to look at us, but he just ignore & didnt look at all.... & when both of us are being shipped, we just smile and deny it. When my friend asked him privately, he said we’re just “bros”… When asked if he likes anyone, he said not at all….

Online, he’s relatively cold. Although everyone knows he seldom checks messages, I still feel like im a clown.🤡

TS, you are very, very deep into your crush. That's what I can tell. This should be the 2nd time you are asking the similar question.

Those friends of yours, if they are really your friends, should cease to flame the thing your crush refuses to answer. Pushing in that direction will not give any outcome. Since you have exposure to get close to him, which is already favoring you, why not create an opening for him to be alone with you? This is the best strategy: stop looking for the definite answer of yes/no. Those who look for a definite answer of yes/no are just idiots. Even though he is not into you now, will he not be into you as time passes? You just need the favorable environment to let things happen. The correct environment to let things build up.

If you don't even have a favorable environment, your chance = 0.

If you cannot even play your chess move & want to know the ending (like watching the drama/movie fast forward till the end), then straight away confront him and ask face to face; you will get your answer of yes/no immediately. But very likely I'll say you will hit the wall because there are so many resistant inside his head, and he is still evaluating it one by one as the time passes. You are not giving him time to assess the things that he can't assess at the present moment.

Denying is a wrong move. Just don't deny or admit on your end—doing that again, eventually there will be a barrier built up in his mind, which will cannot be removed permanently. Do not let him lock this elimination inside his brain; once it is locked, it is over. If that happens, congratulations on being friendzoned by your crush.

A fraction of memory of mine from 25 years ago; it took 2 years for such evaluation to complete. Also, the sample stated is of the minority; do not take it as an absolute reference.

When my friend asked him privately, he said we’re just “bros”… When asked if he likes anyone, he said not at all….

Think you have what you need to move on.

Ask him straight away better then assuming ☺️🚀🔥

things between you and him, better not involve any of your friends...most of the time those "friends" end up destroying your chance.

"When asked if he likes anyone, he said not at all…." of coz he tell his friend that to stop them from doing those shipping...its embarrassing. but that doesn't mean you got no chance. just continue doing what you're doing, take it slow

Give him hints of you don't want to be direct. Sit next to him. Make sure your knees are touching each other. Don't pull back if he try to make a move. Reply his message asap. Give him calls on and off.