We were friends for 8 years and I fell in love emotionally with him. I gave him the mug for Easter. I didn't understand why he didn't come by. He never missed one single day of coming to see me.I didn't see him, so I went to find him. I thought maybe he was busy. We talked and decided to take it to the next level. I guess He weakened when He saw me. He spoke so lovely to me. He was supposed to meet me the next day and that was it. He never showed. He ran away. Ghosted me.
Quote"We were friends for 8 years and I fell in love emotionally with him."
Im really not trying to be mean. But you falling in love with him is not his issue. Thats really not fair of you.He didn't lead you on.You fell for him,he didn't feel the same way. It hurts,I understand that but it really isn't his fault.
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I gave him the mug for Easter. I didn't understand why he didn't come by. He never missed one single day of coming to see me."
He probably sensed you had changed toward him. A lot of guys don't want to hurt a woman by saying they dont feel the same way so they avoid them. Thats a classic move really. In a sense he was trying to spare your feelings.
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We talked and decided to take it to the next level."
Whoa, wait,what next level did you decide to go to? Dating? He agreed to start dating you?
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He was supposed to meet me the next day and that was it. He never showed. He ran away. Ghosted me."
Ok so by the end of your story my opinion has changed. If he said he wanted to date you,thats a different story. If he said he wanted to take it to the next level and date you and then tried to avoid you that is different. As an adult you need to set up a time to talk to him face to face. Then you need to ask him directly what he wants in the relationship. Let him know you're not interested in playing games. If he wants to just be friends and you can't handle that you need to tell him you are not interested and then walk away and leave it alone. Do not let someone play you.If thats what he is up to he's not worth your time. But as an adult be direct and find out what he wants or doesn't want and act accordingly. Dont let anyone hang your life up.There are a lot of great guys out there.Dont get stuck on an idiot. I thought I was in love with a guy and he was fools gold. Today I am happily married to real gold!