Submitted by ThrowRA2904120 t3_zsubmv in relationship_advice
I (20F) confessed to my guy best friend (35 M) that I had feelings for him and he rejected me. I thought he felt the same way because everytime we saw each other, we would hold hands and he would hug me, buy me little presents, ask me to meet one on one for lunch etc. He would always tell me how pretty I looked and shower me with compliments. Today I made my feelings known and he let me down gently, saying he thought we were just being friends. I feel absolutely devastated and feel like I'll never be loved by anyone. Should I keep being friends with him or sever it now?