Hi, Anna
I guess you should have asked him first about his feeling towards you and if he is not on the same page with you then you can choose to keep the friendship or break it (not being too close). I am going through this kind of situation. I told him all of my thoughts about us then he said he is not into that kind of relationship. I am now distancing my self from him, not because I want to break our friendship (cause I’ve known him for so long), instead I am preparing myself to keep in touch with him without getting my hopes up. And I already told him so. I need time to put myself together, first. I still don’t have any idea how it will turn out though.