I was kind of ignoring his asshole behavior in the beginning and giving him the benefit of the doubt since he might not know that mc has feelings for him but now that it is revealed, it paints him in a worse light. While it is not your fault that your friend has a crush on your, but it kind of is your responsibility to take some action for that friendship. I'm not saying date em but you should be able to put some boundaries. Hanging out with them, being buddy buddy with them and getting close to their faces, hugs, pats, all of these will give them hope. And while giving them hopes, you date people like a deck of cards getting shuffled, one after another, right in their faces, it's a cruel thing to do.
If you really care about friendship, you must push certain boundaries on each other AND you must also not cross those boundaries. If you keep hopping on and off those boundaries on a whim, then you are just stirring a pot of explosives that is ready to blow up in your face at any time.
I was kind of ignoring his asshole behavior in the beginning and giving him the benefit of the doubt since he might not know that mc has feelings for him but now that it is revealed, it paints him in a worse light. While it is not your fault that your friend has a crush on your, but it kind of is your responsibility to take some action for that friendship. I'm not saying date em but you should be able to put some boundaries. Hanging out with them, being buddy buddy with them and getting close to their faces, hugs, pats, all of these will give them hope. And while giving them hopes, you date people like a deck of cards getting shuffled, one after another, right in their faces, it's a cruel thing to do.
If you really care about friendship, you must push certain boundaries on each other AND you must also not cross those boundaries. If you keep hopping on and off those boundaries on a whim, then you are just stirring a pot of explosives that is ready to blow up in your face at any time.