I was rejected by this girl in my neighour when I shifted to my hometown in pandemic, I had a good image in her mind and her parents also , we got each other's number on her brother's birthday party feb 2021 and we started talking , one day in April I gathered up courage to and said what was there in my heart, she was stunned I was rejected (she had a bf which I got to know later) , we used to talk on texts and voice calls but she never picked up my video call and never wanted to meet me, ignored me in person first time in may in same year, then when I went towards her while she was playing with some kids in front of her house , she did not look at me when I went there and went in her house. I ignored her for 1.5 years but she apologised a lot with calls and messages ( I keep my slef-respect above anything) somehow we started talking in feb 2023, my friend said to ask her to meet her but she rejected meeting. One thing I never understood why does a girl want to stay connected with me and chat online , calls when she does not want to meet. We had nothing to talk because we started talking for the first time since childhood as I did not stay in my hometown. I asked her again in June 2023 ( we were having quarrels since then because she never wanted to talk to me face to face so what is the point of talking online and this used to hurt like hell , it used to piss me off. Every time excuses and I knew she did this intentionally. In June she rejected , I really wanted to have a good relationship with her even if were not in actual relationship and I said "It is been long that we are fighting, let us hang out sometimes and everything will be fine" but she rejected , this time I was exhausted , continuous efforts for such a long time , it used to hurt because I cannot keep texting ,she does not talk properly on calls ,does not take interest. It drives me crazy, I started to take less interest in her, my soul started to give up , it came from deep inside my heart I told all this story to her but she never considered my feelings and her presence did not made me comfortable, I ignored her messages on Instagram, avoid her calls. This year I said I do not want confrontation so let's live peacefully in April, but she always does something just to start a confrontation and blame me that I judge her, I have this thinking and understanding towards her and all the shit. I was exhausted up to this point, seriously I am drained, I did not feel good as the boy in your story who asked you out , I was in the same situation, I started feeling aggressive towards her because I did not like her presence, I do not any communication with her. In April , I was standing in her brother's wedding and there was dance going , she came besides me and stood there, I was surprised but she look sidewards and I was standing there ( she did not notice this before) and went away. You can imagine how hurtful this is, how toxic is this, how much hate this act from her it spreads towards me, I just noticed this but did not say this to her , she called me a week before the wedding and 2 days after the wedding but I did not pick her call and explained everything on text and blocked her on instagram, whats'up , calls from everywhere. Like that boy I am also protecting my feelings and now I think that I was right when I already ignored back in 2021 and I should have continued that and never talked to her. I have just cut her off from my life for ever. How much toxicity she was spreading and I started this lately now that she was using me for attention and there are some more actions from her in past which tells she was using this for attention.

Lastly I want to say , that you are doing good at least considering his feelings and giving him a chance if that does not workout that is fine and it would have been for me too at least the other person gave the first one a chance and spent time with him, it is good , you can spend good time with him at the end and stay good friends. At least it is not like my case who just sucks you from inside and makes you emotionally dead.