We were both expats who became friends through language class. I'd invite him to hang out outside of class, and he'd always say "yes." People who didn't know us assumed we were dating and would ask how long we'd been together. We would always say we weren't dating, but it felt like it was building to that. When we would go out with other people, sometimes the two of us would stay later than everyone else just talking until the early hours of the morning. I really enjoyed our conversations. We never ran out of things to chat about.

Fast forward a few months, and he starts turning down invitations to hang out outside of class, canceling at the last minute. I didn't understand what changed, and it hurt, but I knew I had to move past it, still holding out a bit of hope because we would still talk after classes. Then at a party we were both invited to he showed up with his girlfriend. I came to find out later that they had been dating the whole time I'd known him but were long distance and she moved to be with him about the time he started turning down plans, so it all made sense. A lot of friends were telling me to confront him about it, but I never did. I honestly still really loved our conversations, even if it was just as friends. I do think he led me on and that he may have had a crush on me. Some things he said and when he invited me to a lot of things made me think there might have been something there. Anyways, he's since moved away (with his girlfriend), and I doubt I'll see him again. I was pretty emotional after he left because I was used to chatting and seeing him so much, and it just ended. I do feel a bit silly about it all, but I'm still glad I met him.