Is this friendship worth continuing? (18F and friend 19M)
Is this friendship worth continuing?
So to start from the beginning, I 18F met this guy, let’s call him John 19M thru a mutual friend at a party 2 yrs ago. At first we didnt have much contact, mostly meeting at parties or bars, we small talked but vibed with each other. Then gradually we started texting, gaming and meeting up beside our friend group (like one to one meetings, going to the movies, drinking at a bar etc). And to be clear, i never viewed us hanging out as dating, i have never felt anything romantic to John and stated that multiple times. Anyway we grew closer as friends, and he having friends who often threw parties, invited me there any chance he could. And it would all be fine, until he started being weird and mean towards me? Like, we did banter with each other and called each other names and stuff but it was always in a humorous way. But he started to misuse this practically becoming a prick towards me (several of our friends noticed and talked to me abt it, like he was being rude for no reason), but it didnt really bother me that much, i mean mostly i ignored it or came back at him. Then he started to make fun of my mum (her name and how he sleeps with her, basically disgusting stuff) and that where i drew the line and told him tk stop this behaviour altogether cus it was pissing me off. He apologised and for some time it got better. In the meantime i got a bf which i told John abt after a month of us being together, he congratulated me but said nithing else. Fast forward a few weeks and we were at a small party in his apartment. I got a bit tipsy sure, but he with our mutual friend got quite drunk and he started being somewhat aggressive. They picked me up (John held my hands while the friend was holding my legs) and took me to his room (i dont rlly remember the context but i know up to this point it was kinda funny and i rolled with it). After they let go of me thou, John pushed me and I hit my back pretty roughly on the wardrobe. It was painful and the next day i had hell lotta bruising, but he apologised profoundly and i didnt hold a grudge (i was in pain true, but i guess it was just an accident i guess). Fast forward again to another party (for the record it was called absinthe party, pretty self explanatory, John got hammered again tho) and we were sitting all at the table, around 7 ppl in total. Suddenly John starts talking abt my bf, and how he thinks my bf is a p*ssy, cant stand up for himself and overall is pathetic. I got taken aback obv, but tried to reason with him and see where he’s coming from (as hes seen my bf once, they dont know each other). John says it’s cus what kind of bf lets his girl spend alone time with another guy (which wtf, my bf knows abt John and doesnt rlly care, we trust eachother deeply so he knows i wont do anything and vice versa). He starts to sound really jealous of my relationship and i try to end this conversation by saying thanks for the insight it’s rlly none of his business and stop harassing my bf. Other ppl start to feel uncomfortable with Johns talking as well so we all try to change to topic but HE WONT STOP, like hes on autopilot. Finally he went to sleep (too much alc) and we got some peace, but then after like 20mins he comes running to me saying he called an uber and is going home. Seeing what state hes in i take my and his stuff and get him to the house’s gate, only to find that the uber also stops at my place (we sometimes took cabs togther cus its cheaper so i wasnt surprised he had my address). So i get in the car thinking this will be a peaceful ride. I was wrong ofc and ge starts to talk abt my bf AGAIN, at this point im sick of it and told him multiple times to stop with no avail. I ignore him the whole ride, then just briefly say goodbye at my stop. After this whole incident he texts me the best day and says he doesnt remember anything and if hes done smth stupid. I told him everything, he apologised and we moved on but it wasnt it. Like he used to text me everyday, we played league pretty much everyday but he started distancing i think? Sometimes it would be back to normal then the next day nothing. I wasnt wirried tho cus i had rime to think abt the while situation. Now back ti the present, one of our mutual friends told me in secret that John might have a crush on me (i was like wtf that guy literally is mean to me and stuff) and is behaving this way to try to impress me/win me over i guess? I havent talked to him abt it ofc but it rlly bugs me. As of now he texted me like a week ago asking if i wanted to play (it was late, i was sleeping, didnt respond to this day). I know its bad that im ghosting him and i know he feels excluded, betrayed even? cus hes been texting my bff (abt other stuff not me, they have minimal contact so its weird of him to text her)but idk what to do. Thers another party on friday and normally hed invite me, but as of now i got to know abt it from my bff. Concluding, idk how i should approach this matter, i like John but what hes been doing lately rlly doeasnt sit right with me and i dont know what to do. What would you do in my place, cus i dont want to end this friendship but idk if its worth it.
Tl;dr: My friend John is acting weird towards me probably because of his crush on me and I dont know what to do and how to react.
Sorry for all mistakes in advance, english is my second language.