Open Question: Does he like me? Guy friend with foot fetish. Please help!?

[feedcrawler]

I know you get these questions a lot and I apologize. I just have yet to find one that matches a bit better. So my friend has been my friend for 9 years and the past two I have developed feelings for him. I think about him all the time, I dream about him, all that stuff. I just want to be with him, you know? Well, we are going to be Sophomores and his best friend has already had sex multiple times but he has not. Which makes me happy and feels safe in case he tries anything (im not going to say yes tho) but im still worried ill be pressured into it if something DOES happen.But anyway, last year he found out I liked him and we talked online for several months before he told me. At the time he said he liked me too and one night he came over and when the movie we were watching was over I attempted to kiss him. lol i got the corner of his mouth I was so nervous. Anyways, he did not react very well to it, even though he was the one who was hinting me to kiss him. He said "we were moving too fast" which makes sense.But just days after that, his great grandma dies. I could barely stand up and see him cry in school. That week was just depressing. During our first class he was staring out in space and I could tell he had been crying. I was the only one there who knew what was wrong and was the only one who asked. When the others were busy I snuck over there and asked if he was alright. He put his head down and just said "im fine...leave me alone" and this girl shouts "Micah likes Dalton!" and i ran back to my seat because I didnt want to embarrass him, and I was embarrassed myself.When the Great grandma thing blew over I started talking to him. He even told me one of his biggest secrets, which he has only told me and his two best guy friends, which is he has a foot fetish. (i know its rude to say what one of his biggest secrets is, but i need it for this question. ). At the time I was nice about it, but the first time he said anything about it in person I wasnt comfortable with it. The foot thing will come back later~And last week his friend started taking an interest in me because I was pretty much a shoulder to cry on and someone to talk to because he was in bad shape emotionally. Then Dalton asks me online if I like him and, tired of waiting 2 years for Dalton and starting to get over him, I said im not sure yet. He said we wouldn't work out, but he was being defensive about it. Maybe two days after that we were talking online again and he was like "well last night after we talked, i got to thinking..." after I asked what he was talking about he said "well...about Dating and stuff. To be honest, i was going to come on here and ask you out. Im a jealous guy and i have been thinking a lot the past couple hours..." To be honest, even though I didnt say it, i just wasnt with it at all. Like I said, i got tired of waiting and his friend could have been a good person to move on to. I replied with something with "ohh...i thought you were looking at that one girl?" he replied with "beth? ehh to be honest i did want to go out with her at first, but its like she just goes all...cool or something. and i do all the talking.."Eventually I made the decision I wasn't over Dalton and couldn't go out with his friend. Since then he has been over two times. Today I let him play with my feet because im comfortable with his fetish now. I actually think its cute lol. Anyways, when he is over we start out as friends and eventually it will end up to me laying on his back, or me scratching his back or head, holding his hand, or just totally turning into boyfriend and girlfriend before he has to leave and we go back to just talking online. Does he still like me? Does he only like me because I let him see my feet? Do I need to step it up? How can I bring up dating irl instead of just online? Im so shy, but lately I have felt like I can bring up enough courage for him to at least try. Please help! And sorry this is so long! Oops, about his friend thing. I said Dalton said me and his friend wouldn't work out. Not me and Dalton not working out. I could have made that sound better lol sorry.Holy shit, read the whole thing to figure out the questions. If you don't get the general info, of course your answer won't be worth anything! I didn't put this on here for you to bitch about the length!

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