For a little background, I (m18) am bi and I’m just figuring out my sexuality, It’s been hard to do so because I live in a very religious country and every not straight person is frowned upon.

I came out a month ago to one of my friends (m18) as bi, (he was the only person i told because before I told him, he told me he was bi and I felt like I could tell him about my sexuality), he was very understanding and I really like him as a friend, after i told him I was bi he became one of my closest friends.

A week ago he told me he liked me and wanted to have a relationship with me, i freaked out, i didn’t know what to do so i said that i liked him too, now i don’t know what to do because he keeps on making plans and i don’t know how to say no now, i just keep making excuses and hoping he stops liking me.

Today he message me asking if i wanted to talk to him on lunch break and i just ignored his messages. Any advice is appreciated TL;DR: I didn’t know how to tell a friend that I didn’t like him in a romantic way and now i’m f*cked

Edit: Thanks to all of you who wrote in, Im gonna tell him i’m not ready for a relationship yet, i’ll update u guys how it goes.