Am I selfish for distancing myself? Is it a snobby thing to do?
So I have this friend from work and things have been a little awkward with him.
Him and I met when we were both interns at a company last year. We started to get to know each other right before my contract ended, but we kept in touch via text. We were friendly at first, but it started getting pretty flirty. Aside from all the "wish you were here" texts, we talked about really deep and personal stuff. Because of that, I trusted him and started catching feelings for him.
Flashforward to now.
I got rehired by the company (yay) and he got rehired as well. I wanted to ask him out if he feels the same way.
He said he only liked me as a friend.
I was a little heartbroken with that and I felt really embarrassed for assuming he liked me too, so I distanced myself from him. Like I say "hi" when I bump into him at the office, but that is all.
I want to reconnect with him eventually, but I'm not ready yet. I'm scared that he thinks that I've become such a snob after being rejected. Like am I overthinking this? Am I doing the right thing?