He told me not to catch feelings :/

So I met this guy on tinder he really caught my eye! We started talking we hung out went to eat talked and talked had really good conversation lots of laughs and just enjoyed each other’s company. Well one day I caught the vibe that he was backing off and I was like what’s going on? So we hung out again & things lead to another & he told me “I can’t have you catching feelings tho.” So I just said okay. I didn’t think I was anyways, after that we still texted had funny conversation then we stopped texting for about a week. Yesterday I went to church with a group of friends I wanted to sit up close so I went to the front by myself, there was an empty seat next to me & one of the ushers there asked if it was taken I said no, YOU GUYS I LOOK UP & I SEE (we’ll call him josh) JOSH! HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE USHER AND HE SAT RIGHT NEXT TO ME 😭😂 we laughed & smiled at each other & that was that 😂 I was like GOD REALLY 😂 there was plenty of other open seats but right next to me there was josh 🙃. So anyways I’ve always really liked josh since I met him i think I’m ready to tell him that I have feelings for him and if he decides he doesn’t want to talk anymore that’s fine but I don’t wanna be used as a sex object. I just don’t know how to tell him 😂 I texted him and said “I have something to tell you but I’ll tell you after work. Lol it might be a little awkward but whatever 😂” & he said “well that’s up to you”. Majority of my friends said to keep sleeping with & he’ll catch feelings that way but I’m not like that. Sooooo if any girls wanna help a girl out that’d be great 😂