One month later, we're still doing the same thing, but NOTHING has changed! When I very casually mention doing something together, he shuts down...big sign he's not into me, right? BUT, he still acts like he's into me in all the other ways. Still texting, talking, watching me...

Today, I just found out he's known all along I've been crushing on him - before he asked me to prom. People are now asking what's going on with us...NOTHING as far as i know.

I guess I want to know if he likes me or have I read too much into his attention to me? I mean, if he's known the whole time i like him, wouldn't he just blow me off if he didn't like me back? are we working our way towards something? is this going nowhere? i could write a book about all the stuff that has gone on between us. I'm just so confused and sometimes hopeless. Should I remain hopeful or just resign myself to being good friends with him?

VictorM's advice:

"if he's known the whole time i like him, wouldn't he just blow me off if he didn't like me back?" No. Even if he didn't like you, knowing that you like him makes him crave your attention (it feeds his ego), so it would be totally natural for him to do what he's doing.

There's also a very good chance that he likes you, however, guys, specially around your age, find it hard to settle on one girl because there are so many around... so while they make like one girl (or two, or five, or twenty), becoming steady with one would in essence rule out all the others. Sounds like your guy is still too much interested in girls to settle for one girl. But make no mistake about it, he does like you. He's just not ready to write off the others.

That he knows you like him just makes it worse for you. That's because since he knows you like him, he doesn't have to work for your attention -- he likes getting it but he doesn't have to work for it. He's taking for granted that he could have you anytime he wants to, but guys really like challenges, so he figures he can try to work on other girls who may be more difficult to get.

So what to do? Stop paying him attention. Hint that you're loosing interest in him. Stay friendly but not too close. I'll bet he'll start chasing you. Don't hold your breath about being his girlfriend but if you stand a chance, it's by making him work for your attention.