Okay so there is this guy that I know and he recently started messaging me, I was shocked bc I thought he liked my friend but he told me he actually liked me the whole time, and the only reason he told my friend he liked her was to get her to talk to him bc she was ignoring him. I told him he shouldn't have done that and he says he knows it was stupid. So then we started talking and after a few days I realized I was starting to really like him, bc he was just really nice and sweet and friendly. But then, my friend who he "used to like" came over and I told her that he has a crush on me, and she was like, "omg so now he likes me, Carly(another girl), and you! I hate him so much." And then I was like, wait, he still likes you? And she was like "yeah I still keeps trying to text me and asking why I won't answer." And I was just like, oh.... And honestly it kind of stung. Now I don't know who to believe, bc he is still trying to text my friend and she thinks he likes her, and supposedly he likes another girl too, but he was very straight forward towards me and he told me that he lied about liking my friend just to get her to stop ignoring him. Now I don't know what to do, and I'm starting to like him but idk if he is just a huge liar and player or if he actually likes me! I'm so confused!! Please help.. Is he just a desperate jerk, or is it too soon to know and I'm misinterpreting things?? How can I figure this out the right way? Should I just start ignoring him?? Should I just keep texting him and see what happens? Or should I just ask him and be straightforward and see what he says?