Reply To: “What Does He Mean by ‘Let’s be friends for a while’?”

What everyone else said. He means exactly what he told you: he’s not interested in a romantic relationship with you. Not right now and maybe never. The other part of “If a guy likes you, he’ll make sure you know” is to take that same guy at his word when he tells you it’s not in the cards right now. He’s not playing games. Take him at his word and move in from him as a romantic interest.