Thank you so much for your help! J said that I was hot and that he liked my personality, but he didn't know if we would work because we are so different. He's more of the shy quiet boy that no one knows and I'm a talkative popular girl (not calling myself popular lol). What I'm getting from his comments is that he's not confident in either of our abilities to hold onto a relationship and he isn't willing to take the risk in case it's a waste of time. He questions the feasibility of a potential relationship and fears investing in something that may not flourish. He told his friends he liked me, but what he said to me was contradicting. How do I make him realize I like him so much that I'm not giving up that easily without making myself seem annoying?
Hmmm, that is interesting. Maybe just keep being friends and see if it turns into something more. He seems to like you, and you like him and he knows your feelings for him. So I’d say just keep being a friend and maybe if he sees that you two are good friends, he’ll want to be more than just friends :)