At first, you just wanted to explore—you basically just wanted to lose your virginity, and you chose him for that. So you shouldn’t really expect anything from him, because it was your choice, and he just went along with what you wanted at the time.
It’s clear that he doesn’t have romantic feelings for you, even after 8 months of this setup. My advice is to just move on. A friends-with-benefits arrangement usually doesn’t work in the long run because eventually it becomes personal and emotions get involved, and that’s where the conflict starts.
