Thank you so much for the response. 🙂 Your answer is really making it easier to see things more objectively. I never really considered him being so crude as his way of telling me he wasn’t interested.
I will say though, I never invited him to meet my friends: he already knew them from previous encounters, and actually, at that time, invited himself over under the impression of him wanting to hang out with my best friend.
Thank you for the advice! I really appreciate it.