Whenever you give him any kind of attention, you basically give him the impression that you want him to ask you out again.

Even if all you did was like a post he made on social media or respond to a text he sent.

If this guy is in your friend group, he is going to have repeated access to you.

Whenever you are at a social event with the friend group that he is a part of, he is sure to be keen on watching your movements.

The moment you look or gesture in his general direction, he is bound to take it as a sign you like him and want him to ask you out again.

The same goes for your behavior online.

Should you be in the habit of posting cryptic messages on social media, he is prone to interpreting some of them as your way of telling him that you want him to ask you out again.

Yes, you have said no to his request to take you out in the past.

As far as you are concerned, that should have been enough.

Notwithstanding, this is a guy who likes you and is often thinking about you.

Before he asked you out, he observed you for a while and was convinced you had been sending him signals of interest, whether it was in person or online.

When you said no to him, he was in disbelief.

He was so into you and convinced you liked him; he was already of the mind that it was already a done deal.

All he had to do was ask you out.

Since you said no, he has been in denial.

Notwithstanding, he has continued to observe you.

As far as he is concerned, you still seem to be doing the same things that made him think that you liked him in the first place.

Whenever he has seen you at a social event with the friend group, he has interpreted your body language as an indication of your sustained interest in him.

Online, he has read all of your cryptic messages and interpreted them as being directed at him and your interest in him.

All of this behavior has convinced him that the reason why you said no in the first place was to play hard to get.

This has led him to believe that your real motivation is to have him chase you.

He is so convinced of this that he keeps asking you out even though you have now told him no several times.

To get him to stop asking you out, you have a few options.

For one, stop any kind of inadvertent attention you have been giving him that he can easily misinterpret as a sign you like him but are playing hard to get.

Avoid going to any social events where you know he will be present.

This completely saves you from accidentally sending any signals he misinterprets as that of interest.

Your mere presence at the social event alone can give him the impression that you chose to show up because you knew he would be there.

Yes, he can be this delusional.

By not attending these particular social events, you won’t give him any misconstrued ideas whatsoever.

Be very aware of what you post on your social media.

Steer clear of posting cryptic messages with ambiguous interpretations.

Given how much he likes you, he is capable of making up whatever fits the notion that you like him in whatever cryptic message you post.

All of this sends a clear message you aren’t into him, and this should stop him from asking you out.

The next option to get him to stop asking you out is more severe.

This is where you stop being his friend altogether.

This requires you block him on all media platforms and never hang out with him in person, even if the rest of your friends are there.

This sends a very clear message that you want nothing to do with him, and his idea that you have been playing hard to get this whole time was completely wrong.

The next option is to find a boyfriend.

A boyfriend by your side at every social event in which your friend group is in attendance sends a clear message to him that you don’t like him romantically and fancy someone else.

Change your relationship status on social media to that of someone who is in a relationship and be sure to have a profile photo of both you and your new boyfriend.

All of this sends a clear message to him that your new boyfriend is a real fixture in your life and he has no access to you anymore.

This stops him from asking you out.