So basically he was too much of a pussy to be upfront with his feelings and now he's crying because she only saw him as a friend? Guy needs to let go and stop being such a neck-beard.
The sooner people like him realise friendly interactions aren't flirting, the sooner they can stop chasing dreams they'll never achieve.
Gave me a hug and held my hand; I thought 'yeah, this is the one!'
He's the type that sees a good-looking girl on the bus and spends the rest of the trip imagining their lives together, married with children, then feels contempt for her when she gets off at her stop.