My “partner” wants to stay friends even after loosing feelings

Brief background between us, we've known each other for around 7-8 years now, we were friends back in grade school but managed to reconnect during our 3rd year of JHS which was Grade 9, I wouldnt say we immediately got close as classmates but we eventually became seatmates as the months passed and became really close friends. On April ’25 we had a minecraft server, an SMP where me and 30 of our friends played on and thats when we started talking late into the evening, about everything and anything. Then in June 2025 to September 2025 he kept hinting that he liked me, although i never assumed he did due to the motto i live by– never assume unless stated. Until eventually, on September 5th, 2025, we talked. He chatted with me the day before about wanting to talk about something, and of course, i agreed. The entire day goes by without an interaction between us until his practices with a club ended at 6 pm, i waited for him for about an hour or two, and when he arrived we talked, and underneath that bright school lamp post at the parking lot was where we both talked about our feelings with each other. A bit cliche for me because it felt like a movie, we were both awkward, and shy but we both knew we wanted something together, to grow, and to help each other.

Then we did everything a couple would do, go on dates, Hangout every after school, go to photo booths, play games, and whatever else they do. 10 months flew by– to now. On July 5th, was our so-called 10 month anniversary. but honestly, i dont even know if you could call it that because on June 23, 2026 i randomly got ghosted, no explanation, no nothing, after a fun quick Hangout with eachother he randomly just ghosted me. left me hanging for weeks, I've tried all that i could, chatted him on every social media platform and asked for atleast an explanation as to why im getting treated like shit. After 2-3 weeks of trying and losing most of my self respect, i get a dm from him, “hey, can we talk? pls.” and i thought by the end of it we'd be okay, this has happened 2-3 times and it always ended with both of us trying to understand the other and adjusting ourselves to improve and be better for each other. but no, he tells me that he lost feelings for me, that he just wanted to be friends but didnt want to make things awkward between us given our history, that he still wanted for us to be okay being around eachother even after everything. and thats where im blank with, idk, i know im ranting, im not expecting a reply or anyting but i just need to vent this out. I told him i was okay with being friends, and that whatever he wanted I'll go with, but all i really wanted to do was just cry and ask why, where did i go wrong? where did WE go wrong? but I couldn't, i really couldn't. After all I can't force someone to love me how they loved me in the beginning, but idk, i just really want other peoples thoughts about what i should do. I really do respect his decision, but I can't help but feel sad and dissapointed. I feel angry for not trying harder, for not being there for him more, for him being so unforgettable that it hurts, its hard, I can't just forget about everything and act like a friend when i imagined a future with him. i imagined how our last 2 years would look like– bumpy, and rocky, sure, but we'd still choose the both of us. But now, he just wants to be friends despite everything, and im pretty sure he likes someone else now too, haha, sorry for ranting a lot. Anything helps, i just need to hear what other people think, haha.