He probably found out that you liked him back then when you liked him more than a friend, and once you told him that you liked him as a friend, he probably is just thinking about the feelings he has for you or trying to make sense of his emotions.
I had the same problem. But I had my friend ask him if he liked me, and he did. So yes, he probably likes you. If not, just forget about him.
by how he stares at you
it probaly means that the guy you liked told him something about you it could be good it could be bad you never know.Or the guy that's staring at you likes you
He's probably just playing you and the friend. Thinks he's all that and you are letting him get away with it. Move on to someone else.
He likes you
When he stares at you a lot, but can't actually walk up to you and talk.
He just may like you to. Or he may have liked you longer then you started liking him.
i hope not
I would dump them and go out with their friend if their friend liked me ☺ that's a smiley
It means he likes you back, or he knows you like him, so he tells his friend.
Anything is possible. There is no way for me to answer that without knowing the entire situation, but it seems as if he likes you. But people are unpredictable. Maybe he just thinks you're hot.
You can know if he stares at your face and stares into your eyes when you two talk. If he stares at "other" parts of your body get away from him because he is a creeper and a pervert. You should then think if you really like him as more than a friend, if you do then tell him, if you don't then don't let himself make a fool of himself and just tell him (as gently as you can).