Well, I want to thank everyone for their help and support. I've told him, and he said that he felt the same for me, even though he wouldn't be able to date anyone, even if it was me...
One of the things he did tell me, though, is that I didn't make him feel like a sex toy, like a lot of his other friends. I guess that means that we have a deep friendship, at the very least. When I do get to meet him, if ever, I'm going to give him a big hug and a kiss... and he said he wouldn't mind. redface