Blather, rinse, repeat

Ow. I've been in that situation, only on the opposite side. My best friend got drunk, told me he loved me, I told him the same next Friday (because I had, for weeks) only halfway sober, he asked out my best girlfriend that weekend and she moved into his apartment in a fortnight. First and only time I'd been in love in the last 24 years. I was so fucked, my immune system just keeled over and I got the shingles and a host of other things. Yes, I now realize the humor in the situation.

So, I am speaking from the viewpoint of a person who knows how your friend feels and then some. And I think he just needs to get over himself, pure and simple. Not seeing someone prevents you from teaching yourself to see him/her in a different context and get over unrequited feelings.

Or, he could just be happy wallowing in his feelings. Some people do.