Sometimes you don't like a guy in a romantic way, is that a bad thing? Like just because a dude is nice to you doesn't mean you want to date him and you also shouldn't feel bad that you don't want to date him. It's ok to just be cordial to him aka be his friend as long as you're not leading him on. If he still wants to hang around and try to convince you to love him, that's on him.
I feel like men have two categories for women: The ones I want to fukk w/o commitment and the ones I want to fukk and be committed to.
You don't see how this is the same thing? It's up to a dude to be upfront and demand the same from you and not allow himself to be played but at the same time you can't front like you dont' know what it is. If you are accepting the gifts and time and favors then you are implicitly encouraging him to continue.