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He and I have been friends for over a year. He's like a brother to me and he is okay with us being just friends. I hooked up with another person recently and forgot to cover up the hickeys on my neck. My  friend saw them and got kinda upset. How do I proceed with our friendship and not hurt him in the future with this stuff? I've made it clear I just want to be friends and we've talked a lot recently about his feelings and how he wants more. I guess I'm just wondering how I can still do my own thing but be more sensitive to his feelings?
<bot>: Inadvertently causing misery in the 'friendzone' by reminding my friend I'm hooking up with other people and not him. How do I be more sensitive to my friends feelings without coddling him?