My crush on my gay coworker

[horizonlooker]

Okay, so I'm gonna start from the beginning.

I was in a relationship with a girl for just over two years, and we broke up. Mainly because my feelings dissolved and I wasn't as in love, and I wasn't all that happy. Well, the night before I broke it off, I had a dream about my co worker. He's so cute, and I really like him. In the dream, we were in a relationship.
So the day after we broke up, I was talking to my coworker, and it really got me thinking that I might be bisexual.
Fast forward to last night.
I woke up this morning, and lone behold I had a dream about him again. It's driving me insane. So I told him about it, and the conversation is as follows (not exact words).

I told him I had another dream about him, and he said that I'd get over him in like a week because he's nothing special.
Then I told him that I had a thing for him for a while and that I think he's something special. And then he said he didn't know what to say.
Then I said that I know nothings gonna come from this (me telling him what I feel) and he said that he "is talking to someone anyways, and even if I weren't, you just got out of a relationship with a girl" then I asked him what that meant, and he said that it's too early for me to jump into anything.

Then I said (a while later) "Be honest with me. If you weren't talking to someone, and I didn't just get out of a relationship, would that change anything?" and he said "You're a really cute, nice kid, but I have a certain kind of guy I go for. That's probably why I'm single."
Then I said thanks and that I didn't wanna interfere with what he wants. and Then he said that He thinks I'm really cool, and that I'm his "favorite one there" (meaning at work).

Okay... So does that mean that there COULD be something that can arise in the future, or is that like a, "you're really cute, but not a chance" type thing?
I know what I think (but I feel that my opinion is 'tainted' because of certain things I want.

[TigerBoy]

He's told you you aren't his type; maybe he's into a different body type, ethnicity, or personality or age gap or many other things you can't change.

The other thing is you (assuming thats you in your avatar) really are very cute as he told you. If the guy has told you he can see that, and he truly isn't in to that, he's really losing out with this 'type' thing, so I want to say 'you can do better' just because of that.

Now looking at it from his point of view he could be more interested that he's telling you, could be trying to protect his heart because you are high risk : young (younger than him I get the impression??), not 100% sure about your sexuality, on the rebound etc. That's reasonable imho.

Sounds like you could be friends, and if that works it may open his eyes to see you in a new light, give him a chance to really know you and maybe put his mind at rest if he has concerns. You could see if you can find 'friend' things to do and see where it goes.

[horizonlooker]

Well thank you (: I'm flattered. And no, we're the same age. Idk, that's what I was thinking, but I'm not 100% sure either.
And yeah, we'll have to see where that goes.

That awkward moment when you're texting him & he told you that you weren't his type and find out that he likes someone else who also works with us -___-