He pretended to feel romantic towards me so I didn't get upset, but he's a good friend... how should I feel about this?

Will (23NB masc) apologized for "being a dick", in his words, or not giving me enough affection, but he's a pretty good and cool friend even if he can't be there for me or have those feelings as a boyfriend. It turns out, he lost feelings for me a while ago but didn't wanna tell me that so he pretended to be romantic and make me confused so I didn't feel bad. In the end, he helped me get over my attachment to him :)