[Ambiance]

Keyword-- you're FRIENDSHIPS. You're lovelife shouldn't be implicated by your friends' feelings. They like you, you like someone that sounds pretty great. Tough **** for them, harsh as it may sound, you shouldn't change what works for you to suit other people, even if they are close to you. Ted sounds like a creep. I'm sorry, he just does. I'm sure you know him in real life, and it seems quite different there, but it's strange and also a form of sexual harrassment for him to keep talking to you in such a way if you don't want him to. You shouldn't have to deal with ANYONE implicating that you are inevitably going to have sex with them. And for future reference (I'm not implying that you meant anything by it, I've been in similar situations myself), if a guy likes you, cuddling is enough of a sign that you like him back for him to run with it.