Does my ex still like me?

Well in my opinion there is a good chance that he likes you, but unfortunately we can do nothing more than reassure you here. The only person who knows whether he likes you or not is him and the only person who can find out is you. What you need to do is hold yourself back less. Like you said, you have been waiting for him to make the first move, but you need to think about this. What if he is waiting for ‘you’ to make the first move? If that is the case then nothing will ever happen between you two apart from a lot of romantic (perhaps awkward) tension. You need to be less stubborn and actually work up the courage to ask him.

You were in a relationship and it is perfactly natural for feelings to come back suddenly when you are with the person.This could well be a sign that this is worthy of another shot and seeing as he seems to be interacting so well with you, I would certainly think so. Just be confident and you need to be more willing to seek the answers you want. They will not always just come to you.

My advice would be to find a good moment (quiet in a familiar/ safe environment) and talk to this guy. You have nothing to lose. You say you want to try friendship, but if you want something else, then it is going to put a strain on you and that will put a strain on your friendship. Ask this guy how he feels about you and tell him to be honest and that you won’t judge anything he says. Even if he says he doesn’t ‘like’ you, I would strongly recommend that you actually tell him how you feel. Friends should understand each other and seeing as the two of you have been in a relationship already, you should be able to trust each other somewhat.

By telling him how you feel, it could break down a wall within him. Perhaps he stopped himself from feeling this way about you again because he thought you didn’t and that he would only get rejected. Maybe he does like you, but just needs you to tell him how you feel first. There are so many possibilities, but they all come down to your openness. If you can open up to this guy and tell him how you feel and of course ask him how he feels, at least (even if he doesn’t answer/ answer favourably) you will know that you tried and you will be somewhat disencumbered by that. I hope that helps :)!