So I like this boy...

Ok so I have an amazing boyfriend, but hes living in another state right now and its really hard. (Please dont tell me that long distance relationships dont work I’ve heard that many many times) Anyways so theirs this guy here who I have liked for a long long long time, but when I told him before that I liked him a couple of months ago he said that he just liked me as a friend. But now we have been talking more and we know each other better and he flirts a lot. He tlks 2 me every day, and he always tells me that he loves me. (I am assuming that he means this in a friend way but I don’t know) He told me that he liked me before 2 but I don’t know if he ment it as a friend, or as more then that. Anyways he always tells me that he loves me and last night he made a paperclip shaped like a heart and held it up and showed me. & also one night he mentioned that he missed me. I dont know what is going on here, I am really confused. Does anyone have any idea whats going on??? (btw he does know that I have a boyfriend) please give me some advice anyone? kaythx =) Also he is a huge flirt so I don’t know if he really likes me or if hes just having fun