Get ready to waste a shit ton of years on someone who'll never actually love you and never make you a priority. Putting your entire life on hold after a clear "No" a million times is plain foolish.

You'll regret wasting all this time on someone who never really wanted you to begin with and who literally told you this. I've made that mistake. Don't do it. Distance yourself from this friend a bit and find a woman who actually wants you.