Someone confessed to me. What do I do?

Okay, so I’m 17 and I havnt been in a relationship for about a year. I like it that way, because I can hang out with my friends more, and they won’t get jealous. But, truth be told, I’m lonely. Sometimes I hug my pillow thinking it would be another person hugging me back. Gah! I just want someone who can cuddle with me and play video games and watch anime. But, all the guys who asked me out, are friends, so I said no to all of ‘em. I dated a girl a while back, but she moved away.

Back to the subject! A guy who took me to prom, and that I have a lot in common with, confessed to me via text. I mean, that’s fine, since he lives an hour away from me, but I’m in distress. What do I say? He said he loved me and can’t stop thinking about me. I haven’t seen him all summer!

There’s a lot of things that are holding me back. Do I like him? Yes, yes I do. But, he lives far away from me, we’re going to different schools (nice, but still the distance) and I might not get a lot of time with him because of my parents who disprove of him because he’s ‘ghetto’ and lives in Oakland. He’s also a ‘partier’ where I am someone who would rather stay up all night on the computer. Also, he smokes weed, which I don’t mind too much since he said he won’t do it around me, but I don’t know how to respond…

If someone can give me advice, that’ll be great. I’d ask a friend, but they’re all guys (3 of them which already asked me out…)