Questionably Gay

This story is about 2 weeks late, but it's a goody, as you might be able to tell by the title.

I signed up for POF, because it was free and the whole online dating scene makes me incredibly hesitant (and I think you can agree, for good reason).  Within days I started talking to this guy, who I had messaged and never expected to hear back from.  Basically, his profile spoke to me about how relationships are a give and take, he is looking for his best friend, he just moved here to be closer to his family because his dad lost everything in the economy, and he was super cute.  I didn't expect to hear back from him because I thought we were looking for different things (resisting the urge to insert joke here) but he responded and we agreed to get to know each other better.

I met up with him for drinks, a little late on Sunday night after his prodding.  Let me preface by saying that I had a wonderful time and think he's a really great guy.  I even found him attractive in person, which surprised me because he had grown some facial hair and based on previous experience, photos lie.  With that said, he had verbal diarreah of things you shouldn't tell a girl on a first date- or maybe ever. 

He told me he had proposed twice.  Sad, but I could handle that.

We talked about fashion and he was cluing me in on some new designer stuff that I hadn't heard of and all the stars were wearing.  A little odd, but bearable. 

He told me he spent 60 days in jail (apparently he dated a girl under 18 when he was 18- laws I guess are different).  Not good but at least it seemed like it was unfair. 

Then somehow we got on the discussion of gay people.  Now I know how I feel about gays (for those who don't me, I have some super close friends who are gay), so I asked him how he felt.  His response, "I love gays, I even thought I was gay for 6 months."  Wait, what?????

Later on, he told me when he was hammered he had gay tendencies.  Flag #2.

I immediately the next day had to consult some friends on whether he was gay and just didn't know it.  The verdict, sadly, is that he is. 

I have talked to him some since then, even asked what he meant about thinking that he was gay.  He told me he didn't sleep with any guys.  THANK GOD- that would be an awkward convo.  But what about the spectrum between kissing and having sex?  I just don't want to know.

He's a really great guy.  I wish I could even offer him another chance.  I also wish that I could help bring him out of the closet now and help the poor girl he marries from the cost of therapy down the road when he realizes that it wasn't just a 6 month phase of his life.  But I can't. 

Do you think it's possible I could just be friends with someone I met on POF?