Bones ( I love that sitcome), are you in denial or something?
In my (humble) opinion you are on a little game/power trip/ tease/ have nothing else to do/don't want to date my peers/other excuses/blah/blah/blah/like to play with fire/attention seeker trip.
If you really cared for him, you would not tease him.
I'm not in denial, I'm not on a powertrip/tease/nothing else to do.
I don't tease him. He teases me.