Really messed up unrequited love relationship. Help?

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I have issues making friends, getting a boyfriend and not freaking people out. I am 16 and my fascination for this one boy has gone too far and has caused complex issues.

I have known him and been interested in him since we were 11. He was also a bit quirky and loved drama like me. I looked up to him, but I hardly talked to him.

When we were 13, I became closer to him, you could almost say he was my best friend. We liked the same stuff, spent all our time with each other and tried to help each other with our issues. However, he took his anger out on me, because he knew I was obsessed with him and knew I was loyal. He shouted at me, ignored me, reported me to teachers, threatened to hit me, called me names and made me feel very depressed and bad about myself. My teacher told me to stay away from him, so I did as I was told, but he eventually came back.

This happened for three years from October to November. We stopped being as close, but were still friends. Now, he persists in bullying me whenever he is having a bad day, but being fine the rest of the time. I am highly upset that I cannot stop being interested in him. I am a little confused by emotions, but I know that I care about him a lot. I buy him things, help him and much more. He can't even remember my birthday.

My friends say to me that they think he used to have feelings for me, but blocked them out and decided to bully me, as he was embarrassed, because of my reputation. He also got bullied a little for being friends with me. I don't know whether to believe this or not.

He says he is dependant on me, but my mum says he is just using me and that he is a a bad person. However, he can be genuinely nice to me and help me. Most of the time he does. He can just be harsh and argumentative. I have realised that he won't be as interested in me as I am in him.

Anyone been in a similar situation? Any advice? I have been begging for someone to help me for years now, I can't cope anymore. I am so confused.

your mother is right.

You need to leave him alone and focus on other things. He is not a nice person, nice people don't bully, and has mistreated you. He is not dependent on you and is just using you. I suggest you tell him you no longer want to be friends. I also suggest you talk to your mom about this and listen to her advice. He probably no longer has feelings for you and if you pursue too much that happens it's called being desperate.
Guys don't generally like desperate. As for getting a boyfriend you probably should focus on something else and observe how other girls that have boyfriends act and what kind of behaviors they put up with.

She probably is, but I have been trying to end our friendship. It doesn't work. I don't really pursue him too much anymore, but I can't let go.

Why not get your father to beat his arse? Or find another guy who will protect you instead of beating you up, there is no excuse for a man to treat a lady like that.

What a sad position to be in. I know it hurts to feel close to someone, and then they turn around and berate you constantly, insult you, and basically you become their entertainment to toy with. There's nothing worse than to be emotionally manipulated with, and treated inappropriately.
In my instance, I just had to take a step back and recognize I can't do any more. When they push me away, I'm not chasing after that ball. If they care, they will treat you with some dignity and not make mountains out of every molehill. Good luck to both of us I guess.