Why must simple situation become difficult?

Exactly why am I up at 4 something in the morning?
Because my mind continues to think of events from the past few months, and I'm not sleepy.
Well back to the issue at hand, simple situations made difficult. I am the kind of individual who like to lay everything on the table. From my opinions to what I'm going through. I do that, in order for the other person to see where I am coming from, I realize people do not have the power to read minds. I also expect others to do the same, to say what they have to say and express themselves. I feel like it makes life easier, and less complicated.
Well, not all people feel the same as I do, which is very understandable. My only problem is when someones invasiveness creates unnecessary drama.
Take for example one of the few situations that seems to stay on my mind. I had feeling for an individual who I will name, Joe. I felt like we connected on many levels, and gave one another the chance to broaden our horizons. We both expressed our liking for each other, but felt that the time wasn't right. I was getting ready to start college, and he had a fork in his pathway and was trying to decide on the best path. Be it that I always put things out in the open, he knew how i felt for him and but if he just wanted to remain friends, I could respect that and remain friends.
WELL thats where issue number one started, when we hung out together, we would kiss hold hands and all that PDA stuff. I eventually got frustrated, Joe wanted to be friends, but enjoy the benefits of a relationship. To me, that sounded like friends with limited benefits. Being the individual I am, I let Joe know thats not the road i wanted to travel. If he wanted to be friends, than that is all it needs to be. Basically, stop crossing the line.
In my opinion, I felt like it was a simple situation. WRONG! Joe kind of wanted to have his cake and eat it too. He wanted me, at the same time didn't want the commitment, at the same time didn't want me to have anyone in the picture. Hmmm..sounds like things aren't as simple as I assumed.
Anyway, I let him know all that wasn't going to work. And it seems like every time i was able to keep him as a friend, the relationship bug would bite him, and he would talk about there being an "us". Once again that cycle got old, and I told him I don't want to wait around for him if I'm waiting for nothing. Simple enough right....
Wrong!!! Joe isn't ready to see me go, so he tells me what issue he is having. I take it into consideration, and some what remain patient. Meaning I kept my options open.
Moving on..When December came along, I decided, JOE doesn't know what he wants, and I just need to leave him as a friend whether he like it or not. Come 2008, Joe decide to push buttons.
Buttons that almost made me cut him off. Almost. I should have left him alone while I could still be cordial, but i didn't. So the situation progressed to something that I will admit broke my heart, and cutting Joe out of my life.
Now this was my example, but I have heard stories from others whom seem to travel down a similar road. They would put everything out in the open, so the other person can understand and then say what they have to say. As I am starting to realize, the other person isn't doing their have half of the equation. Whether it's the other person holding back, lying, or not taking things serious. I understand everyone doesn't have everything figured out, but saying how you feel..be it confused, angry, or tired, can shed some light.
In this world we all make decisions based on what is dealt to us. With holding what needs to be said does not allow for anyone to make well informed decisions..thus making simple situations difficult.