Is it normal to be desperate for friends?

See i recently began hanging out with a guy and his church group. i met him in a college class i had, but then he wnated to be more and i told him i wasn't looking for a relationship. We are still friends and at times it can be awkward around him, because he'll say we'll hang out with a group of people and then it ends up being just us two. He even told his freinds we were a couple, and i got mad about it. He says he explained to them that we weren't but sometimes it feels like they treat us as if we were like he hasn't told them like he said he did. I haven't ended the friendship because i don't have friends now and have connected some what with his friends. He does seem to get annoyed when i complain about how i feel but i just want to be honest so it can be clear to him i wnat nothing more than a friendship. I don't now what to do because i don't want to lose the possible friendships i could have with his group. I often feel desperate for friends, because i stick around, so i ask is it normal to be desperate for friends like my situation?