SUBREDDIT: r/relationships
TITLE: Me (24F) confused over his (22M) interest in me
POST: I wasn't really sure where to turn to but I wanted to get the opinion of multiple people of multiple ages

I recently met a guy on Tinder, from the beginning I realised his texting was slow - for example, I would reply and then his replies would come hours later. 

We ended up meeting face-to-face and hung out. After that I expected him not to contact me, I'm used to being rejected so quickly, but he did. His texts became a little faster, it shocked me.

After that initial meet we hung out 3 more times. I would spend the night at his house, but we've not had sex. The most we've done is cuddle as we slept - he always made the moves on me because I'm super shy. 

Eventually, his texts became slower and slower - to the point it's taking him days to reply. I eventually asked him what he was looking for and it seemed like he was always flirting with me, he replied, "Yes I was flirting haha I'm lame when it comes to people I like" my friends believe this means he likes me but I feel like I got no clear answer. After that he flirted via text a little more by calling me cute and sending me <3 

I'm getting mixed signals I feel. From past experience and from what I do, when someone's not interested in me/I'm not interested in someone I don't text back or my replies are slow... But when we are hanging out together I feel differently about the situation, feel like he's into me. 

What do you guys think?
TL;DR: 
feel like I'm getting mixed signals from a guy - fliers and is sweet and cuddly with me when we hang, barely talks to me when we don't.