Guy's Behavior

Is it age? Or am I being played with?

So, I was seeing this guy for around two months, officially. We were talking since September, and he asked me out on November (til mid January). Things were great, we met up several times, he used to text me every morning and during the day, we saw each other almost every weekend, where I stayed at his place (on weekdays it was tough, I’m 21, he’s 29, so he works, and also COVID made it tough), I met his best friends, he was very very caring and EXTREMELY sweet when we met up. I’m talking constantly touching me and holding my hand, being close, cuddling, stealing kisses, staring at me ALL. THE. TIME. He always wanted me to have the best of times when I was around so he was extremely sweet and pampered me. We got along great. One day (after all of this, telling me we were more than friends, inviting my mother to his place as well, sending voice notes each morning before I woke up wishing me a great day and whatnot) he told me he wasn’t looking for anything serious but he loved spending time with me and enjoyed my company. He told me he didn’t want to hurt me and he didn’t want me to have expectations about what this would become, because he wouldn’t be able to meet up with them. He said it wasn’t me at all, but what he was going through (he said he had no energy and was in a point in his life where he just didn’t have the motivation to be in a committed relationship). Thing is, he didn’t want to stop talking. Evidently, he didn’t flirt at all at the beginning, and I was not talking much. He responded to every single insta story (except those that were pictures of myself) and got flirty. He started texting me in the mornings again, and talking all day, asking me how I slept (considering I have recurrent nightmares), everything. What. Does. This. Man. Want. Does he like me? Am I being messed with? Does he have strong feelings for me and he’s fighting it?
Is it age? Or am I being played with?
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