What does it mean if a man calls you cute?

I don’t have much dating experience, but I slid up on a guys instagram story, he was doing a hobby so I complimented him on that. He does great work. So I’ve never met him in person he asked me to send him a selfie of me so I did, he called me cute and asked where I lived. I told him and he ghosted me. So I’m wondering, did he say it just to reject me in a nice way? If a man didn’t mean it, would he just not say anything? And what does cute even mean coming from a guy..

What does it mean if a man calls you cute?
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