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I really like this guy but I have a gut feeling he doesn't like me?

Recently in my maths class this guy always looks at me when im speaking to another guy and when i look at him he smiles and does that head Nod and he does stare at me a bit? in class today this popular girl was like maddie and alex love is in the air and she said well maddie isn't denying it and i was like yes i am and then she asked alex do you like her and he said no. by the way he's popular as well? My guy friend who i speak to witnessed him staring whilst i was speaking to him and he said i think he likes you. I messaged my crush 5 days ago on instagram direct message saying hey!! 😊 he saw it and liked it but never replied?

I have a crush, and I told him about it, we are pretty good friends, known each other for about 5 months, he is extremely serious when it comes to relationships, like no "hit it and quit it" and when he gets into a relationship he wants it to be special and long lasting, I personally am on the same page so we both have never dated before.
I cannot tell if he likes me or not, while he told me in a 8 hour talk, he told me he can't see anything above friendship, mainly because he dosen't know me that well, he is one of those guys that takes them like years to develop a crush because they want to get to know someone, and even more time to make a move.
We have ton in common, he even told me he was surprised since no girl has ever liked him before, he currently says he likes someone else (I asked, he didn't volunteer) but when he said yes, he was what it seemed like iffy about his own feelings, and he saw my expression change, he instantly started to change it, saying while he can see him dating her, but he sees it as a bro/sis relationship, mainly because of her, she was the first girl that he opened up to and has know for a few years that is why he feels a closeness to her, is what he told me.
He is a major introvert, is very honest and since I have only known him for like 5 months, I don't know if I should just keep hope alive and get to know him on a more intimate level (like the talk) rather then our on the surface friendship and see where it goes, since he already knows I like him.
He has told me he would hate to loose me as a friend and it took him a while to talk to me just to make sure he didn't loose me as a friend... he said he has seen to many friends get into relationships, just to break up and never speak again (we're in collage) The thing is he still stares, we still talk and flirt, he gets jealous of other guys when I give them more attention then him... does he like me and is he just scared try us out? Give it time? Or friendzoned?