Why is he so consistent?

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The first day I met my co-worker, he let me know through his actions that he found me attractive/had feelings for me. Since then, he's been very consistent with me in going out after work and he has given me his phone number as well for us to keep in touch. Although I accepted his number, I never called him or texted him (it's been about 2 months now if me not doing this). I also always refused going out by making up some lame excuse. I do have to admit, I liked the attention I was getting and would flirt back but I never let it get out of control. I always kept it at work. Anyways, he sees me the other day and he tells me that I should text him sometime if I still had his number. I didn't want to tell him face to face that I didn't like him so I ended up texting him and I explained the whole thing. I told him I didn't want to get involved with anybody from work and that I ended a long-term relationship not too long ago and that I wasn't ready to step in to another. I told him that I was sorry if I confused him in anyway by my actions and he told me that he understood and that he wasn't confused. Next thing I know, he keeps texting me asking me how my day went? I mean, didn't you get the message dude? What do I do?
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The title should read "persistent" not "consistent"...my bad. Thanks for the answers!
Why is he so consistent?
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