Ex/FWB/Situationship CON-FREAKIN-FUSED!

Okay so back story. I have this ex, we dated in high school (I’m in my 20s now) and we were/are basically each other’s first love. So now, we recently connected six months ago and currently we’re having casual sex. He says he doesn’t want a relationship and surprisingly, I’ve been 70% okay with it. I mean, the thought of him being with someone else makes me a little jealous but I’m human.

I’ve been learning not to be too pushy, communicate how I feel and doing me as a single woman. Very lately, we’ve been saying “I love you” a lot to each other. Him more than me, actually, but I do say it back.

He’s a player type, but sometimes, I think he does have the capacity to be emotional and vulnerable. Anyway, here’s the part I’m confused on: he’s been texting me things like “I’m lonely, I want you to be there for me, I’m glad you’re in my life, I’m thankful for you being in my life, I miss you, we’re extraordinary together.” I know you can love someone without wanting to be with them and I don’t want to confuse myself with him just saying sweet things versus him changing his mind about our situationship turning into something more.

I told him that if he wants this to be an emotional connection he has to let me know and if not, if it’s just strictly sexual and nothing more, he has to let me know of that too. Basically, I told him to let me know exactly what he wants.

I was met with “Okay baby, I understand.”

Please send honest opinions. Thank you.