potential boyfriend

Patricia
So I have been talking to this boy I went to school with and e is one year older , he messaged me saying he's always like me so I decided to see how it goes , I really like him and he's told me he wants to get to know me and he sees me as a priority yet he take a while to reply to me and when he does I feel like I am always making conversation. 
When I ignore him he messaged again so I really don't know why to do because I really like him!
Help pleaseeeee