Open relationship?🤔🤔🤔

Heather

So the guy I've been talking to says he wants to me in an open relationship and is fine with me talking to other guys even tho I choose not to, he told me he's been talking to another girl and it's just small talk and says it's nothing. We've had sex 3 times and it all meant something to me, I don't see why he just won't date me already. He says he's not ready for a serious relationship that he doesn't want to be tied down even though dating doesn't always mean 24/7 with the person like guys‼️‼️‼️ what do I do??? I've already told him I'm ready to start dating and confessed real feelings for him and he has feelings for me to but idk what it will take for us to finally start dating, and I told him I don't want to be in an open relationship and he now says we're friends with benefits I just feel he's not serious about me like I am about him and maybe we can just be friends and not with benefits maybe it's for the best but I really like him and we have chemistry😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔