Is he in two minds about me?

I’ve been hanging out with this guy for over a week now. We talk to each other everyday on the phone when we aren’t hanging out together. We’ve started a series together and get along really well.

The downside is that we both like each other but he says “his headspace isn’t ready for a relationship,” fair enough I don’t expect to dive straight into that. We never hug each other and when we watch the series together he puts his arm on me or sits really close so we’re still touching each other. I went on another date and he got a little jealous and told me not to tell him when I go on dates. He says he is 50% in and 50% out (hate that) and he is scared to lose me entirely because we get along really well. Keep in mind he moved to this country just under 3 months ago and got out of a 3 year toxic relationship. I don’t think he expected to get along with me so well.

We’re going out drinking tonight (probably won’t end well, but figured I’d need the liquid courage to even say anything to him). I just really need to know what to do. On the one hand I’m like I’m always initiating when we should hang out and I think he is just using me to fill the void of not having his ex to talk to everyday. But on the other hand he bought me my favourite chocolate when he made things awkward by bringing up the fact he likes me but won’t act on it, and built me a pillow fort when I went over to watch the series.

We haven’t kissed, heck we don’t even hug each other. And I’m just really confused. I know the saying if he likes you’ll know, if he doesn’t you’ll be confused. But I weirdly believe he likes me because we talk nonstop but he hasn’t acted on anything so I don’t know.

What should I say when I’ve got the liquid courage in me? I kinder want to say let’s start dating, take things slow but I also want to be like, I don’t want you to half ass anything.

Help!