Guys are confusing !

Nhi
A guy I really liked a few months back( August) recently started messaging me. Maybe I'm over thinking? But here's like a short summary of what happened. We went to leadership academy together and there is where we met. We hung out and talked and eventually we got each others numbers and Skype and we would Skype for hours. I think there was this one time where we were in a Skype call from 2pm-3am(I know long) usually our calls last about 2-5 hours . We would Skype and like his brother was like who're you talking to and he was like "my babe" and then I was like "what?" And he said "ahah nothing". We even went on a date which was awkwardly funny. Either way I told him how I felt and he kinda didn't reject me but did reject me. He said he needed to work on himself first and that he isn't ready to have a girlfriend because he wants to learn how to love himself first. Of course hearing that I knew he didn't want to further our relationship so I just kept it at that. I would always message him first and after that convo I felt kinda bad and I would wait for him to message me but he wouldn't. So eventually I gave up and didn't message him anymore and straight out told him that he's my friend but I'm tired of being the one that starts the convo with him because I feel like I'm bothering him. He also told me that he's just not used to talking to someone as much as he talks to me so it's new territory for him. He also admitted that sometimes I could be annoying because sometimes he just wants time alone because he's more of a solitary kind of dude. I felt like we were communicating. Making progress. Not as boyfriend and girlfriend or lovers or whatever but more or less as friends. I eventually told him how thankful I was for having him in my life because he made me realize that I needed to love myself more and treat myself better rather than chasing down a guy that doesn't want to talk to me. Well after that convo he didn't message me again. Not for months. Until now.. And I know it's not a big deal but could this mean anything ?