ok ok ok, now i admit i'm a flirt. But as you can see in my profile i have a girlfriend andi let everyone know. But there is NOTHING WRONG with simple flirtations. If you incinuate real intentions of going further then yes, you are leading the person on. Also, everyone has to understand something... in order to spark attraction you cannot be straight forward with ladies. Don't play head games, but you can still play little innocent games. Drop a subtle hint, then back off a bit. Try to read her reactions and go from there. Come on! You girls sit there and preach about how you want a guy to be honest and straight forward and perfect, but what you are describing is someone completely predictable. Predictable = boring. This is why nice guys are a dying breed. Because the jerks tend to be less predictable. The only problem is when people figure this out they assume they have to be jerks. No, not at all. You can be very nice and considerate while at the same time not trying to win her approval, and being unpredictable.

I think this guy may still be interested in you. Maybe he's not. There is a lot of reading (body language, actions, and subtle hints) people when it comes to dating. What people say and what people mean are sometimes different. He may just be testing you a bit. Unless of course, he's not really used to the dating scene, and doesn't know what he is doing.

This is my advice. Don't get too attached to quickly. Stay open minded, and take things SLOW. I frankly can't count how many times i've been screwed over before i learned some of this. It's got nothig to do with being cowardly my dear. You are merely taking things personally because you have been hurt. Unfortunately, when you play with fire sometimes you get burned.