He likes talking to you but won't make plans. Here's what to do

He's essentially saying you're good company in text form. But good company in text costs him nothing. No vulnerability, no logistics, no risk of awkwardness. He can text you when he's bored, get your attention, then disappear for hours. Meeting in person requires all three.

When someone actually wants to know you, they move toward it. They ask about your schedule. They suggest a specific place. They follow up. 'I like talking to you' without movement toward a date is a comfortable stall. He may like the attention, the validation, or how easy you are to talk to. None of that means he's interested in you as a dating prospect.

Your reply needs to separate talk from action. Don't ask him questions. Don't continue the conversation. Don't tell him how you feel. Instead, propose one concrete meeting. A place, a day, a time. Something like 'Coffee Thursday at 3?' This forces him to actually decide.

He'll either say yes and you move forward, or he'll deflect with a maybe, a later date, or keep texting instead of answering. Any of those responses is him telling you he doesn't want to meet. When you stop making it easy to stay in text limbo, you see how much he was actually interested.

Send your date suggestion and leave it there. Don't send a follow-up text. Don't ask him when he's free. If he's interested, he'll respond with a yes or a counter-offer within a day. If he goes quiet, continues texting about other things, or says he's busy but never reschedules, you have your answer.

At that point, stop initiating. You've tested this and it failed. Staying in the conversation after he's proven he won't meet is just wasting your time on someone who likes the idea of you more than the reality of you.