Cancer male-Leo female-advice needed

So my cancer ex and I are acting like friends these days. I see him in public all the time and we hangout in the same group when we are out and about. Anyways, I asked him for help with my car last week and he went above and beyond. Actually came by and changed the battery today after spending a day looking into good prices for me. I gave him a small present from me and something my family had sent for him a while ago (just before we broke up). Its very personal. I asked if he wanted it and said I wasn't gonna give it to you but since your helping me so I should. He looked very pleased.

He broke up with me in August last year. Couple of weeks ago I was chatting with my friends and he came to say hi and our mutual friends and I were chatting with him. I was in the middle of the group and when he was about to leave he squeezed his way in and kissed me on the cheek and said, "I haven't done that in a while." Is this just a game for him or is he wanting to get back together?

He's a bit hard to read and i don't want to read too much into it because it might bite me in the ass later. My friends say that he's always watching me but he never really makes a move or asks me to do things together. Its me who had to ask him for help. Is he just being friendly and kind or does he have ulterior motive?

back story-we never fought or had any big problems between us. Just last week he was telling me stuff about his family that i know he doesn't share with everyone. He never cheated on me and I never did that to him. I have recently started flirting with other men and you can say that this lioness is on a "hunt". Usually I'm that good girl that most everyone looks at but finds hard to approach because I seem intimidating (I dress up and have makeup on all day everyday).

Any help would be appreciated. I do want him back but my ego needs to stay intact. Before this I would go couple of months without contact with him except for the wave when i saw him in public-it was because I needed time away from him to get over him. He wanted us to be friends from the moment we broke up.

Thanks for your response. In the past I just right out asked him and he kinda hides in his shell. He is not the most confident guy and he has tons of emotional issues (family related). I just don't want to put myself in an awkward situation. I do want him back but I will keep looking at other guys and keep being upbeat. Maybe if he sees me moving on he will actually do something about it. Cancer men are so slow with everything.

Thanks CruellaWhite-yes, it makes total sense. I will keep my options open until I can be with sure of his feelings or someone new's feeling.

Why did he break up with you?

Posted by JBG
Why did he break up with you?

He has a very different life style than me. He has tons of friends and goes out all the time and wanted me to go out with him all the time even though he would never pressure me but it was there underneath. I'm was always studying for my MBA plus working and when i had free time i wanted to watch a movie or sleep.

Plus he's got some emotional issues. I think he always felt that he's not good enough for me. Actually also he's very negative and seems to think that all realtioships fail eventually. Does that make sense?