Texting

I'm going to try and put a long story short but with a bit of context around the situation. I'm a cancer and he is a capricorn

A while back I met a guy, It was just a casual thing- so much fun. Lots of sexual chemistry. He would always come and meet me whenever I told him where I was. He has invited me to his place and has been to mine. We had sleepovers and really good sex.

Texting is and has been quite all over the place. Sometimes it's strong- both very direct and to the point, other times it's weak. Never spoken on the phone.

I've met most of his friends. He is really reserved and strong. He said he felt liberated with me. He has issues, I can sense it and I think that's what Initially attracted us, because I picked up on something that intrigued me and directly asked him the first time we met what his story was. He opened up straight away- being reserved myself I shut it down (because I knew that if we kept that convo going he would regret it, everything he told me, some really sad things that have happened in his life) He is different, independent but anxious. He gets nervous around me, he twitches and gets anxious but when we are alone, a different side comes out- I feel he is being himself. I feel totally free and comfortable and I sense he feels the same. He is Very affectionate when we are alone and I felt secure in a way (possibly because I left a long term relationship where I didn't feel secure) No official dates.

He lives 5 hours away. I expected our relationship to end when he left (we had our casual fling for about 7 weeks).

The texting now is mostly initiated by him. Mostly because I feel that I like him and i am quite traditional in the sense that if he wanted something more, he can open up to me. Basically I'm leaving the ball in his court.

The problem is, he texts me to see how I am, how I'm keeping, how I'm doing and I reply but he doesn't respond after I reply. It's frustrating.

I'm in two minds, id like to keep texting him (because I genuinely like something about him) and I miss him and the time we spent together (so fun) but I'm confused because why would he bother texting me if he isn't actually interested in replying to me? He has done this a few times.

Is this normal behaviour? Is this a test to prove whether I still like him? Is this a loyalty test? An ego boost?

I'm being patient (without having a go about not texting me back and stringing me along- which usually I don't put up with) and at the same time, I have my own life so by no means am I waiting around for him. But there is no denying that I like him.

He knows far more about me then I know about him. He asks lots of questions in the past, maybe to assess me....?

I've done so much reading about cappys and I know they need space, things on their own terms, priorities etc (he is obsessed with his work and I like that about him).

I gut instinct is that he likes me but my head is telling me that I'm being an emotional twi

Sorry cont....
I gut instinct is that he likes me but my head is telling me that I'm being an emotional twit.

Can anyone shed some light to what I'm missing or even knock some sense into me. Helping to understand the male capricorn would be a start.